(a) Except for vehicles provided for in subsections (b) and (c), an individual reregistering a motor vehicle that has been stored in this state and not used or operated on the public highways of this state shall pay the annual license taxes and registration fees on the vehicle. The license taxes and registration fees associated with the reregistering of motor vehicles shall not be prorated.
(b) The owners of motor vehicles commonly known as self-propelled campers or house cars, when stored in this state and not used or operated on the public highways of this state, upon reregistering, shall pay license taxes and registration fees on a monthly prorated basis.
(c) The owners of farm trucks and farm truck tractors and vintage vehicles, without regard to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of Section 40-12-290, when stored in this state and not used or operated on the public highways of this state, upon reregistering, shall pay license taxes and registration fees on a monthly prorated basis.
(d) The payment of the registration fee or license tax on motor vehicles shall be evidenced by the delivery of a license plate, which shall be placed in such position as to be lighted by the license plate lamp in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (g) Section 32-5-242 in an upright position, right side up, on the rear of the automobile; when a semitrailer truck is operated, the plate shall be placed on the rear of the semitrailer. It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10) and not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25) for each offense, to display the plate in any other place or in any other manner than as herein provided. The Department of Revenue shall provide plates for all motor vehicles and shall also provide receipts, one of which shall be retained by the judge of probate, one shall be delivered to the person paying the license fee, and one legible copy shall be mailed by the judge of probate to the Department of Revenue on the day the license was issued. Each receipt shall bear the same number as the plate delivered to the licensee. These receipts shall be prepared in the form to be determined by the Department of Revenue and delivered to the judges of probate of the several counties of the state under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Department of Revenue; and the Department of Revenue shall have power to prescribe rules and regulations concerning the application for and delivery to the licensee of the plate and receipt required by this article.
(e) The automobile licensee shall be required to state in his or her application the proposed use of the automobile, whether for private use or for commercial purposes.
(f) The plates furnished for commercial vehicles, except those used or rented by a U-Drive-It or similar system, shall be of a different design from those used for private or pleasure cars. In applying for license for buses, taxicabs, or U-Drive-Its or like motor vehicles, the application shall give the seating capacity and the weight of the vehicle.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 40 - Revenue and Taxation.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 40-12-240 - Definitions.
Section 40-12-241 - Station Wagons, Jeeps, etc., Classified as Passenger Automobiles.
Section 40-12-242.2 - License Taxes and Registration Fees-Electirc Low-Speed Vehicles.
Section 40-12-244 - License Tags and Registration Fees - Exemption for Members of Armed Forces, Etc.
Section 40-12-247 - License Taxes and Registration Fees - Hearses and Ambulances.
Section 40-12-248 - License Taxes and Registration Fees - Trucks or Truck Tractors - Generally.
Section 40-12-250 - Tags for Motor Vehicles Used by State, Etc.
Section 40-12-251 - Motor Tractors.
Section 40-12-252 - Basis of Tax for Trailers; Permanent License Plate.
Section 40-12-253 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Motor Vehicles.
Section 40-12-254 - Motor Vehicles Issued to Disabled Veterans; Fees.
Section 40-12-255 - Manufactured Homes.
Section 40-12-256 - Travel Trailers - Ad Valorem Taxation - Generally.
Section 40-12-257 - Citations for Noncompliance With Sections 40-12-255 and 40-12-256.
Section 40-12-258 - Reregistration of Certain Stored Motor Vehicles; Placement of License Tags.
Section 40-12-259 - Computation and Payment of License Tax and Registration Fee.
Section 40-12-260 - Transfer of License Plates; Registration Procedures; Receipts; Penalty.
Section 40-12-263 - Registration of Certain Commercial Vehicles Owned by Nonresidents Prohibited.
Section 40-12-264 - Time Limit for Purchase of Tags or Plates; Dealer Plates; Manufacturer Plates.
Section 40-12-265 - Mutilation or Alteration of Tags; Replacement Tags; Use of Improper Tags.
Section 40-12-267 - Date Licenses Become Due and Delinquent.
Section 40-12-268 - Other Taxes Precluded.
Section 40-12-271 - Fee of Probate Judge or County License Commissioner for Issuing License.
Section 40-12-271.1 - Exemption for Disabled Veterans From License Plate Issuance Fee.
Section 40-12-273 - Increase in License Tax and Registration Fee Authorized.
Section 40-12-274 - Disposition of Additional Fees Collected Pursuant to Section 40-12-274.