§32-6-650. Issuance of distinctive plates; fees; design.

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-67, and 32-6-68, upon application and submission of the appropriate military identification card, Leave and Earnings Statement, or DD214 form to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other license plate issuing official, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license tags or plates, and payment of an additional fee of three dollars ($3) for the initial issuance of the tag for a private passenger, pickup truck, or pleasure motor vehicle, the owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of Alabama and an active or retired member of the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Merchant Marines or has been honorably discharged from any of these branches of service shall be issued a military distinctive license plate designating the appropriate branch of service. The tag or plate shall be valid for five years and may then be replaced with either a conventional or new United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Merchant Marine tag or plate.

(b) 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 in Section 32-6-63.

(c) The United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Merchant Marine military distinctive license plates shall be designed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue.

(d) The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive plates provided for by law.

(e) The Department of Revenue may adopt any rules necessary to administer this section.

(Act 2010-510, p. 843, §1.)