Ala. Code § 32-6-512 (1975) Transfer of Plates Or Tags

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 32-6-512 (1975)

The distinctive license tags or plates issued pursuant to this division shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners, and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing the distinctive tag or plate sells, trades, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of the motor vehicle, the tag or plate shall be retained by the owner to whom it was issued and returned to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county, who shall receive and account for the tag or plate as provided in this section. In the event the owner acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise, a vehicle for which no standard tag or plate has been issued during the current license period, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county shall, upon being furnished by the owner proper certification of the acquisition of the vehicle and the payment of the motor vehicle license tax due upon the vehicle, authorize the transfer and use of the distinctive license tag or plate previously purchased by the owner for the remainder of the current license period of the tag or plate. In the event the owner of the distinctive license tag or plate acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise, a vehicle for which a standard tag or plate has been issued during the current license ye...