§ 32-6-600 — Issuance of Distinctive Plates; Duration; Fees; Design

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-65, 32-6-67, and 32-6-68, upon application to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other issuing official, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license tags or plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles, and payment of an additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50), owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued distinctive “Proud To Be An American” license tags or plates. These tags or plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new “Proud To Be An American” tags or plates. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the tag shall not be printed and issued until applications for the quantity required for a Quantity Class 2 tag are received by the state Comptroller in the same manner as provided in Section 32-6-64.
(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 Proud To Be An American license plate designed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue shall have a white background and shall be designed so that the word “Alabama” appears in red characters at the top of the plate; the words “Proud To Be An American” appear at the bottom of the plate in red characters on a white background; the crossed flags of the United States and the State of Alabama, which shall be designed to be waving, appear in the left center of the plate; and the serial numbers appear in blue characters at the right of the flags.
(d) The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized tags and plates provided in this chapter.

Legislative History

(Act 2001-1064, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1063, §1.)