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AL Code § 32-7-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-10 - Form and Amount of Security.

Section 32-7-10Form and amount of security. The security required under this chapter shall be in such form and in such amount as the director may require but in no case in excess of the limits specified in Section 32-7-6 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy or bond. The person depositing security shall specify in writing the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit is made and, at any time while such deposit is in the custody of the director or State Treasurer, the person depositing it may, in writing, amend the specifications of the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit is made to include an additional person or persons; provided, that a single deposit of security shall be applicable only on behalf of persons required to furnish security because of the same accident. The director may reduce the amount of security ordered in any case within six months after the date of the accident if, in his or her judgment, the amount ordered is excessive. In case the security originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposited over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned to the depositor or his or her personal representative forthwith, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32-7-11. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §9.)
AL Code § 32-7-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-11 - Custody, Disposition and Return of Security.

Section 32-7-11Custody, disposition and return of security. Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be placed by the director in the custody of the State Treasurer and shall be applicable only to the payment of a judgment or judgments rendered against the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit was made, for damages arising out of the accident in question in an action at law, begun not later than the period of time provided in Section 6-2-38(l), with regard to actions for injury to the person or rights of another not arising from contract, or any successor statute of limitations, for general negligence, following the date of such accident or within the period of time following the date of deposit of any security under subdivision (3) of Section 32-7-8, or to the payment in settlement agreed to by the depositor of a claim or claims arising out of such accident. Such deposit or any balance thereof shall be returned to the depositor or his or her personal representative when evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with him or her that there has been a release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a duly acknowledged agreement, in accordance with subdivision (4) of Section 32-7-7, or whenever, after the expiration of the period of time following the date of the accident or from the date of any security under subdivision (3) of Section 32-7-8, the director shall be given reasonable evidence that there is no such action pending and no judgment rendered in such action left unpaid. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §10; Acts 1990, No. 90-665, p. 1281.)
AL Code § 32-7-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-12 - Matters Not to Be Evidence in Civil Actions.

Section 32-7-12Matters not to be evidence in civil actions. Neither the report required by Section 32-7-5, the action taken by the director pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the director upon which such action is based nor the security filed as provided in this chapter shall be referred to in any way, nor be any evidence of the negligence or due care of either party, at the trial of any action to recover damages. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §11.)
AL Code § 32-7-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-13 - Courts to Report Nonpayment of Judgments.

Section 32-7-13Courts to report nonpayment of judgments. Whenever any person fails within 60 days to satisfy any judgment, upon the written request of the judgment creditor or his or her attorney, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court which has no clerk in which any such judgment is rendered within this state, to forward to the director immediately after the expiration of the 60 days a certified copy of such judgment. If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the director is a nonresident, the commissioner shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates of the state of which the defendant is a resident. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §12.)
AL Code § 32-7-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-14 - Suspension of License, Registration, or Operating Privilege for Nonpayment of Judgment.

Section 32-7-14Suspension of license, registration, or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment. (a) Suspension for nonpayment of judgment. The director upon the receipt of a certified copy of a judgment shall forthwith suspend the license and registration and any nonresident's operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as hereinafter otherwise provided in this section and in Section 32-7-17. (b) Exceptions. If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in such form as the director may prescribe, that the judgment debtor be allowed license and registration or nonresident's operating privilege, the same may be allowed by the director, in his or her discretion, for six months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment or of any installments thereof prescribed in Section 32-7-17; provided, that the judgment debtor furnishes proof of financial responsibility. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §13.)
AL Code § 32-7-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-15 - Suspension to Continue Until Judgments Paid and Proof Given.

Section 32-7-15Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given. The license, registration, and nonresident's operating privilege shall remain suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of such person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until every judgment is stayed, satisfied in full or to the extent hereinafter provided and until the said person gives proof of financial responsibility subject to the exemptions stated in Sections 32-7-14 and 32-7-17. A discharge in bankruptcy following the rendering of any such judgment shall not relieve the judgment debtor from any of the requirements of this section and Sections 32-7-13 and 32-7-14. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §14.)
AL Code § 32-7-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-16 - Payments Sufficient to Satisfy Requirements.

Section 32-7-16Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements. Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied:   (1) When twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident;   (2) When, subject to such limit of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident; or   (3) When twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.  Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §15; Acts 1965, No. 579, p. 1077; Acts 1984, No. 84-301, p. 672, §3; Act 2008-393, p. 754, §1.)
AL Code § 32-7-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-17 - Installment Payment of Judgments.

Section 32-7-17Installment payment of judgments. (a) A judgment debtor, upon due notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments; and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments. (b) The director shall not suspend a license, registration, or a nonresident's operating privilege and shall restore any license, registration or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains such an order permitting the payment of such judgment in installments and while the payment of any said installment is not in default. (c) In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, then, upon notice of such default, the director shall forthwith suspend the license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied, as provided in this chapter. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §16.)
AL Code § 32-7-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-18 - Proof of Financial Responsibility Required Upon Certain Convictions.

Section 32-7-18Proof of financial responsibility required upon certain convictions. (a) Whenever the director, under any law of this state, suspends or revokes the license of any person upon receiving record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail, the director shall also suspend the registration for all motor vehicles registered in the name of such person; except, that he or she shall not suspend such registration, unless otherwise required by law, if such person has previously given or shall immediately give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility with respect to all motor vehicles registered by such person. (b) Such license and registration shall remain suspended or revoked and shall not at any time thereafter be renewed nor shall any license be thereafter issued to such person, nor shall any motor vehicle be thereafter registered in the name of such person until permitted under the motor vehicle laws of this state and not then unless and until he or she shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility. (c) If a person is not licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without being licensed to do so, or for operating an unregistered motor vehicle upon the highways, no license shall be thereafter issued to such person and no motor vehicle shall continue to be registered or thereafter be registered in the name of such person until he or she shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §17.)
AL Code § 32-7-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-19 - Alternate Methods of Giving Proof; Registration of Motor Vehicle of Person Required to Give Proof.

Section 32-7-19Alternate methods of giving proof; registration of motor vehicle of person required to give proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing: (1) A certificate of insurance as provided in Section 32-7-20 or Section 32-7-21; or (2) A bond as provided in Section 32-7-26; or (3) A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in Section 32-7-27; or (4) A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in Section 32-7-34, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he or she will pay the same judgments and in the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to the self-insurer. (b) Proof of financial responsibility relating to a motor vehicle liability policy when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be verified through the online insurance verification system of Chapter 7B and Chapter 7A. (c) No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such proof shall be furnished for such motor vehicle. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §18; Act 2011-688, p. 2076, §1.)
AL Code § 32-7-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-20 - Certificate of Insurance as Proof.

Section 32-7-20Certificate of insurance as proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the director the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle. (b) Proof of financial responsibility relating to a motor vehicle liability policy may be verified through the online insurance verification system of Chapter 7B and Chapter 7A. (c) No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such motor vehicle is so designated in such a certificate. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §19; Act 2011-688, p. 2076, §1.)
AL Code § 32-7-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-21 - Certificate Furnished by Nonresident as Proof.

Section 32-7-21Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof. (a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the director a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in such certificate is registered, or if such nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms to the provisions of this chapter, and the director shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified: (1) The insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the director to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state; and (2) The insurance carrier shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued herein. (b) If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the director shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of the carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof so long as such default continues. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §20.)
AL Code § 32-7-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-23 - Uninsured Motorist Coverage; "Uninsured Motorist" Defined; Limitation on Recovery.

Section 32-7-23Uninsured motorist coverage; "uninsured motorist" defined; limitation on recovery. (a) No automobile liability or motor vehicle liability policy insuring against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death suffered by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state unless coverage is provided therein or supplemental thereto, in limits for bodily injury or death set forth in subsection (c) of Section 32-7-6, under provisions approved by the Commissioner of Insurance for the protection of persons insured thereunder who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles because of bodily injury, sickness or disease, including death, resulting therefrom; provided, that the named insured shall have the right to reject such coverage; and provided further, that unless the named insured requests such coverage in writing, such coverage need not be provided in or supplemental to a renewal policy where the named insured had rejected the coverage in connection with the policy previously issued to him or her by the same insurer. (b) The term uninsured motor vehicle shall include, but is not limited to, motor vehicles with respect to which: (1) Neither the owner nor the operator carries bodily injury liability insurance; (2) Any applicable policy liability limits for bodily injury are below the minimum required under Section 32-7-6; (3) The insurer becomes insolvent after the policy is issued so there is no insurance applicable to, or at the time of, the accident; and (4) The sum of the limits of liability under all bodily injury liability bonds and insurance policies available to an injured person after an accident is less than the damages which the injured person is legally entitled to recover. (c) The recovery by an injured person under the uninsured provisions of any one contract of automobile insurance shall be limited to the primary coverage plus such additional coverage as may be provided for additional vehicles, but not to exceed two additional coverages within such contract. (Acts 1965, No. 866, p. 1614; Acts 1984, No. 84-301, p. 672, §4.)
AL Code § 32-7-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-24 - Notice of Cancellation or Termination of Certified Policy.

Section 32-7-24Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy. (a) When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under Section 32-7-20 or a policy under Section 32-7-21, the insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least 10 days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified shall be filed in the office of the director; except, that such a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicle designated in both certificates. (b) When the director has verified evidence of a motor vehicle liability policy using the online insurance verification system under subsection (b) of Section 32-7-20, the director shall continue to verify evidence of a motor vehicle liability policy using the online insurance verification system under subsection (b) of Section 32-7-20 for the applicable period. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §22; Act 2011-688, p. 2076, §1.)
AL Code § 32-7-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-25 - Chapter Not to Affect Other Policies.

Section 32-7-25Chapter not to affect other policies. (a) This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform to the requirements of this chapter, may be certified as proof of financial responsibility under this chapter. (b) This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on his or her behalf of motor vehicles not owned by the insured. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §23.)