Donate a car or vehicle in Alabama
State Title Information
Help a child with a car, motorcycle, automobile, truck, boat or any vehicle donation. What vehicles need titles in your state. How to transfer ownership...
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When donating a car it is necessary to transfer ownership. Various states have different regulations on how this is done. This page is a collection of actual references from The California state web site.
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1. What year model motor vehicles does the State of Alabama title?
2. Where do I apply for an Alabama certificate of title?
3. What does it cost to make application for Alabama certificate of title?
4. How long does it take to receive an Alabama title?
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1. What year model motor vehicles does the State of Alabama title?
Every 1975 and subsequent year model motor vehicle which is domiciled in Alabama and is required to be registered in Alabama is required to have an Alabama certificate of title. Travel trailers and mobile homes designated as 1990 and subsequent year models also are required to have an Alabama certificate of title.
DEFINITIONS: The term motor vehicle includes every automobile, motorcycle, semitrailer, truck, truck tractor, trailer and other devices which are self-propelled or drawn upon a public highway.
EXCLUSIONS: No Alabama certificate of title need be obtained for: (a) a vehicle owned by the United States or any thereof; (b) a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for resale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for the purpose of testing or demonstration, or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing; (c) a vehicle owned by a non-resident of Alabama and not required by law to be registered in Alabama; (d) a vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state; (e) a vehicle moved solely by animal power; (f) an implement of husbandry; (g) special mobile equipment; (h) a pole trailer; (I) ATV's; (j) snowmobiles: (k) off road vehicles; (l) junked vehicles; (m) boats; (n) mobile homes, travel trailers, and mobile trailers designated 1989 year models and prior year models.
2. Where do I apply for an Alabama certificate of title?
Applications for Alabama certificate of title must be made through a Designated Agent of the Alabama Department of Revenue. Designated Agents include: County License Plate Issuing Officials, all licensed Alabama motor vehicle dealers, and some financial institutions located in Alabama such as banks and credit unions.
3. What does it cost to make application for Alabama certificate of title?
The title application fee is $15.00 for each application for Alabama certificate of title. Designated agents shall add the sum of $1.50 as the commission for each document processed. County License Plate Issuing Officials may also collect an additional $1.50 commission for each application processed to defray the cost of processing and mailing title applications.
4. How long does it take to receive an Alabama title?
Processing times may vary. However, most Alabama certificates of title are issued within fifteen working days from the day that the Department receives the application. If you have not received your Alabama title within a reasonable time period, please contact the Designated Agent that completed your title application for assistance. If the Designated Agent cannot provide assistance, you may contact Title Inquiry at (334) 242-9102 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST. (M-Fr.).
5. I satisfied the lien on my vehicle and received the Alabama certificate of title with the lien released on the certificate of title. However, I subsequently lost the title. Why do I need a lien release in order to apply for a replacement Alabama certificate of title?
At the time that the lien was released the Department was not notified of this fact. Therefore, when the Alabama certificate of title was lost so was the lien release.
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