HB365 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Brock ColvinRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to motor vehicle licenses; to amend Section 32-6-4.3 and Sections 32-6-6, 32-6-6.1, 32-6-15, and 32-6-21, as last amended by Act 2022-300, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate all fees associated with the issuance of a driver license or nondriver identification card to qualified disabled veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

Summary

HB365 would waive all issuance fees for driver licenses and nondriver IDs for qualified disabled veterans and label them as veterans on nondriver IDs.

What This Bill Does

The bill eliminates issuance fees for driver licenses and nondriver IDs for qualified disabled veterans, and requires nondriver IDs to display the word 'veteran.' It also prohibits extra charges beyond the base card fee for issuing or renewing a qualified disabled veteran’s nondriver ID. In addition, it provides fee exemptions for qualified disabled veterans and qualifying students for several related charges (including first license examination, duplicates, and a small production fee for photo licenses), and directs the related production-fee revenue to a veterans fund. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Qualified disabled veterans of the United States Armed Forces: all driver license and nondriver ID issuance fees are waived; duplicates, examinations, and the additional production fee are waived for these individuals; their nondriver IDs will display 'veteran'.
• Qualified students (as defined in Section 16-28-40(b)(2)): first examination fee waived, first duplicate license fee waived, and the production fee for photo licenses waived; overall issuance fees are exempt under the bill.

Key Provisions

• §32-6-4.3(a): A qualified veteran's nondriver ID card shall display the word 'veteran' upon request.
• §32-6-4.3(b): DPS may not charge any fee beyond the nondriver ID card fee for issuing or renewing a qualified disabled veteran's nondriver ID card.
• §32-6-6(a)-(d): A driver license issued to a qualified disabled veteran or a qualifying student shall be exempt from all fees under this section; photo licenses/IDs may include a cost-recovery component up to 10 cents, but exemptions apply to veterans and students.
• §32-6-6.1: An additional 50-cent fee for each driver license and photo nondriver ID card is normally charged; qualified disabled veterans and qualifying students are exempt from this fee; revenue goes to the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Trust Fund.
• §32-6-15(a): For duplicates, qualified students get no fee for the first duplicate; qualified disabled veterans pay no fee for duplicates; second and subsequent duplicates cost $15 each.
• §32-6-21(a): First driver license examination is free for qualified disabled veterans and qualifying students; other applicants still pay the $5 examination fee.
• §32-6-21(b): Receipts from examination fees are properly recorded and deposited into the State General Fund, with funds related to the production/fees allocated to the veteran program as described.
• §2 (Effective date): The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Drivers license and nondriver identification card; waived fee for veterans