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AL Code § 32-8-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-39 - Contents and Effect of Certificate.

Section 32-8-39Contents and effect of certificate. (a) Each certificate of title issued by the department shall contain: (1) The date issued; (2) The current legal name and current address of the owner; (3) The names and addresses of any lienholders in the order of priority as shown on the application, or if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate; (4) The title number; (5) A description of the vehicle including the following data: year, make, model, vehicle identification number, type of body, number of cylinders, whether new or used and if a new vehicle the date of the first sale of the vehicle for use; and (6) Any other data the department prescribes. (b) Unless security is furnished as provided in Section 32-8-36, a distinctive certificate of title shall be issued for a vehicle last previously registered in another state or country, the laws of which do not require that lienholders be named on a certificate of title to perfect their security interests. The certificate shall contain the legend, "This vehicle may be subject to an undisclosed lien" and may contain any other information the department prescribes. If no notice of a security interest in the vehicle is received by the department within four months from the issuance of the distinctive certificate of title, the department shall, upon application and surrender of the distinctive certificate, issue a certificate of title in ordinary form. (c) The certificate of title shall contain forms for assignment and warranty of title by the owner, and for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, and may contain forms for applications for a certificate of title by a transferee, the naming of a lienholder and the assignment or release of the security interest by a lienholder. (d) A certificate of title issued by the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it. (e) A certificate of title to a vehicle is not subject to garnishment, attachment, execution or other judicial process, but this subsection does not prevent a lawful levy upon the vehicle. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §8; Act 2015-362, §2.)
AL Code § 32-8-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-40 - Distinctive Certificates for Certain Vehicles.

Section 32-8-40Distinctive certificates for certain vehicles. If the department is not satisfied that there are no undisclosed security interests created before this chapter takes effect in a previously registered vehicle, the department may, in addition to the department's options under Section 32-8-36, issue a distinctive certificate of title of the vehicle containing the legend, "This vehicle may be subject to an undisclosed lien" and containing any other information the department prescribes. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §29.)
AL Code § 32-8-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-41 - Delivery of Certificate.

Section 32-8-41Delivery of certificate. The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. If the certificate of title is issued electronically, the designated agent that processed the application, at the time of issuance, shall provide the owner with a printed copy of the electronic certificate of title record. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §9; Acts 1985, No. 85-705, p. 1158, §2; Act 2009-281, p. 472, §1.)
AL Code § 32-8-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-42 - Refusing Certificate.

Section 32-8-42Refusing certificate. The department shall refuse issuance of certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if the department has reasonable grounds to believe that one of the following exists: (1) The applicant is not the owner of the vehicle. (2) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement. (3) The vehicle was not manufactured to comply with federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations governing safety, emissions, and antitheft standards in effect at the time of manufacture, and has not subsequently been modified to comply with the standards. (4) A vehicle is exempt pursuant to Section 32-8-31. (5) The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the department reasonably requires. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §11; Act 2003-345, p. 870, §1; Act 2016-358, §1.)
AL Code § 32-8-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-43 - Certificates Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, Etc.

Section 32-8-43Certificates lost, stolen, mutilated, etc. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-171 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 31, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a replacement upon furnishing information satisfactory to the department and payment of the applicable transaction fee and commissions as required by this chapter. The replacement certificate of title shall contain the legend, "This is a replacement certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. (b) The department shall not issue a new certificate of title to a transferee upon application made on a replacement certificate until 15 calendar days after the issuance date of the surrendered replacement title or unless the title information can be verified electronically through the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System. "(c) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the department. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §12; Act 2003-345, p. 870, §1; Act 2021-171, §2.)
AL Code § 32-8-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-44 - Transfer of Ownership - Generally.

Section 32-8-44Transfer of ownership - Generally. (a) If an owner transfers his interest in a vehicle, other than by the creation of a security interest, he shall, at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and cause the certificate and assignment to be mailed or delivered to the transferee or to the department. (b) Except as provided in this section, the transferee shall, promptly after delivery to him of the vehicle, execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and cause the certificate and application to be mailed or delivered to a designated agent. (c) Upon request of the owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall, unless the transfer was a breach of his security agreement, deliver the certificate to the transferee. Upon receipt of the certificate the transferee shall make application to a designated agent for a new certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder under his security agreement. (d) If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the lienholder and the parties shall comply with the provisions of Section 32-8-62. (e) Except as provided in Section 32-8-45, and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section have been complied with. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §13.)
AL Code § 32-8-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-45 - Transfer of Ownership - to or From Dealer; Records.

Section 32-8-45Transfer of ownership - To or from dealer; records. (a) If a dealer buys a vehicle and holds it for resale and procures the certificate of title from the owner or the lienholder within 15 days after delivery to him of the vehicle, he need not send the certificate to the department but, upon transferring the vehicle to another person other than by the creation of a security interest, shall promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses of the transferee and of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the resale and the date of his security agreement, in the spaces provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate to a designated agent with the transferee's application for a new certificate. (b) Every dealer shall maintain for five years a record in the form the department prescribes of every vehicle bought, sold or exchanged by him or received by him for sale or exchange, which shall be open to inspection by representatives of the department and law enforcement officers during reasonable business hours. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §14.)
AL Code § 32-8-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-47 - Transfer of Ownership - When Department to Issue New Certificate.

Section 32-8-47Transfer of ownership - When department to issue new certificate. (a) The department, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents required by the department, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. (b) The department, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to the department, the department shall make demand therefor from the holder thereof. (c) A transferor of a vehicle other than a dealer transferring a new vehicle shall deliver to the transferee at the time of the delivery of possession of the vehicle the license plate for the vehicle; provided, that the license plate does not have to be delivered where a provision of law allows such plate to be retained by the owner of the vehicle. (d) The department shall file every surrendered certificate of title, or a microfilm of every such certificate, for a period of time deemed necessary by it in order to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle designated therein. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §16.)
AL Code § 32-8-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 2 - Certificate of Title.|Section 32-8-49 - Suspension or Revocation of Certificates.

Section 32-8-49Suspension or revocation of certificates. (a) The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, subject to the appeal provisions of Chapter 2A of Title 40, when authorized by any other provision of law or if it finds: (1) The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or (2) The vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed. (b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it. (c) When the department suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the department. (d) Should any person fail to comply with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section the department shall seize and impound the certificate of title which has been revoked. It shall also be the duty of any peace officer, on notification to him by the department of the failure of a person to mail or deliver a revoked certificate of title to the department, to seize and mail or deliver to the department the revoked certificate of title. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §25; Acts 1992, No. 92-186, p. 349, §14.)
AL Code § 32-8-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 3 - Security Interests.|Section 32-8-60 - Excepted Liens and Security Interests.

Section 32-8-60Excepted liens and security interests. This chapter does not apply to or affect any of the following: (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle. (2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state. (3) A security interest in a vehicle created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vehicle for sale, but a buyer in the ordinary course of trade from the manufacturer or dealer takes title free of the security interest. (4) A lien on a utility trailer exempted under this chapter when the lien was created or established on or after January 1, 2004. (5) A lien on a manufactured home exempted under this chapter when the lien was created or established on or after January 1, 2010. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §18; Act 2003-345, p. 870, §1; Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §2.)
AL Code § 32-8-60.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 3 - Security Interests.|Section 32-8-60.1 - Security Interest Not Created Where Rental Price May Be Adjusted by Reference to Amount Realized Upon Sale.

Section 32-8-60.1Security interest not created where rental price may be adjusted by reference to amount realized upon sale. In the case of motor vehicles as defined in Section 32-8-2(10), notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because the transaction provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle. (Acts 1991, No. 91-549, p. 1012, §1.)
AL Code § 32-8-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 3 - Security Interests.|Section 32-8-61 - Perfection of Security Interests.

Section 32-8-61Perfection of security interests. (a) Unless excepted by this section, a security interest in a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by the terms of this chapter is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or lienholders of the vehicle unless perfected as provided in this article. (b) A security interest is perfected by the delivery to the department of the existing certificate of title, if any, an application for a certificate of title containing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement and the required fee. It is perfected as of the time of its creation if the delivery is completed within 30 days thereafter, otherwise, as of the time of the delivery. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §19; Acts 1977, No. 252, p. 329, §2; Acts 1981, No. 81-312, p. 399, §7-11-109(2); Acts 1987, No. 87-412, p. 606; Act 2001-313, p. 405, §1.)
AL Code § 32-8-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 3 - Security Interests.|Section 32-8-62 - Procedure When Owner Creates Security Interest.

Section 32-8-62Procedure when owner creates security interest. If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle: (1) The owner shall immediately execute the application in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title, or on a separate form the department prescribes to name the lienholder on the certificate showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement, and cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the lienholder. (2) The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, application and required fee to be mailed or delivered to the department. (3) Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to the department, or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the department with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his security agreement. (4) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application and the required fee, the department shall either endorse on the certificate or issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §20.)
AL Code § 32-8-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 3 - Security Interests.|Section 32-8-63 - Assignment by Lienholder.

Section 32-8-63Assignment by lienholder. (a) A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as the holder of the security interest and the lienholder remains liable for any obligations as lienholder until the assignee is named as lienholder on the certificate in the manner prescribed by the department. (b) The department shall file each assignment received by the department with the required fee, and note the assignee as lienholder upon the record of notices of security interests maintained by the department. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §21.)
AL Code § 32-8-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 3 - Security Interests.|Section 32-8-64 - Release of Security Interest.

Section 32-8-64Release of security interest. (a) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the lienholder, he or she shall, within 10 days after demand, execute a release of his or her security interest, in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate and release to the next lienholder named therein, or, if none, to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate. The owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale, shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the department, which shall release the lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate. (b) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of a prior lienholder, the lienholder whose security interest is satisfied shall within 10 days after demand execute a release in the form the department prescribes and deliver the release to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive it. The lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either deliver the certificate to the owner, or the person authorized by him or her, for delivery to the department, or, upon receipt of the release, mail or deliver it with the certificate to the department which shall release the subordinate lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate. (c) The department may establish alternative methods for releasing security interests when a lienholder recorded on a certificate of title is no longer in business. (d) Upon receipt of the releases of security interests mentioned in subsections (a) and (b), the department shall file each release in the manner prescribed by the department and note the same upon the records of notices of security interests maintained by it. (Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §22; Act 2010-579, p. 1283, §1.)
AL Code § 32-8-64.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 8 - Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.|Article 3 - Security Interests.|Section 32-8-64.1 - Satisfaction of Security Interest After 12 Years.

Section 32-8-64.1Satisfaction of security interest after 12 years. Except for liens and security interests listed on certificates of title for manufactured homes, travel trailers, or vehicles that weigh more than 12,000 pounds gross weight, which shall be satisfied only in conformity with Section 32-8-64, any lien or security interest shall be considered satisfied and release shall not be required after 12 years from the date of the security agreement as recorded on the certificate of title. Nothing in this section shall preclude the perfection of a lien or security agreement, or the perfection of an extension of a lien or security agreement beyond a period of 12 years, by application for a new certificate of title on which the lien or security agreement is listed. In order to provide for the continuous perfection of a lien or security interest originally entered into for a period of more than 12 years for a vehicle other than a manufactured home, travel trailer, or vehicle that weighs more than 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, an application for a second title on which the lien or security interest is listed shall be submitted to the designated agent before 12 years from the date of the security agreement as recorded on the original title. Otherwise, the lien or security interest shall be perfected as provided by Section 32-8-61. (Act 2003-345, p. 870, §2.)