The ad valorem taxes are determined by multiplying the state-assigned value of your vehicle by the assessment rate (based on the classification of the vehicle), then multiplying the assessed value by the millage rate determined by your address.Įffective January 1, 2000, ad valorem taxes are collected in advance at the time of registration.
RENEW TAGS LICENSE
To avoid long lines and save time, the best time to renew your tag in person is between the 10th of the month and the 25th of the month.įees - The amount you pay to renew your tag is a combination of your ad valorem tax assessment and a license fee.
RENEW TAGS REGISTRATION
You may also renew your registration by mail or over the internet if you receive a renewal reminder for your vehicle ( ). Tag renewals may be processed at any of the Jefferson County Revenue Department locations. Renewal ChartĬommercial and Fleet Vehicles (Except IRP) The first letter of your last name determines the month in which your renewal is due. It is your responsibility to renew your tag/decal during the correct renewal month, even if you do not receive a courtesy renewal reminder in the mail. Renewal reminders will be mailed as a courtesy at the beginning of the scheduled renewal month.
Your Alabama motor vehicle license plate/decal must be renewed each year. We do not recommend that you keep your original title in your vehicle under any circumstances. Please note that your tag registration form is not your vehicle title. You may be asked to present this form by law enforcement officers at any time. You must keep either an original tag registration form (tag receipt) or a same-sized facsimile in your vehicle at all times. Please go to the “Important Changes to Credit Voucher After 1 January 2005” for more information. The Credit Voucher is pro-rated, by month, and is valid only for application to the ad valorem portion of the charges associated with the renewal of an existing tag and/or acquisition of a replacement vehicle to which the held tag will be attached. The owner-seller has the option of transferring the tag to another vehicle acquired in his/her name, and the owner-seller may request a Credit Voucher within one (1) year for the un-used portion of the ad valorem tax. In the event an owner sells or otherwise disposes of a vehicle, the tag no longer stays with the car, it belongs to the owner-seller and should be removed from the vehicle before the physical transfer of the vehicle occurs. This creates a situation in which the seller may have a pre-paid (paid in advance) tag/ tax. There are certain limitations and the owner may not transfer the plate to another vehicle he or she owns unless the licensed vehicle has changed ownership.ĭue to a change in the law, the ad valorem portion of the tag tax is collected in advance.
If the owner sells his vehicle, or if it is totally destroyed or junked, he may transfer the plate to a vehicle of the same classification he already owns that is not currently licensed, or to a vehicle of the same classification or higher classification he acquires later in the license year. Also, if a vehicle is sold or disposed of otherwise, the owner is required to remove the plate. However, according to the current law, an owner who trades vehicles must remove the license plate from the previously owned vehicle and bring it to the license issuing official to be transferred to the newly acquired vehicle. In the past, certain distinctive and personalized vehicle plates were transferred from vehicle to vehicle if the owner acquired a different vehicle or, in some cases, if the owner wanted to put the plate on another vehicle he or she owned. Please include your current tag number, title application number or record number with any correspondence.Įffective January 1, 1998, Alabama Law no longer allows a motor vehicle license plate to go with the vehicle when the vehicle is sold, traded or disposed of by any other means, including a gift or inheritance. For inquiries or comments, please email the Jefferson County Revenue Department ( If we fail to respond to your query by the end of the next business day, please call 1-20. Motor vehicle registrations and titles are administered through the Jefferson County Revenue Department.
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