HB104 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy WoodRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Motor vehicle dealers and motorcycle dealer, used vehicle license plates, combined total increased, Sec. 40-12-264 am'd.

Summary

HB104 would raise the number of dealer license plates a used motor vehicle dealer may purchase from five to 10, and allow up to 25 additional plates for dealers with 300+ title transfers in the prior year.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill increases the base limit for used dealers to 10 dealer and motorcycle plates. It also allows dealers with 300+ title transfers in the previous year to purchase up to 25 additional plates beyond the base limit. It preserves existing plate-use rules (plates may be used only on dealership-owned vehicles in inventory) and related fees, with an effective date of October 1, 2021.

Who It Affects

• Used motor vehicle dealers: can buy up to 10 dealer and motorcycle plates, up from 5, and may qualify for up to 25 additional plates if they had 300+ title transfers in the prior year.
• New motor vehicle dealers: base limit remains 35 plates; may qualify for up to 25 additional plates if they had 300+ title transfers in the prior year.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 40-12-264 to raise the maximum combined total of dealer and motorcycle license plates for used dealers from 5 to 10, with potential for up to 25 additional plates if the dealer completed 300+ title transfers in the previous year.
• Maintains base limits for new dealers at 35 plates, with the same potential for up to 25 additional plates for those meeting the 300+ title transfers condition.
• Dealer plates may be used only on vehicles owned by the dealership and in its inventory, with restrictions on certain other uses.
• Implements applicable fees: a $2 issuance fee per plate, and a $5 fee for seven-day dealer transit and seven-day auction transit plates; these fees are collected by the department as specified.
• Effective date: October 1, 2021.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles