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AL Code § 32-20-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-3 - Powers and Duties of Department.

Section 32-20-3Powers and duties of department. 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) The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out this chapter. (b) The department may do any of the following: (1) Make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out this chapter. (2) Adopt and enforce reasonable rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including rules that allow alternative methods of proof of satisfaction of liens. (3) Assign a new identification number to a manufactured home if it has none, or its identification number is destroyed or obliterated, and shall issue a new certificate of title showing the new identification number. (4) Revoke the authority of a dealer or other person appointed by the department to act as a designated agent under this chapter when the department finds that the dealer or other person has failed to faithfully perform his or her duties under this chapter or has been convicted of violating any felony provisions of this chapter or of Title 40. (c) The department, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentially statutes, rules, and regulations, may make available information concerning the status of a title on any manufactured home as reflected by the records in a manner prescribed by the department. The information supplied by the department shall be considered official only if in writing. The department shall charge the fees set forth in Section 32-20-4; provided, that no fee shall be charged to Alabama law enforcement agencies or law enforcement agencies of any other state when the state furnishes like or similar information without charge to the department or to Alabama law enforcement agencies. (d) Whenever this chapter provides that a written certificate or other document is to be filed with the department, the commissioner may establish procedures for and accept in lieu of the paper document a filing made by electronic means and may waive notarization requirements as otherwise required by this chapter. The department may also establish procedures for the electronic transfer of title and the recording and release of security interests. A filing or transfer by electronic means shall be accepted only if the content of the filing satisfies all of the requirements of this chapter. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4; Act 2021-171, §2.)
AL Code § 32-20-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-4 - Transaction Fees.

Section 32-20-4Transaction fees. (a) There shall be paid to the department for issuing and processing documents required by this chapter a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) for each unit of a manufactured home required to be titled under Section 32-20-20 for the following transactions: (1) Each application for certificate of title. (2) Each application for replacement or corrected certificate of title. (3) Each application for certificate of title after transfer. (4) Each notice of security interest. (5) Each assignment by lienholder. (6) Each application for cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of title. (7) Each application for information as to the status of the title of a manufactured home. Such information shall be treated in the same manner as prescribed by state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations regarding the confidentiality and disclosure of motor vehicle records. (b) The designated agents shall add the sum of one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for each transaction, as specified in subsection (a), processed for which this fee is charged to be retained as the agent's commission for services rendered, and all other fees collected shall be remitted to the department in a manner prescribed by the department. (c) If more than one transaction is involved in any application on a single manufactured home and if supported by all required documents, the fee charged by the department and by the designated agent for processing and issuing shall be considered as only one transaction for which the designated agent shall receive and retain one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) and shall collect and remit to the department fifteen dollars ($15). (d) A fee of five dollars ($5) shall be added for each transaction, as specified in subdivisions (1), (3), and (6) of subsection (a), for each unit of a manufactured home required to be titled under Section 32-20-20, to be distributed to the nonprofit 501(c)(3) foundation known as the Alabama Housing Foundation. (e) Every transaction shall be accompanied by the fee specified in this chapter, regardless of whether the title is issued electronically or not, unless specifically exempted by this chapter. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4; Act 2019-239, §1.)
AL Code § 32-20-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-5 - Commission Fee.

Section 32-20-5Commission fee. 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) The judge of probate or other county official who is authorized and required by law to process applications for certificates of title by this chapter may collect and retain a one dollar and fifty cent ($1.50) commission fee for each application processed in addition to the one dollar and fifty cent ($1.50) designated agent commission fee to further defray the cost of processing and mailing of title application and supporting documents. (b) When an application is not processed through a designated agent, the department may collect and retain a commission for each application processed by the department to defray the cost associated with processing and supporting electronic title applications and payments. The commission amount shall be the same as the commissions provided for designated agents and, in addition to all other appropriations, shall be continuously appropriated to the department. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4; Act 2021-171, §2.)
AL Code § 32-20-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-6 - Inspections; Search Warrants.

Section 32-20-6Inspections; search warrants. (a) Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman of an incorporated municipality, or duly authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety or Department of Revenue of this state may enter into the premises of any manufactured home dealer licensed therefore by the State of Alabama or any political subdivision thereof and inspect the identification numbers of all manufactured homes or parts thereof contained on the premises, at any time of the day or night in order to enforce the provisions of this chapter. (b) Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman of an incorporated municipality, or duly authorized commissioned law enforcement officer of the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Revenue of this state shall have the power to serve and execute any and all search warrants obtained in accordance with law for the purposes of the provisions of this chapter. (c) Interference by any person with proper inspection by lawful officers as authorized by this section is a misdemeanor. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-7 - Forms, Rules, and Regulations to Be Supplied.

Section 32-20-7Forms, rules, and regulations to be supplied. The department shall provide each designated agent with a supply of forms, rules, and regulations provided for in this chapter. Such forms, rules, and regulations at the discretion of the department shall be provided in an electronic format. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-8 - Enforcement.

Section 32-20-8Enforcement. The department is charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and may call upon any and all law enforcement agencies and officers of this state for such assistance as it deems necessary in order to assure such enforcement and it shall be the duty of such law enforcement agencies and officers to render such assistance to the department when called upon by it to do so. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-9 - Violations - Aiding, Abetting, Etc.

Section 32-20-9Violations - Aiding, abetting, etc. A person who, whether present or absent, aids, abets, induces, procures, or causes the commission of an act which if done directly by him or her, would be a felony or a misdemeanor under a provision of this chapter, is guilty of the same felony or misdemeanor. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-10 - Violations - Alterations, Forgeries, Etc.

Section 32-20-10Violations - Alterations, forgeries, etc. A person is guilty of a Class C felony who, with fraudulent intent does any of the following: (1) Alters, forges, or counterfeits a certificate of title. (2) Alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title, or an assignment or release of a security interest, on a certificate of title or a form the department prescribes. (3) Has possession of or uses a certificate of title, knowing it has been altered, forged, or counterfeited. (4) Uses a false or fictitious name or address, or makes a material false statement, or fails to disclose a security interest, or conceals any other material fact, in an application for a certificate of title. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 1|Section 32-20-11 - Violations - Certificate and Application.

Section 32-20-11Violations - Certificate and application. A person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor who does any of the following: (1) With fraudulent intent, permits another, not entitled thereto, to use or have possession of a certificate of title. (2) Willfully fails to mail or deliver a certificate of title or application therefore to the department within 10 days after the time required by this chapter. (3) Willfully fails to deliver to his or her transferee a certificate of title within 10 days after the time required by this chapter. (4) Knowingly and willfully commits a fraud in any application or a title. (5) Willfully violates any other provision of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-21 - Issuance Excluded.

Section 32-20-21Issuance excluded. No certificate of title shall be issued for any of the following: (1) A manufactured home owned by the United States or any agency thereof. (2) A manufactured home owned by a manufacturer or licensed manufactured home dealer and held for sale. (3) A manufactured home owned by a nonresident of this state and not located in this state. (4) Manufactured homes designated 1999 and prior year models. (5) Modular homes. (6) A manufactured home situated in this state and permanently affixed to the real property on which it is placed and for which the certificate of title or the manufacturer's certificate of origin has been cancelled pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 32-20-20. (7) Any other manufactured homes as prescribed by the department. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4; Act 2019-239, §1.)
AL Code § 32-20-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-22 - Designated Agents of Department.

Section 32-20-22Designated agents of department. (a) Each judge of probate, commissioner of licenses, director of revenue, or other county official in this state authorized and required by law to issue motor vehicle license tags, unless otherwise provided by law, shall by virtue of his or her office be a designated agent of the department. Judges of probate, commissioners of licenses, directors of revenue, or other county officials may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their deputies. (b) Every dealer, as defined in this chapter, shall qualify as a designated agent of the department. The dealers may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their officers or employees; provided, that the dealers or persons shall enter into a bond with a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, payable to the State of Alabama in a sum as provided in subsection (b) of Section 32-8-34, conditioned on the faithful performance of their duties under this chapter. (c) The department may appoint other persons as its designated agents under this chapter. An appointee shall enter into a bond as provided in subsection (b) of Section 32-8-34, conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties under this chapter. Full-time bonded employees of the Department of Revenue may serve as designated agents without additional bond. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-24 - Acceptance of Application Where Ownership of Manufactured Home in Question.

Section 32-20-24Acceptance of application where ownership of manufactured home in question. If the department is not satisfied as to the ownership of the manufactured home or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the department may accept the application but shall do either of the following: (1) Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the department as to the applicant's ownership of the manufactured home and that there are no undisclosed security interests on it. (2) As a condition of issuing a certificate of title or certificate of cancellation, require the applicant to file with the department a bond in a form prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant, and either accompanied by the deposit of cash with the department or also executed by a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this state. The bond shall be in an amount equal to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for manufactured homes less than 10 model years old and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for all manufactured homes 10 years old or older and shall be conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of the manufactured home or person acquiring any security interest in it, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, by reason of the issuance of the certificate of title or certificate of cancellation for the manufactured home or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title, and interest of the applicant in and to the manufactured home. Any such interested person has a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond, and any deposits accompanying it, shall be returned at the end of three years or prior thereto if the manufactured home is no longer in this state and the currently valid Alabama certificate of title is surrendered to another state, unless the department has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-25 - Issuance of Certificate.

Section 32-20-25Issuance of certificate. (a) The department shall examine each application received and, when satisfied that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title to the manufactured home on the form prescribed by the department. (b) The department shall maintain a record of all certificates of title issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter: (1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the manufactured home. (2) Under the manufactured home identification number. (3) Under the name of the owner. (4) In the discretion of the department, by any other method the department determines. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-26 - Certificate Contents.

Section 32-20-26Certificate contents. (a) Each certificate of title issued by the department shall contain all of the following: (1) The date issued. (2) The 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 manufactured home including the following data: Year, make, model, manufactured home identification number, and whether new or used. (6) Any other data the department prescribes. (b) The certificate of title shall contain forms for assignment and warranty of title by the owner, and for assignment 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. (c) A certificate of title issued by the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it. (d) A certificate of title to a manufactured home is not subject to garnishment, attachment, execution, or other judicial process, but this subsection does not prevent a lawful levy upon the manufactured home. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-27 - Mailing of Certificate; Electronic Issuance.

Section 32-20-27Mailing of certificate; electronic issuance. The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. The department may promulgate rules to issue such certificate of title electronically in lieu of issuing the certificate of title by mail. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-28 - Grounds for Refusal.

Section 32-20-28Grounds for refusal. 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 manufactured home. (2) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement. (3) The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the department reasonably requires. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)
AL Code § 32-20-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-29 - Replacement Certificate.

Section 32-20-29Replacement certificate. 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 issued under this chapter or previously issued under Chapter 8 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) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the department. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.; Act 2021-171, §2)
AL Code § 32-20-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 20 - Manufactured Home Certificate of Title Act.|Article 2|Section 32-20-30 - Transfer of Interest by Owner.

Section 32-20-30Transfer of interest by owner. (a) If an owner transfers his or her interest in a manufactured home, other than by the creation of a security interest, he or she shall, at the time of the sale of the manufactured home, 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 promptly, after delivery to him or her of the manufactured home, shall 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, unless the transfer was in breach of his or her security agreement, shall 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 or her 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 Section 32-20-32. (e) Except as provided in Section 32-20-32, and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section have been complied with. (Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §4.)