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AL Code § 32-6-230 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 10 - Disabled Persons.|Section 32-6-230 - Definitions.

Section 32-6-230Definitions.  For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings as provided in this section: (1) INDIVIDUAL WITH A LONG-TERM DISABILITY. Any person with a long-term disability which limits or impairs the ability of the person to walk, and the person meets any one of the following conditions, as determined by a licensed physician: a. The person cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest. b. The person cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device. c. The person is restricted by lung disease to such an extent that the person's forced respiratory expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 mm/hg, millimeters of mercury, on room air at rest. d. The person uses portable oxygen. e. The person has a cardiac condition to the extent that the functional limitation of the person is classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to standards set by the American Heart Association. f. The person is severely limited in his or her ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition. (2) INDIVIDUAL WITH A TEMPORARY DISABILITY. Any person having a temporary, for a period up to six months, disability, as determined by a licensed physician, which limits or impairs the ability to walk as specified in subdivision (1). (3) LICENSED PHYSICIAN. A doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine or a person employed by the U. S. government as a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy to practice medicine. (Acts 1981, No. 81-695, p. 1167, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-856, p. 1706, §2; Act 2000-811, p. 1935, §1.)
AL Code § 32-6-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 10 - Disabled Persons.|Section 32-6-231 - Distinctive Special Access or Disability Access Windshield Placard.

Section 32-6-231Distinctive special access or disability access windshield placard. (a) Any person who submits to the license issuing official a completed special access parking or disability access parking application form approved by the Commissioner of Revenue which includes the physician's certification that he or she is an individual with a disability shall be issued one removable windshield placard displaying the International Symbol of Access thereby designating the driver of the vehicle or the passenger as being an individual with a disability. (1) The removable windshield placard shall be prepared by the commissioner in conformity to Public Law 100-641 and rulemaking resulting therefrom.  (2) a. The removable windshield placard issued to the individual with a long-term disability shall expire after a maximum period of five years or any period less than five years to be designated by the commissioner. The placard shall clearly reveal the expiration date and shall be designed in accordance with Public Law 100-641 and rulemaking resulting therefrom to hang from the front windshield rearview mirror when the vehicle is parked in a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities. If the vehicle lacks a rearview mirror, the placard shall be placed on the dashboard. b. The commissioner may require all persons with long-term disabilities to be recertified by a licensed physician before special access or disability access parking removable windshield placards may be reissued. (3) In the event that an individual with a disability does not have the distinctive special access or disability access license plate as provided by Sections 40-12-300 to 40-12-302, inclusive, upon request, a second placard may be issued. (b) The commissioner may make any rules or regulations necessary to administer this division. (c) An individual with a temporary disability who submits to the license issuing official a completed special access or disability access application form approved by the commissioner which includes the physician's certification that he or she is a temporarily disabled individual, shall be issued one temporary removable windshield placard for a period valid up to six months. (d) Any special access or disability access placard that is not in conformity with the federal system rule for handicapped parking, Public Law 100-641 and subsequent Rule 23 CFR § 1235, shall not be recognized as a valid handicapped parking credential. (Acts 1981, No. 81-695, p. 1167, §2; Acts 1989, No. 89-856, p. 1706, §2; Act 2000-752, p. 1703, §1; Act 2000-811, p. 1935, §1.)
AL Code § 32-6-231.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 10 - Disabled Persons.|Section 32-6-231.1 - Military Distinctive License Plate Designation for Handicapped Individuals.

Section 32-6-231.1Military distinctive license plate designation for handicapped individuals.  (a) For the purpose of this section, the term military distinctive license plate includes any of the following: Medal of Honor license plate; Prisoners of War license plate; Purple Heart Medal Recipients license plate; retired military license plate; National Guard license plate; disabled veteran license plate; Pearl Harbor survivors license plate; World War II veterans license plate; Korean War veterans license plate; veterans of the Battle of the Bulge license plate; veterans of Desert Shield/Desert Storm license plate; Vietnam veterans license plate; veterans of the United States Armed Forces exposed to dangerous levels of radiation due to the atomic bomb and weapons testing from 1944 to 1962 license plate; and any subsequently enacted distinctive license plates issued exclusively to veterans. (b) Any person qualified to receive a military distinctive license plate pursuant to this chapter, who submits to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other issuing official authority medical proof satisfactory to the Commissioner of Revenue that he or she is a handicapped individual in accordance with Public Law 100-641 and rulemaking resulting therefrom, shall be issued a distinctive military license plate which is inscribed with the International Symbol of Access designating the vehicle owner as being a handicapped individual. The Commissioner of Revenue shall adopt procedures for the issuance of these distinctive military license plates containing the International Symbol of Access. Handicapped individuals displaying these plates shall be allowed to park in parking zones designated for handicapped persons upon the payment of parking fees the same as any other person. (Act 2000-752, p. 1703, §2.)
AL Code § 32-6-231.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 10 - Disabled Persons.|Section 32-6-231.2 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 32-6-231.2THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) Commencing on January 1, 2022, a vehicle owner who is qualified to receive a distinctive license plate pursuant to this chapter, who has a long-term disability, as defined in Section 32-6-230, and who submits to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other issuing authority medical proof satisfactory to the Commissioner of Revenue that he or she is a disabled individual in accordance with Public Law 100-641 and rulemaking resulting therefrom, may be issued a license plate under this chapter or Chapter 12 of Title 40, which displays the International Symbol of Access. (b) License plates displaying the International Symbol of Access may be displayed on private passenger automobiles, motorcycles, pickup trucks, or self-propelled campers or house cars. (c) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules necessary to administer this section. (Act 2021-407, §2.)
AL Code § 32-6-232 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 10 - Disabled Persons.|Section 32-6-232 - Parking in Designated Zones; Exceptions.

Section 32-6-232Parking in designated zones; exceptions. Individuals with long-term and temporary disabilities to whom removable windshield placards or distinctive special access or disability access license plates are issued, and the operators of motor vehicles on which these distinctive license plates are issued when transporting individuals with disabilities, shall be allowed to park in parking zones designated for individuals with disabilities upon the payment of parking fees the same as any other person. This section does not permit parking in zones where stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited to all vehicles, or zones reserved for special types of vehicles. This section also does not permit parking when there is a local ordinance prohibiting parking during heavy traffic periods during morning, afternoon, or evening rush hours, or where parking would clearly present a traffic hazard. All parking places for individuals with disabilities shall comply with ANSI A. 117.1 (1980) standards. (Acts 1981, No. 81-695, p. 1167, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-856, p. 1706, §2; Act 2000-811, p. 1935, §1.)
AL Code § 32-6-233 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 10 - Disabled Persons.|Section 32-6-233 - Penalty for False Representations or Misuse of Privileges.

Section 32-6-233Penalty for false representations or misuse of privileges. (a) Any person who is not an individual with a long-term or temporary disability, or who is not an owner of a vehicle primarily transporting an individual with a disability, and who willfully and falsely represents himself or herself as an individual with a long-term or temporary disability or as an owner of a vehicle primarily transporting an individual with a disability to obtain the distinctive special access or disability access license plates, or removable windshield placards, or both, prescribed by this division or Section 40-12-300, or who misuses or abuses the parking privilege protected by this division, or owns a vehicle bearing the distinctive special access or disability access license plate and is not entitled to that plate, or is using removable windshield placards and is not entitled to do so under this division, to include use of an altered, or stolen special access or disability access license plate or removable windshield placard, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished according to law. (b) Any person who misuses or abuses the parking privileges protected by this division by parking in designated special access parking or disability access spaces with expired removable windshield placards shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished according to law. (Acts 1981, No. 81-695, p. 1167, §4; Acts 1989, No. 89-856, p. 1706, §2; Act 2000-811, p. 1935, §1.)
AL Code § 32-6-234 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 10 - Disabled Persons.|Section 32-6-234 - Recognition of Official Disability Parking Identification Devices From Other Jurisdictions.

Section 32-6-234Recognition of official disability parking identification devices from other jurisdictions. Official disability parking identification devices issued by any other state, district, or territory subject to the laws of the United States, or any foreign jurisdiction shall be recognized in the State of Alabama. Motor vehicles bearing a valid device from those jurisdictions shall be accorded the parking privileges contained within this division until residency is established. (Acts 1981, No. 81-695, p. 1167, §5; Acts 1989, No. 89-856, p. 1706, §2; Act 2000-811, p. 1935, §1.)
AL Code § 32-6-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 11 - Medal of Honor Recipients and Prisoners of War.|Section 32-6-250 - Distinctive Plate Authorized; Fees.

Section 32-6-250Distinctive plate authorized; fees. (a) A distinctive permanent license plate shall be issued to any resident of the state who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor or the widow of a recipient of the Medal of Honor, to any resident who is a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, to any resident who is a member of the Legion of Valor with positive proof of membership and the award of the Medal of Honor, the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force Cross, to any resident who is a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, to any resident who is a recipient of the Silver Star, to any resident who is a recipient of the Bronze Star, or to any resident who shows by satisfactory proof that he or she was a duly recognized former prisoner of war, for use on a private motor vehicle registered in the name of the resident. There shall be no fee or tax for the license plate, except Purple Heart Medal recipients shall pay ad valorem taxes on vehicles for which the distinctive plates are issued, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, and Bronze Star recipients shall pay the regular registration fee and ad valorem taxes and an annual additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), and no recipient shall receive a plate for more than one vehicle except as provided in subsection (c). (b) A former prisoner of war for purposes of this section is a person who, as a member of the United States Armed Forces, or while serving with a formal United States ally force, or as a United States civilian, was held as a prisoner of war during any armed conflict by forces hostile to the United States. (c) A person eligible to be issued a distinctive license plate under this section may be issued additional distinctive license plates, under any of the above license plate categories, if the person otherwise qualifies to receive the distinctive license plate, upon payment of all license tax and registration fees, including ad valorem taxes, for the vehicles and an annual additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Silver Star, and the Bronze Star distinctive license plates. Annual renewal decals shall be provided after payment, if required, of license fees and taxes for the years during which a new tag or plate is not issued as provided in Section 32-6-63. (Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-571, p. 1063, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-657, p. 1244, §1; Act 98-641, p. 1412, §1; Act 2000-577, p. 1065, §1; Act 2015-362, p. 1109, §1; Act 2016-408, §4; Act 2017-400, §1.)
AL Code § 32-6-250.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 11 - Medal of Honor Recipients and Prisoners of War.|Section 32-6-250.1 - Eligibility for Distinctive License Plate.

Section 32-6-250.1Eligibility for distinctive license plate. An applicant for a veteran distinctive license plate shall be a veteran of the appropriate conflict or otherwise qualify for the distinctive license plate as authorized by this chapter. Notwithstanding subsection (d) of Section 32-6-350, the applicant shall provide the licensing official with form DD214 or any other documentation prescribed by law or administrative rule as evidence of qualification for the license plate. In the event that form DD214 or other qualifying documentation prescribed by law or administrative rule is unavailable, the applicant shall provide the licensing official with a certification of eligibility from the Department of Veterans' Affairs after the applicant provides that office with other authoritative documentation evidencing eligibility for the license plate. (Act 2017-400, §2.)
AL Code § 32-6-251 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 11 - Medal of Honor Recipients and Prisoners of War.|Section 32-6-251 - Distinctive Design of Plates; Disposition of Proceeds.

Section 32-6-251Distinctive design of plates; disposition of proceeds. The special plates shall be of the same size as regular motor vehicle license plates, distinguished by the letters MOH, LOV, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, or PHM to be of a different color scheme and design to any other vehicle plate in this state, or POW to be of the same color scheme as other distinguished military plates in this state, whichever distinctive design applies, the nature of which shall be prescribed by a committee to be appointed by the chief legislative sponsors of this division. The net proceeds of the additional revenues from the sales of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Silver Star, and the Bronze Star distinctive military plates, less the administrative costs including the costs of production incurred by the Department of Revenue in producing the plates, shall be distributed by each judge of probate or license commissioner to the state Comptroller. The state Comptroller shall distribute the proceeds into the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund in the State Treasury. (Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §2; Acts 1991, No. 91-657, p. 1244, §2; Act 2015-362, p. 1109, §1; Act 2016-408, §4; Act 2017-400, §1.)
AL Code § 32-6-252 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 11 - Medal of Honor Recipients and Prisoners of War.|Section 32-6-252 - Transfer of Plates.

Section 32-6-252Transfer of plates. Such license plates issued pursuant to this division may be transferred to another vehicle of the same weight class owned by the same person upon application being made therefor and approved by the department. It shall be unlawful for any person to whom such plates have been issued to knowingly permit them to be displayed on any vehicle except the one authorized by the department. (Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §3.)
AL Code § 32-6-253 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 11 - Medal of Honor Recipients and Prisoners of War.|Section 32-6-253 - Construction of Provisions; Penalty for Violation.

Section 32-6-253Construction of provisions; penalty for violation. The provisions of this division shall not affect the registration and licensing of motor vehicles as required by other provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, but shall be cumulative thereto. Any person violating the provisions of this division or any person who (i) fraudulently gives false or fictitious information in any application for a special license plate, as authorized in this division, (ii) conceals a material fact, or (iii) otherwise commits a fraud in any such application or in the use of any special license plate issued shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor as defined by the Code of Alabama 1975. (Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §4.)
AL Code § 32-6-254 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 11 - Medal of Honor Recipients and Prisoners of War.|Section 32-6-254 - Use and Transferability; Permanence; Use by Surviving Spouse.

Section 32-6-254Use and transferability; permanence; use by surviving spouse. The use and transferability of such plates shall be the same as the method used for National Guard and Air National Guard plates as provided in Sections 32-6-111 through 32-6-114. Provided, however, the license plates shall be permanent in nature and shall not be reissued each year. A recipient shall be entitled to keep his or her license plate for life. Provided further, upon the death of any recipient, the surviving spouse shall be entitled to retain the distinctive permanent plate, at no fee or tax, except that surviving spouses of Purple Heart Medal recipients shall pay ad valorem taxes due, for one private motor vehicle owned by the surviving spouse for the remainder of the spouse's lifetime or until his or her remarriage. (Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §5; Acts 1982, No. 82-571, p. 1063, §1; Acts 1986, No. 86-621, p. 1209; Acts 1991, No. 91-657, p. 1244, §3.)
AL Code § 32-6-255 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 11 - Medal of Honor Recipients and Prisoners of War.|Section 32-6-255 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 32-6-255Rules and regulations. The Department of Revenue shall be empowered to promulgate all necessary rules and regulations necessary to implement this division. (Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §6.)
AL Code § 32-6-270 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 12 - Fire Fighters.|Section 32-6-270 - "Firefighter" and "Retired Volunteer Firefighter" Defined.

Section 32-6-270 "Firefighter" and "retired volunteer firefighter" defined. (a) As used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Firefighter" means a current member or members of, or a retired member or members from, a paid, part-paid or volunteer fire department of a city, town, county, or other subdivision of the state or civilian federal firefighters or of a public corporation organized for the purpose of providing water, water systems, fire protection services, or fire protection facilities in the state; and such words shall include the chief, assistant chief, wardens, engineers, captains, firemen, and all other officers and employees of such departments who actually engage in fire fighting or in rendering first aid in case of drownings or asphyxiation at the scene of action. (b) As used in this division, the term "retired volunteer firefighter" means someone that has retired from performing the required duties of a firefighter on a voluntary basis at a certified volunteer fire department, wherein, those duties were performed for at least 10 years and the person has attained the age of 55 years old. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the term "retired volunteer firefighter" includes a volunteer firefighter who is a resident of this state and who has retired from a volunteer fire department in another state and who otherwise meets the requirements of this subsection. (Acts 1982, No. 82-550, p. 909, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-917, p. 1815, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-579, p. 1066, §1; Act 2013-398, p. 1516, §1.)