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
(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
(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
History: Repealed and New Rule: Filed October 20, 1999; effective
November 24, 1999. Amended: Filed May 18, 2004; effective June 22, 2004.