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SB55
D63KHHN-1
By Senators Elliott, Smitherman, Bell, Orr, Kelley, Weaver
RFD: County and Municipal Government
First Read: 04-Feb-25
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5 D63KHHN-1 11/04/2024 THR (L)THR 2024-2618
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First Read: 04-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, individuals are required to
obtain a driver license before driving a motor vehicle
in this state, and new residents are required to obtain
an Alabama driver license within 30 days after
establishing residence in this state.
A nonresident with a driver license issued in
his or her home state or country may be exempt from the
Alabama driver license requirement under certain
circumstances.
This bill would invalidate the use of any driver
license that explicitly indicates it was issued to an
individual who did not exercise the option of providing
proof of lawful presence in the United States when
obtaining the license.
This bill would also prevent a nonresident from
qualifying for an exemption to the Alabama driver
license requirement if the nonresident's license
explicitly indicates that it was issued to an
individual who did not exercise the option of providing
proof of lawful presence in the United States when
obtaining the license.
A BILL
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A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to driver licenses; to invalidate the use of
certain classes of driver licenses; to amend Section 32-6-2,
Code of Alabama 1975; to prevent certain individuals from
qualifying for certain driver license exemptions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) A driver license of a class issued
exclusively to individuals who did not exercise the option of
providing proof of lawful presence in the United States when
obtaining the license is not valid in this state and does not
authorize the holder to operate a motor vehicle in this state.
(b) A law enforcement officer who stops an individual
driving with a license as described in subsection (a) shall
issue a citation to the individual for driving without a
license pursuant to Section 32-6-18, Code of Alabama 1975.
(c) To facilitate the enforcement of this section and
to aid in providing notice to visitors and the general public
concerning invalid driver licenses, the Alabama State Law
Enforcement Agency shall maintain on its website a statement
summarizing this section.
Section 2. Section 32-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง32-6-2
The following persons individuals, when driving a motor
vehicle under the following conditions , are exempt from a the
requirement to obtain a driver license hereunder:
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requirement to obtain a driver license hereunder:
(1) Any person individual in the service of the federal
government while driving an official motor vehicle in such
service;.
(2) Any person individual while driving any road
machine, farm tractor, or implement of husbandry temporarily
driven or moved on a highway ;.
(3) A nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and
who has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver's
driver license issued in his or her home state or country ;.
This exemption does not apply if the nonresident's license is
invalid under Section 1 of the act amending this section.
(4) Any nonresident who is at least 16 years of age
whose home state or country does not require the licensing of
drivers for a period of not more than 90 days in any calendar
year, if the motor vehicle so driven is duly registered in the
home state or country of such nonresident. "
Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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