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Regulatory Licensing-Motor Vehicle Dealers, Wholesalers, Reconditioners, and Rebuilders

 

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Title
Rule Number Rule Title Effective Date

810-5-75-.03

Title Procedure - Requirements for Titling Gray Market Vehicles

6/22/04

810-5-75-.09

Title Procedure - Transfer of Title For A Vehicle From A Deceased Owner

5/14/10

810-5-75-.14

Involuntary Transfer by Operation of Law

1/18/12

810-5-75-.15

Title Procedure - Application for Replacement Title When Outstanding Title is Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, Destroyed or Illegible

11/24/99

810-5-75-.17

Title Procedure - Repossessed Motor Vehicle

6/10/11

810-5-75-.21

Title Procedure - First Lien or Security Interest Releases on Title

1/1/82

810-5-75-.24

Title Procedure - First & Second Lien(s) to be Recorded (Security Interest Created by Owner). Title Procedure - Assignment and Transfer of Lien by Lienholder. Reference: Sections 32-8-60 through 32-8-67, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended

4/29/10

810-5-75-.27

Title Procedure - First Title For Vehicles Reconstructed With Glider Kits For A Vehicle To Be Titled That Has Been Reconstructed With A Glider Kit, The Glider Kit Must Be Designated By The Manufacturer On The Manufacturer's Certificate Of Origin A 1975 Or Subsequent Year Model

1/1/82

810-5-75-.28

Title Procedure - First Title For Assembled Vehicles

11/17/00

810-5-75-.29

Title Procedure - First Title For Vehicle Obtained From The United States Government.

1/25/94

810-5-75-.30

Title Procedure - First Title for a Rebuilt Vehicle

2/15/11

810-5-75-.31

Title Procedure - Transfer Of Title For Vehicle Under The Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act  – Bill of Sale (Form MVT 32-13B)

1/31/07

810-5-75-.31.02

Abandoned Motor Vehicle Record Request (Form MVT 32-13)

2/10/11

810-5-75-.34

Title Procedure - Title Obtained Under Surety Bond

5/2/12

810-5-75-.36

MAKING APPLICATION FOR TITLE - Responsibilities of Designated Agents, Requirements

12/28/98

810-5-75-.38

RE-ASSIGNMENT SUPPLEMENT FORM MVT 8-3, USED BY LICENSED ALABAMA DEALERS UPON TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.

9/18/92

810-5-75-.39

ALTERED DOCUMENTS

1/1/82

810-5-75-.40

Requirements for Names and Signatures on Title Application and Title Assignments

3/4/10

810-5-75-.41

DEALER REQUIRED TO TITLE VEHICLE - Title Application Submitted to Department and is Returned to Dealer Because Transfer of Vehicle was not Consummated.

1/1/82

810-5-75-.42

DEALER RECORDS

1/1/82

810-5-75-.46

Assignment of Certificate of Title

9/25/90

810-5-75-.47

Title Procedure - Identification of Motor Vehicles Returned to the Manufacturer because of Non-Conformity to Warranty

12/10/97

810-5-75-.48

Title Procedures - Defining "Junk", "Parts Only" and "Scrap" Vehicles and Requiring Notice

12/23/11

810-5-75-.49

Certificate of Title Required - New Title Issued when Information on a Certificate of Title is Changed or when Correction in Required

5/26/10

810-5-75-.50

Certificate of Title Required - Continuance of Recorded Legends

5/26/10

810-5-75-.51

Returned Title Request Form (Form MVT 5-27))

5/26/10

810-5-75-.52

Designated Agent - Dealer and Financial Institution and Pawnshop Appointments

2/10/11

810-5-75-.53

Application for Certificate of Title Leased Vehicles (Including Lease/Purchase Agreements)

5/26/10

810-5-75-.54

Application for Certificate of Title - Corrections on an Application for Certificate of Title by the Department

5/26/10

810-5-75-.55

Application for Certificate of Title - Certification of Physical Inspection of a Motor Vehicle on Application for Certificate of Title

5/26/10

810-5-75-.56

Issuance and Records - Abbreviations Used in Data Entry

5/26/10

810-5-75-.57

Application for Salvage Certificate of Title - Application for Certificate of Title for a Stolen Unrecovered Vehicle

12/23/11

810-5-75-.58

Security Interest - Motor Homes

5/26/10

810-5-75-.59

Powers of the Department - Application for Alabama Vehicle Identification Number and Supporting Documents

5/26/10

810-5-75-.60

Powers of the Department - Revocation and Denial of Authority to Act as Designated Agent of the Department.

5/26/10

810-5-75-.61

Schedule of Fees and Commissions - Remittance of Fees

2/15/11

810-5-75-.62

Salvage - Determining Fair Retail Values for Total Loss Vehicles

5/26/10

810-5-75-.63

Powers of Attorney - Guidelines for Use

5/27/10

810-5-75-.64

Report of Unclaimed Vehicle - Where Vehicle Unclaimed for Longer than Thirty (30) Days (Form MVT 38-1)

5/26/10

810-5-75-.65

Appointment, Revocation, and Denial of Authority to Act as a Manufactured Home Designated Agent of the Department

10/1/10

810-5-75-.66

Title Procedure - Cancellation of Manufactured Home Certificate of Origin or Certificate of Title

 

810-5-75-.67

Title Procedure - Manufactured Home Exemption from Titling and Cancellation

2/15/11

810-5-75-.68

Title Procedure - Exemptions from Titling

12/23/11

 

 

Registration
Rule Number Rule Title Effective Date

810-5-1-.201

Exemptions from Privilege or License Tax and Registration Fee at Time of Registration or Re-registration

12/2/05

810-5-1-.202

Personalized License Tags - Rejection of Objectionable Language or Symbols

7/22/82

810-5-1-.204

Placement of Motor Vehicle License Tags on Certain Motor Vehicles

9/18/92

810-5-1-.205

Temporary Tags - Authorized Uses

7/30/82

810-5-1-.206

United States Armed Forces Reserve Distinctive License Plates

5/14/10

810-5-1-.207

Motor Vehicle Wreckers

5/2/12

810-5-1-.208

National Guard Distinctive License Plates

6/10/11

810-5-1-.209

Helping Schools Distinctive License Plates

5/14/10

810-5-1-.210

Extending the Period for Use of Standard and Distinctive License Plates

7/23/04

810-5-1-.211

Motor Vehicle Registration Delinquency Penalty and Interest Charges

1/10/12

810-5-1-.212

Undercover License Plates

5/2/12

810-5-1-.215

Vintage Vehicle License Plates

2/15/11

810-5-1-.218

Disabled Veteran Distinctive License Plates

2/10/11

810-5-1-.219

Design, Placement and Proper Use of Monthly and Annual Decals

9/21/94

810-5-1-.223

Off-the-Road Equipment - Definitions and Exemptions

2/11/10

810-5-1-.224

Fee Requirement for Certain Special Tags

8/12/82

810-5-1-.225

Disability Access Parking Privileges

6/10/11

810-5-1-.226

Department Requirements for Accurate Registration Information

8/17/82

810-5-1-.227

The Issuance of Temporary License Tags/Registration Certificates by Dealers or Manufacturers of Mobile Homes, Trailer Coaches, Travel Trailers or House Trailers, and by Dealers Appointed by the Department of Revenue as Designated Agents; (other than Probate Judges)

10/14/83

810-5-1-.227.04

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Revenue

2/9/00

810-5-1-.227.05

Financial Institutions Issuance of Temporary License Tags/Registration Certificates

12/15/99

810-5-1-.227.06

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the Alabama Department of Revenue

9/19/00

810-5-1-.227.07

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Alabama Department of Revenue

2/10/04

810-5-1-.228

The Issuance of Temporary License Tags/Registration Certificates by the Judge of Probate or Other County Official Authorized to Issue Motor Vehicle License Tags

12/28/94

810-5-1-.228.01

Sending in Monthly Vehicle Reports

9/25/90

810-5-1-.229

Replacement License Plates and Decals

11/30/10

810-5-1-.230

The Sale of License Plates for Truck Tractors Limited to Travel within 15 Miles of its Domiciled Corporate Limits

2/6/85

810-5-1-.232

United States Armed Forces Retired Distinctive License Plates

11/26/10

810-5-1-.233

Proof of Payment of Federal Heavy Vehicle Use

9/21/88

810-5-1-.234

Transferring Personalized and Collegiate License Plates; Procedures for Issuance of a Combined Personalized/Collegiate License Plateand Departmental Responsibilities Therein; Providing for Replacement Tags

3/29/89
810-5-1-.236

God Bless America Distinctive License Plates

11/30/10
810-5-1-.236.01

Extending the Period for Use of God Bless America Distinctive License Plates

5/14/10
810-5-1-.239

Registration of Vehicles Used Exclusively to Transport Raw Cotton

1/5/07
810-5-1-.240

Permanent Trailer License Plates

6/10/11
810-5-1-.241

Collegiate and Collegiate Personalized License Plates for Two-Year Colleges and Universities

1/31/07
810-5-1-.243

Registering Trucks with Gross Weights up to 12,000 Pounds

3/5/07
810-5-1-.244

Proration of Motor Vehicle Registration Fees

1/10/12
810-5-1-.245

Non-Residents Operating Non-Commercial Vehicles into Alabama and Non-Residents Relocating to Alabama

10/1/10
810-5-1-.246

Bill of Sale, Invoice, or Other Sales Document - Minimum Requirements. Reference: Section 40-12-260(b)(2),Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.

1/22/09
810-5-1-.247

Guidelines for Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Inspections

5/2/12
810-5-1-.442

Farm and Forest Products License Plates

6/10/11
810-5-1-.468

Refunds of Motor Vehicle Registration Fees

1/10/12

810-5-1-.484

Licensing, Registration, Expiration, Etc.

1/12/10

810-5-1-.485

Implementation of the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA)

2/10/11

810-5-1-.486

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Administrative Office of Courts and the Alabama Department of Revenue.

12/25/00

810-5-1-.487

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Administrative Office of Courts and the Alabama Department of Revenue - Convictions/Violations of Liability Insurance Laws

12/25/00

810-5-1-.488

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Finance Department and the Alabama Department of Revenue

12/25/00

810-5-1-.489

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Alabama Department of Revenue

3/27/01

 

International Registration Plan (IRP)
Rule Number Rule Title Effective Date

810-5-1-.400

Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) Program Adopted in Alabama .

12/9/03
810-5-1-.403 International Registration Plan, Inc., Dues 3/5/07

810-5-1-.438

International Registration Plan
- View International Registration Plan

8/1/01

810-5-1-.440

Department of Revenue to Issue Apportioned License Plates

8/4/06

810-5-1-.441

Applicant's Responsibility to Timely File Complete Application for Apportioned Registration

 

810-5-1-.451

Prerequisites to Issuance of Apportioned License Plates or Cab Cards

6/4/10

810-5-1-.454

Temporary Operating Authority (TOA)

8/4/06

810-5-1-.459

Department of Revenue Permitted to Make Reasonable Inquiries and Demand Reasonable Proof When Registering Vehicles Under the International Registration Plan

 

810-5-1-.460

Situations Where Registrants are to Return Apportioned Registration License Plates and/or Cab Cards

9/25/02

810-5-1-.469

Suspension, Cancellation and/or Revocation of Apportioned License Plates and Cab Cards

7/7/06

810-5-1-.470

Reciprocity Trip Permits

8/4/06

810-5-1-.471

Alabama Registration Reciprocity Agreements

2/10/11

810-5-1-.473

Distribution of Monies Received from Registrants under the International Registration Plan

7/7/06

810-5-1-.476.01

Enforcement as to Alabama Apportioned Vehicles, License Plates, and Cab Cards

7/7/06

810-5-1-.479

Proof of Residency Requirements for Applicants for Registration Under the International Registration Plan

8/4/06

 

International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA)
Rule Name Rule Title Effective Date

810-5-9-.01

International Fuel Tax Agreement
- View International Fuel Tax Agreement

1/2/02

810-5-9-.03

Application for IFTA License

12/13/06
810-5-9-.05

Credentials in Lieu of IFTA Decals

12/13/06

810-5-9-.06

Request for Additional IFTA Decals

12/13/06

810-5-9-.09

IFTA Decals  – Fees, Accountability, Transferability

3/5/07

810-5-9-.10

IFTA Quarterly Fuel Use Tax Returns

4/15/09
810-5-9-.12

IFTA Replacement Decals

12/13/06
810-5-9-.13

Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of an IFTA Account

12/13/06
810-5-9-.14

Petition for Refund for Fees Erroneously Paid for IFTA Decals

12/13/06

 

Mandatory Liability Insurance (MLI)
Rule Number Rule Title Effective Date
810-5-1-.237

Mandatory Liability Insurance (MLI) Registration Reinstatement Procedures

6/10/11

810-5-8-.01

Issuance of Certificate of Motor Vehicle Liability Bond

4/26/01

810-5-8-.02

Issuance of Certificate of Cash Bond and Satisfaction of Judgements

4/26/01

810-5-8-.03

Use of Motor Numbers on Insurance Cards and Other Proof of Liability Insurance in Lieu of Vehicle Identification Numbers

4/26/01

810-5-8-.04

Registration Denial - Mandatory Liability Insurance Law

6/10/11

810-5-8-.05

Information to be Shown on Insurance Cards

5/31/01

810-5-8-.05

Evidence of Insurance Requirements

 

810-5-8-.06

Affirmation of Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance

6/10/11

810-5-8-.07

Vehicles Exempt from the Mandatory Liability Insurance Law

5/2/12

810-5-8-.08

Refunds of Mandatory Liability Insurance (MLI) Reinstatement Fees

6/10/11

810-5-8-.10

Procedures for Random Sampling, Questionnaire Form, and Notice of Suspension

6/10/11

 

Regulatory Licensing-Motor Vehicle Dealers, Wholesalers, Reconditioners, and Rebuilders
Rule Number Rule Title Effective Date

810-5-12-.01

Application for New and Used Motor Vehicle Dealer, Motor Vehicle Wholesaler, Motor Vehicle Reconditioner, and Motor Vehicle Rebuilder Licenses and Renewals - Application for Off-site Sales Event

 

810-5-12-.02

Surety Bond and Surety Bond Continuation Form for New and Used Motor Vehicle Dealers, Motor Vehicle Wholesalers, Motor Vehicle Reconditioners, and Motor Vehicle Rebuilders

 

810-5-12-.03

Bond Claim for New Motor Vehicle Dealers, Motor Vehicle Wholesalers, Used Motor Vehicle Dealers, Motor Vehicle Reconditioners, and Motor Vehicle Rebuilders

 

810-5-12-.04

Investigation Procedures for Open Assignment of Title

 

810-5-12-.05

Evidence of Liability Insurance for Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealers, Motor Vehicle Reconditioners, Motor Vehicle Rebuilders, and Motor Vehicle Wholesalers