Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) The
department shall suspend a vehicle registration in accordance with §
32-7A-12, Code of Ala.
1975, and electronically provide a current list of suspended
registrations to local licensing officials authorized to collect Mandatory
Liability Insurance (MLI) reinstatement fees. Local licensing officials may not
register, renew, or transfer a registration appearing on the list of suspended
registrations until the registration is reinstated in accordance with §
32-7A-12 and §
32-7A-17, Code of Ala.
1975.
(2)
Reinstatement of Suspended Registrations.
(a) If the vehicle was not insured on the
insurance verification date, as described in §
32-7A-7, Code of Ala.
1975, the registrant must apply to their local licensing official
to reinstate the registration upon payment of the reinstatement fee required
under §
32-7A-12, Code of Ala.
1975, and provide evidence of current insurance coverage in
accordance with §
32-7A-17, Code of Ala.
1975.
(b) If the
vehicle was insured on the insurance verification date, the registrant must
apply to their local licensing official to reinstate the registration without
payment of a reinstatement fee by providing evidence of insurance coverage on
the insurance verification date in accordance with §
32-7A-12, Code of Ala.
1975.
(c) Evidence of
insurance is acceptable in a name other than the registered owner name(s) if
the vehicle identification number (VIN) on the motor vehicle and on the
evidence of insurance match.
(d)
Upon reinstatement, the local licensing official shall, upon request by the
registrant, provide the registrant with a Notice of Registration Reinstatement
Receipt. The Notice of Registration Reinstatement Receipt is valid thirty (30)
calendar days from the date of issuance and provides the registrant or driver
of the vehicle with proof of registration reinstatement and compliance with the
MLI law for the vehicle. The Registration Reinstatement Receipt is not
acceptable as a substitute for an Alabama Motor Vehicle Registration Tag and
Tax Receipt. Any erasures or other alterations of the information on the
receipt will render it void.
(e)
Local licensing officials shall deny registration for a vehicle when the
registrant attempts to avoid the registration suspension and payment of
reinstatement fees through transfer of vehicle ownership to a spouse or
dependent, or to another entity for which the registrant has an ownership
interest.
(f) Reinstatement fees
collected by local licensing officials less the amount to be retained by the
local licensing official as provided by §
32-7A-12, Code of Ala.
1975, must be remitted to the State Comptroller on or before the
twentieth (20th) day of the month following the month that the reinstatement
fees were collected.
(3)
Exemption from the Reinstatement Fee. A registrant may
claim the stored, inoperable, or otherwise unused exemption from the
reinstatement fee, as provided under §§
32-7A-5 and
32-7A-11, Code of Ala.
1975, once during a registration period by applying to the local
licensing official to revoke the vehicle's registration for the remainder of
the registration period and be exempted from the registration reinstatement
fee. Failure to comply with all requirements of this paragraph, will result in
suspension of the registration and require payment of the reinstatement fee.
(a) Upon meeting the requirements of
paragraph (3), the local licensing official will revoke the registration for
the remainder of the registration period and exempt the registrant from the
registration reinstatement fee. The licensing official must include the
revocation record in the data uploaded to the state registration
database.
(b) In the event the
vehicle is no longer stored or inoperable, a new registration and license plate
must be obtained prior to operating the vehicle. Registration fees will be due;
however, no reinstatement fee will be required.
(c) In order to obtain a new license
plate/registration, in accordance with administrative rule
810-5-1-.244, the registrant must
provide evidence of the vehicle's non-use to the licensing official prior to
re-registering the vehicle. Failure to provide acceptable evidence of non-use
will result in the suspension of the vehicle registration.
Author: Sherry Helms, Jonathan Lawrence
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §§
32-7A-1,
32-7A-3(b),
32-7A-5,
32-7A-7,
32-7A-11,
32-7A-12,
32-7A-17,
40-2A-7(a)(5).
