Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, when an automobile for which a personalized tag or plate has been issued is sold or otherwise disposed of, the seller must remove the personalized tag or plate from such automobile, and he or she then may transfer the personalized tag or plate to a newly acquired automobile of the same class upon payment of the regular transfer fee and all other regular fees and taxes due upon the newly acquired automobile; provided, that any automobile from which a personalized tag or plate has been transferred or removed by a former owner shall be registered and licensed by its new owner for operation on the public roads in the same manner as any unlicensed vehicle, except that no ad valorem tax shall be due on such automobile if same was paid for the current year by the former owner.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.
Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.
Division 6 - Personalized License Tags or Plates.
Section 32-6-150.1 - Distinctive Plates Which May Not Be Personalized; Annual Fee.
Section 32-6-151 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Department of Revenue.
Section 32-6-153 - Issuance of Identical Tags or Plates.
Section 32-6-154 - Transfer of Tags or Plates.
Section 32-6-155.1 - "Protect Our Environment" Distinctive License Tag.
Section 32-6-155.2 - "In Memory" License Plate Honoring Deceased Family Members.
Section 32-6-155.3 - "Alabama Bicentennial" Distinctive License Plates.
Section 32-6-156 - Disposition of Fees.
Section 32-6-156.1 - Disposition of Fees - Environmental License Plate.