AL Code § 32-6-510 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.|Article 2 - License Tags and Plates.|Division 32 - Freemason, Scottish Rite, Eastern Star, Emergency Medical Technician, Boy Scout, Girl Scout.|Section 32-6-510 - Issuance of Distinctive License Tags and Plates.

Section 32-6-510Issuance of distinctive license tags and plates. (a) Effective January 1, 1998, upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county where he or she resides, compliance with the motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of the 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), the owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of Alabama and a member or supporter of one of the following may be issued one of the following distinctive tags as provided below: (1) A member in good standing of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Alabama, hereinafter referred to as "Freemasons," or any other person who presents a valid membership card validated by any other masonic organization, may be issued a "Freemason" tag. (2) A member in good standing of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, Orient of Alabama, hereinafter referred to as "the Scottish Rite," or any other person who presents a valid membership card validated by any other Scottish Rite organization, may be issued a distinctive "Scottish Rite" tag. (3) A member in good standing of the Alabama Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, hereinafter referred to as "the Eastern Star," or any other person who presents a valid membership card validated by any other masonic organization, may be issued an "Eastern Star" distinctive tag. (4) A person who is licensed and employed as an emergency medical technician may be issued a distinctive "Emergency Medical Technician" tag. (5) A supporter of the Boy Scouts of America may be issued a "Boy Scout" tag. (6) A supporter of the Girl Scouts of America may be issued a distinctive "Girl Scout" tag. (b) These tags or plates authorized pursuant to this division shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new distinctive tags or plates. 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 for in Section 32-6-63. Each organization for which a distinctive license tag or plate is issued shall appoint a design committee consisting of three persons who shall serve without pay to design a distinctive tag or plate which design shall be submitted to the Department of Revenue for approval. In absence of an appointed committee, the Department of Revenue shall design the tag for the organization. The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized tags and plates provided for in this chapter. Section 32-6-54 shall not apply to the tags or plates designed pursuant to this division. (Acts 1997, No. 97-405, p. 661, §1.)