Alabama Administrative Code
Title 810 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Chapter 810-5-75 - TITLE PROCEDURE
Section 810-5-75-.17 - Repossessed Motor Vehicle Or Manufactured Home
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) If a motor vehicle or manufactured home that is subject to titling is repossessed by a lienholder, the following procedures must be followed:
(2) A lienholder that repossesses a motor vehicle or manufactured home without recording their lien on the certificate of title is required to title the vehicle or manufactured home in their name prior to transferring the vehicle or manufactured home. The unrecorded lienholder must provide the following documents to support their application for certificate of title:
(3) Pursuant to § 32-8-62 or § 32-20-42, Code of Ala. 1975, when more than one lien is recorded on the certificate of title, all subsequent liens are subordinate to the first lien. Accordingly, a lien release is not required from a subordinate lienholder recorded on a certificate of title whenever the first lienholder recorded on the certificate of title repossesses the vehicle or manufactured home.
Author: Mike Gamble
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 32-8-3(b)(3), 32-8-62, 32-20-3(b)(3), 32-20-42, 40-2A-7(a)(5).