Section 32-8-3

(Effective January 1, 2004) Powers and duties of department.

(a) The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The department may do any of the following:

(1) Make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(3) Assign a new identification number to a vehicle if it has none, or its identification number is destroyed or obliterated, or its motor is changed, and shall issue a new certificate of title showing the new identification number.

(4) Revoke the authority of a dealer or other person appointed by the department to act as a designated agent under this chapter when it finds that the dealer or other person has failed to faithfully perform his or her duties under this chapter or has been convicted of violating any felony provisions of this chapter or of Title 40.

(c) The department, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality statutes, rules, and regulations, may make available information concerning the status of a title on any vehicle as reflected by the records in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall charge the fees set forth in Section 32-8-6; provided, that no fee shall be charged Alabama law enforcement agencies or law enforcement agencies of any other state when that state furnishes like or similar information without charge to the department or to Alabama law enforcement agencies.

(Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §26; Act 2003-345, §1.)