(a) Director to administer chapter. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for its administration and shall provide for hearings upon the request of persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the director under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Appeal to court. At any time within 60 days after the rendition of any order or decision by the director under the provisions of this chapter, any party in interest may appeal to the circuit court in and for any county in the State of Alabama wherein any party in interest may reside, or in which any party in interest which is a corporation may have its principal office or place of business, and the appeal may be for the purpose of having the lawfulness of any order, decision, or act of the director inquired into and determined. The court shall determine whether the filing of an appeal shall operate as a stay of any order or decision of the director. The appeal shall be taken by serving written notice of the appeal upon the director, which service shall be made by delivering a copy of such notice to the director and filing the original thereof with the clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken and upon giving bond with sureties to be approved by the clerk of the court, payable to the State of Alabama, conditioned to pay all costs created by the appeal. A copy of such notice must also be served upon all other parties in interest, if there be any, by mailing the same to the parties in interest to such addresses of such parties as such parties shall have left with the director. If such parties shall have left no address with the director, then no service on such parties shall be required. The order of filing and service of notice is immaterial. The director shall, within 10 days after receipt of notice, prepare and file with the clerk of the court a true and correct copy of the order or decision appealed from together with a complete transcript of all the proceedings had by him or her with reference to the order, decision, or act appealed from, together with all official forms or documents in the possession of the director pertaining to the order, decision, or act. Immediately upon the return of such matter, the court shall fix a day for the hearing of the appeal and shall cause notice to be served upon the director and upon the appellant and also upon any other parties in interest upon whom service was required under the provisions of this section. The trial upon appeal to the circuit court shall be de novo, and the court shall render judgment confirming, modifying or setting aside the order or decision of the director or, in its discretion, may remand the case to the director for proceedings in conformity with the direction of the court. From the judgment of the circuit court either party may appeal to the Supreme Court of Alabama, as in civil cases.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.
Section 32-7-1 - Citation of Chapter.
Section 32-7-3 - Administration of Chapter; Appeal to Court.
Section 32-7-4 - Director to Furnish Operating Record.
Section 32-7-5 - Report Required Following Accident.
Section 32-7-6 - Security Required; Suspensions; Applicability.
Section 32-7-6.1 - Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Coverage.
Section 32-7-7 - Further Exceptions to Requirement of Security.
Section 32-7-8 - Duration of Suspension.
Section 32-7-10 - Form and Amount of Security.
Section 32-7-11 - Custody, Disposition and Return of Security.
Section 32-7-12 - Matters Not to Be Evidence in Civil Actions.
Section 32-7-13 - Courts to Report Nonpayment of Judgments.
Section 32-7-15 - Suspension to Continue Until Judgments Paid and Proof Given.
Section 32-7-16 - Payments Sufficient to Satisfy Requirements.
Section 32-7-17 - Installment Payment of Judgments.
Section 32-7-18 - Proof of Financial Responsibility Required Upon Certain Convictions.
Section 32-7-20 - Certificate of Insurance as Proof.
Section 32-7-21 - Certificate Furnished by Nonresident as Proof.
Section 32-7-22 - Motor Vehicle Liability Policy Defined; Policy Provisions.
Section 32-7-23 - Uninsured Motorist Coverage; "Uninsured Motorist" Defined; Limitation on Recovery.
Section 32-7-24 - Notice of Cancellation or Termination of Certified Policy.
Section 32-7-25 - Chapter Not to Affect Other Policies.
Section 32-7-26 - Bond as Proof of Financial Responsibility.
Section 32-7-27 - Money or Securities as Proof.
Section 32-7-28 - Owner May Give Proof for Others.
Section 32-7-29 - Substitution of Proof.
Section 32-7-30 - Additional Proof May Be Required.
Section 32-7-31 - Duration of Proof; When Proof May Be Cancelled or Returned.
Section 32-7-32 - Transfer of Registration to Defeat Purpose of Chapter Prohibited.
Section 32-7-33 - Surrender of License and Registration.
Section 32-7-34 - Self-Insurers.
Section 32-7-35 - Assigned Risk Plans.
Section 32-7-37 - Other Violations; Penalties.
Section 32-7-38 - Employment of Necessary Employees.
Section 32-7-40 - Chapter Supplemental to Other Laws.
Section 32-7-41 - Chapter Not to Prevent Other Process.