Terms Used In Alabama Code 32-12A-5

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The secretary shall provide to the registrant a registration certificate that includes the registration number, the date of registration, the make and serial number of the vehicle, the owner’s name and address, and additional information the secretary may require. Information concerning each registration shall be retained by the secretary. The registration is not valid unless signed by at least one owner. Upon a satisfactory showing that the registration certificate has been lost or destroyed, the secretary shall issue a replacement registration certificate upon payment of a fee of five dollars ($5). The fees collected from replacement registration certificates shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Public Safety Fund of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.