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Am I required to surrender the license plate upon Revocation of the Registration?

Yes. If the vehicle was in exempt (stored, inoperable, or other unused) status the registrant should visit their local licensing official to surrender the license plate within thirty days of the MLI verification notice.

Failure to surrender the license plate within 30 calendar days of the MLI verification Notice will result in suspension of their vehicle registration.

Failure to surrender the license plate or completion of the “Request for Registration Revocation” form (MV32-7A-5) within 30 days of the MLI verification notice will result in a registration suspension. However, if the registrant was unable to surrender the plate within 30 days due to any of the reasons listed on MV Form 32-7A-11 (on DOR website), the registrant may qualify for a “good cause” extension. The form should be completed (along with necessary documentation) and submitted to their local licensing official within 30 calendar days from the date that the “good cause” event ended. If the plate and/or a completed form MV32-7A-5 was not submitted to the local licensing official within 30 days of the MLI verification notice and if the registrant does not qualify for any of the good cause reasons listed on MV32-7A-11, reinstatement fees ($200 for first suspension; $400 for second and subsequent suspension) and evidence of current Alabama liability insurance coverage must be provided to their local licensing official to remove the registration suspension.

Visit your local licensing official to claim the stored, inoperable, or otherwise unused exemption from the reinstatement fee.

In accordance with section 32-7A-11(a)(2), when a registrant responds that the vehicle was not operated during a lapse in coverage due to the vehicle being stored, inoperable, or otherwise unused, the registrant must provide evidence of the vehicle’s non-use to the licensing official. If the evidence is deemed acceptable by the licensing official, the registration will be revoked, and reinstatement fees will not be due.

A registrant may claim the stored, inoperable, or otherwise unused exemption from the reinstatement fee once during the registration period by applying to the local licensing official to revoke the vehicle’s registration for the remainder of the registration period and be exempted from the reinstatement fee. See Admin. Rule 810-5-8-.06 for further details.

 

Related FAQs in Liability Insurance, Revocation and Suspensions

Contact the local licensing office or the Property Tax Division (334-242-1525) to answer this question.

An MLI verification notice is mailed to the address on the vehicle registration and/or emailed (if email address is available) to registrants asking for proof of insurance coverage for the vehicle on the verification date. If no response is received after 30 days from the MLI verification notice, the license plate has not been surrendered within 30 days or insurance cannot be verified by the DOR, a NOS is mailed to the registrant notifying them that their registration has been suspended.

Ask the insurer to visit the Be Sure to Insure Alabama website to provide to ALDOR confirmation of coverage on the vehicle for the requested verification date as shown on the verification notice. The insurer must provide the confirmation on the insurer’s letterhead and submit it from the insurer’s email address so we know the response is being provided directly from the insurer.

Registrants are required to provide licensing officials with insurance information (policy number, NAIC #, policy type), including updates, when the vehicle is registered. This information is used by DOR to verify vehicle insurance using the Online Insurance Verification System (OIVS).

Visit your local licensing official to pay the required reinstatement fee ($200 for first suspension; $400 for second and subsequent suspensions) and provide evidence of current Alabama liability insurance coverage.

ALDOR uses the online insurance verification system (OIVS) web services to verify policy information with insurers in real time. The OIVS is accessible to ALDOR, licensing officials, and law enforcement.

If OIVS does not return a “confirmed” response, the registrant will be required to present the evidence of insurance document.

ALDOR will continue to attempt to verify the policy information submitted and will send a verification notice to the registrant to follow up on any unconfirmed responses received from the insurer.