(a) For the purposes of this section, the term "foreign national" shall mean a person who is not a citizen of the United States.
(b) The application for an Alabama driver's license
on-driver identification card/vessel license to be issued to a foreign national shall contain, in addition to the information on the established application, the applicant's country of origin and the expiration date of the acceptable form of immigration documentation as outlined in this section.
(c) Applications for a foreign national Alabama driver's license
on-driver identification card/vessel license shall be processed only at driver's license offices designated by the Director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety.
(d) The driver's license
on-driver identification card/vessel license issued to a foreign national shall include a designation that the license is issued to a foreign national in a manner set forth by the Director of the Department of Public Safety on the license. The designation shall distinguish between foreign nationals with lawful permanent residence in the United States and foreign nationals whose authorized period of stay in the United States is temporary.
(e) The driver's license
on-driver identification card/vessel license issued to a foreign national shall expire on the date of the expiration of the acceptable form of immigration documentation provided at the time of application.
(f) In order for a foreign national to renew the driver's license
on-driver identification card/vessel license, the applicant must re-initiate the licensing process in the same manner as a first-time applicant.
(g) Under no circumstances shall the department issue a driver's license
on-driver identification card/vessel license for a period of less than 160 days.
(h) The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall establish and promulgate rules and regulations concerning the enforcement of this section.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.
Article 1 - Drivers' Licenses.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 32-6-1 - Required; Expiration Date; Renewal; Identification Cards for Nondrivers.
Section 32-6-1.2 - Veteran's Driver's License.
Section 32-6-2 - Persons Exempt From Securing License.
Section 32-6-3 - Examination Prior to Application for License or Renewal.
Section 32-6-3.1 - Information and Instruction on Dangers of Drowsy Driving.
Section 32-6-4 - Issuance of License or Identification Card; Selective Service Registration.
Section 32-6-4.1 - Special Nondriver Identification Cards - Issuance; Fees; Expiration.
Section 32-6-4.3 - Nondriver Identification Cards - Honorably Discharged Veterans.
Section 32-6-5 - Reports; Disposition of Funds.
Section 32-6-6 - Contents of Licenses; Photo Specifications; Fee for Photo License or Card.
Section 32-6-6.2 - Emergency Contact Information.
Section 32-6-7 - Persons to Whom License Not to Be Issued.
Section 32-6-7.1 - Persons With Physical Disabilities or Impairments.
Section 32-6-7.2 - Restrictions on Issuance to Persons Under 18 Years of Age
Section 32-6-7.3 - Maintenance and Report of Statistical Information.
Section 32-6-7.4 - Disciplinary Point System - Age of Student Eligibility.
Section 32-6-7.5 - Disciplinary Point System - Determination; Hearing.
Section 32-6-8 - Temporary Instruction and Learner's Licenses.
Section 32-6-9 - Possession and Display of License.
Section 32-6-10 - Reciprocal Agreements - Other States or Countries.
Section 32-6-11 - Reciprocal Agreements - Authorities in Charge of Federal Military Installations.
Section 32-6-12 - Restricted Licenses.
Section 32-6-12.1 - Limited Driving Permits.
Section 32-6-13 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 32-6-14 - Records to Be Kept by Director.
Section 32-6-15 - Duplicate of Lost or Destroyed License.
Section 32-6-17 - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation - Reinstatement; Fees.
Section 32-6-18 - Penalties - Violations in General; Disposition of Funds.