HB335 Summary

• Establishes new distinctive military license plate categories for active, retired, and honorably discharged members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines who are Alabama residents.

• Requires applicants to submit appropriate military identification card, Leave and Earnings Statement, or DD214 form to the judge of probate or license commissioner, along with regular license registration fees and an additional $3 fee for initial plate issuance.

• License plates are valid for five years and may be renewed with either conventional or new military-designated plates, with required fees and taxes paid during non-issuance years as specified in existing law.

• Department of Veterans Affairs designs the military distinctive plates, subject to approval by the Department of Revenue, and plates are issued and processed like other distinctive plates under state law.

• Act becomes effective on January 1 following passage and approval by the Governor.