ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION

 

 

810-5-31-.01 Schedule Of Fees And Commissions - Remittance Of Fees By Personal Checks Or Company Checks Of Designated Agents.

(1)     The term "Department" as used in this regulation shall mean the Department of Revenue of the State of Alabama.

(2)     When applications for certificates of title (form MVT 5-1c) are submitted to the Department by a designated agent, the accompanying check, in payment of title fees, shall be payable by and remitted by the designated agent who processed the applications and this check shall be made payable to the State of Department of Revenue.

(3)     A personal check remitted for title fees payable against the account of anyone other than a designated agent will be returned along with the accompanying applications unless prior approval is obtained from the Department.

(4)     There shall be paid to the Department for processing documents, a fee, as established in Section 32-8-6, Code of Ala. 1975.

(5)     The department shall maintain a record of all checks, cashier's checks, or money orders received from a designated agent subsequently returned, for any reason, by the financial institution on which the check, cashier's check, or money order was drawn. The department shall require a designated agent that has had a check, cashier's check, or money order proffered to the department in payment of title fees returned for any reason, to submit certified funds in payment of title fees for title applications submitted to the department in the future. The department may revoke the license of a designated agent that has had a check, cashier's check, or money order presented to the department returned for any reason.

Author: Winston Hyte
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §32-8-3 (b) (2); 40-2A-7 (a) (5).
History: Repealed and New Rule: Filed October 20, 1999; effective November 24, 1999. Amended: Filed May 18, 2004; effective June 22, 2004. 

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