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AL SB359
Bill
Status
3/15/2018
Primary Sponsor
Clyde Chambliss
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 32-7A-11 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to limit the time period for which registrants must prove continuous liability insurance coverage to the preceding 24 months when the Department of Revenue cannot verify coverage.
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Department of Revenue must send notice via USPS mail giving registrants 30 calendar days to provide evidence of continuous liability insurance coverage or face registration suspension.
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Registration suspension is waived if registrant proves no lapse in coverage within the preceding 24 months, or if the vehicle was stored, inoperable, or unused during any coverage lapse.
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If a vehicle registration is revoked due to lapsed coverage, the operator is subject to citation by law enforcement; registration can be reinstated upon proof of subsequent liability insurance coverage during the current registration period.
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The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles, mandatory liability insurance, second or subsequent violation, time period decreased for increased penalty, min. suspension period removed, Sec. 32-7A-12 am'd.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
3/15/2018