HB366INTRODUCED
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8YP62F-1
By Representative Paschal
RFD: Military and Veterans Affairs
First Read: 20-Apr-23
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SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, a resident of Alabama who is
an active or retired member of the United States Air
Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Merchant Marine, or
has been honorably discharged from any of these
branches of service may be issued a military
distinctive license plate designating the appropriate
branch of service for an additional fee of three
dollars.
Under existing law, residents of Alabama who are
active or retired members or honorably discharged from
the U.S. Marine Corps may be issued a military
distinctive license plate designating the U.S. Marine
Corps for an additional fee of twenty-five dollars.
This bill would allow the United States Marine
Corps military distinctive license plate to be issued
in the same manner as the other military distinctive
license plates for an additional fee of three dollars.
This bill would add the United States Space
Force as a branch of service eligible for a military
distinctive license plate.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
Relating to motor vehicle registration; to amend
Section 32-6-650, Code of Alabama 1975; to add the U.S. Marine
Corps and the U.S. Space Force to the list of service branches
for which a military distinctive license plate is available;
and to repeal Section 32-6-640, Code of Alabama 1975.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 32-6-650, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง32-6-650
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-67, and
32-6-68, upon application and submission of the appropriate
military identification card, Leave and Earnings Statement, or
DD214 form to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or
other license plate issuing official, compliance with motor
vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular
fees required by law for license tags or plates, and payment
of an additional fee of three dollars ($3) for the initial
issuance of the tag for a private passenger, pickup truck, or
pleasure motor vehicle, the owner of a motor vehicle who is a
resident of Alabama and an active or retired member of the
United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine
Corps, Space Force, or Merchant MarinesMarine or has been
honorably discharged from any of these branches of service
shall be issued a military distinctive license plate
designating the appropriate branch of service. The tag or
plate shall be valid for five years and may then be replaced
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with either a conventional or new United States Air Force,
Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Space Force, or
Merchant Marine tag or plate.
(b) Payment of required license fees and taxes for the
years during which a new tag or plate is not issued shall be
evidenced as provided in Section 32-6-63.
(c) The United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast
Guard, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Merchant Marine military
distinctive license plates shall be designed by the Department
of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue.
(d) The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and
processed like other distinctive plates provided for by law.
(e) The Department of Revenue may adopt any rules
necessary to administer this section."
Section 2. Section 32-6-640, Code of Alabama 1975, is
repealed.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on January
1, 2024, following its passage and approval by the Governor,
or its otherwise becoming law.
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