Section 32-7A-10

Suspension of registration - Effect upon issuance of plates, etc.; affirmation of compliance.

(a) No later than the tenth day of each month, the department shall provide a current list of owners whose license plates have been suspended pursuant to Section 32-7A-9 to officials authorized to issue motor vehicle license plates or authorized, to perform other duties in connection with the issuance of motor vehicle license plates, or both. The department may provide the list electronically to those officials indicating a preference for electronic transmission of information.

(b) All officials authorized by law to register motor vehicles, issue motor vehicle license plates, and to perform other duties in connection with the issuance of motor vehicle license plates shall refuse to register or reregister a motor vehicle or refuse to transfer the license plates if the registration is suspended pursuant to Section 32-7A-9.

(c) Beginning with January 1, 2001, all officials authorized by law to issue motor vehicle license plates shall obtain, when issuing or transferring motor vehicle registrations, the Alabama driver's license number of the owner of the vehicle, or, if the owner does not have a driver's license number, the identification card number as provided under Section 32-6-4, or for a company or other entity, the federal employer identification number, for inclusion with the motor vehicle registration records in the state and county databases. Provided, the county shall not include these numbers on the motor vehicle registration receipts. This information shall be used by the department in the administration of the provisions of this chapter.

(d) Officials authorized to issue motor vehicle license plates shall require an affirmation that the owners are in compliance with the liability insurance requirements of this chapter on each registration and on each transfer of registration.

If the county allows renewal by mail or electronic means, it shall allow the owner to indicate compliance with this chapter by including affirmation language as developed by the department on the renewal notice along with a signature line on mail renewals and an alternative method to indicate acceptance of the affirmation on electronic renewals.

(Act 2000-554, p. 1005, §1.)