Ala. Admin. Code r. 810-4-2-.04 - Exemptions from Registration Fee
(1) Owner Occupant Over the Age of 65.
(a) All manufactured home owners who are over
the age of 65 shall be exempt from payment of the registration fee on their
owner-occupied manufactured home, but will be subject to the payment of the $5
issuance fee.
(b) This exemption
must be claimed annually between October 1 and November 30 or thirty (30)
calendar days from the bill of sale or thirty (30) calendar days from the date
the manufactured home entered the state for the first time. The $5 issuance fee
must be paid and a registration decal issued annually. Proof of age must be
furnished once and kept on file.
(c) Owners who fail to claim the exemption or
display the current year decal will be subject to the registration fee,
delinquent fee, citation fee, and penalty set out in Section
40-12-255(b),
Code of Ala. 1975.
(2) Owner Occupant Totally Disabled.
(a) All manufactured homes which are
owner-occupied by a totally disabled owner shall be exempt from the payment of
the registration fee but will be subject to the $5 issuance fee as set out in §
40-12-255.
(b) The exemption must be claimed annually
between October 1 and November 30 or thirty (30) calendar days from the bill of
sale or thirty (30) calendar days from the date the manufactured home entered
the state for the first time. The $5 issuance fee must be paid and a
registration decal issued annually.
(c) Proof of disability may be (but shall not
be limited to) written certificates of such total disability by two physicians
licensed to practice in this state. A certificate of disability from the
Veterans Administration or the Social Security Administration will be
acceptable.
(d) Failure to claim
the exemption or display the current year decal will subject the owner to the
registration fee, delinquent fee, citation fee, and penalty as set out in §
40-12-255(b).
(3) Owned by Governmental
Agencies.
(a) All manufactured homes owned by
the United States Government, the State of Alabama, and county or municipal
corporations of this state are exempt from the registration fees provided for
in §
40-12-255(m).
(b) Issuance of a decal is not required.
However, for discovery purposes, a decal may be issued to governmental agencies
at no charge.
(4)
Manufactured Homes in the Inventory of a Dealer or a Manufacturer.
(a) All manufactured homes in the inventory
of a dealer or a manufacturer shall be exempt from the registration
fee.
(b) Manufactured homes in the
inventory of a dealer or a manufacturer shall not be required to display a
decal.
(5) Other
Statutory Exemptions.
(a) All statutory
exemptions pertaining to organizations as exempt from any and all state,
county, and municipal taxes, licenses, fees, and charges of any nature pursuant
to Title 40 Chapter 9, Code of Ala 1975, are exempt
from the manufactured home registration and issuance fee.
(b) Subjects statutorily exempt from the
payment of the registration fee will not be exempt from the requirement of
displaying a current year decal. The subjects must claim the exemption annually
and be issued a decal at no charge.
(c) Failure to display the current year decal
will subject the manufactured home owner to citation fees and
penalties.
(6)
Nonresident military personnel stationed in Alabama under orders are exempt
from the payment of the registration fee on manufactured homes under the
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940. However, the current year decal
must be displayed. The nonresident military personnel must claim their
exemptions annually between October 1 and November 30 or thirty (30) calendar
days from the bill of sale or thirty (30) calendar days from the date the
manufactured home entered the state for the first time. The $5 issuance fee
must be paid and a registration decal issued annually. Failure to display the
current year decal will subject the owner to the citation fee, and penalty as
set out in §
40-12-255(b).
Notes
Authors: Monica Vaughn, Will Martin
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 40-2A-7(a)(5), 40-7-61, 40-7-64, 40-12-255, Title 40 Chapter 9.
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.