ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION

810-5-1-.479            Proof of Residency Requirements for Applicants for Registration Under the International Registration Plan. 

(1)  Applicants attempting to register vehicles under the provisions of the International Registration may be required to furnish proof of residency in the State of Alabama. 

(2) The registrant may be required to give a sworn, notarized statement that he is a resident of the State of Alabama on forms provided by the Department of Revenue, and further may be required to produce an Alabama driver's license.  Section 40-12-263, Code of Alabama 1975, states that "no truck, semi-trailer truck, road tractor or other like motor vehicle used for hire or for commercial purposes which is owned by a nonresident of this state shall be registered in this state except as may be otherwise provided in or authorized or required by Section 40-12-262". Furthermore, this section provides that "any person who knowingly makes a false statement in applying for the registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to this  section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as prescribed by law." 

            (3) Failure to provide the required proof will be sufficient reason for the Department of Revenue to deny registration. 

            (4)        Anyone who is denied registration as a non-resident may appeal to the Administrative Law Division of the Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 40-2A-8, Code of Alabama 1975.      (Authority:  Sections 40-2A-7(a)(5), 32-6-56 and 40-12-263, Code of Alabama 1975)   (History:  Amended:  Filed June 30, 2006, effective August 4, 2006)

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