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AL HB392
Bill
Status
4/16/2024
Primary Sponsor
Ben Robbins
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AI Summary
HB392 Summary
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Prohibits the Department of Revenue from transferring ownership interest in a deceased person's motor vehicle unless the estate is administered through probate court, circuit court, or qualifies under the Alabama Small Estates Act (Sections 43-2-690 through 43-2-696).
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Allows motor vehicle title transfer based on an affidavit signed by all of the decedent's heirs without probate of the estate, which the Department of Revenue must conclusively presume to be complete, correct, and effective for transferring title to good faith purchasers.
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Makes it perjury in the third degree under Section 13A-10-103 of the Alabama Code for any person who falsely swears in an affidavit claiming to be a decedent's heir.
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Becomes effective on October 1, 2024.
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Passed the House of Representatives on April 16, 2024 with a vote of 93 Yeas, 5 Nays, and 4 Abstains.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles, Dept of Revenue, transfer of ownership interest in deceased individual's motor vehicle prohibited, except by order of a probate or circuit court, by a small estates distribution, by affidavit of all heirs, Class B misdemeanor for false affidavit.
Motor Vehicles & Traffic
Last Action
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
5/7/2024