Section 32-7-1 – Citation of Chapter.
Section 32-7-1 Citation of chapter. This chapter may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §43.)
Section 32-7-10 – Form and Amount of Security.
Section 32-7-10 Form and amount of security. The security required under this chapter shall be in such form and in such amount as the director may require but in no case in excess of the limits specified in Section 32-7-6 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy or bond. The person depositing security […]
Section 32-7-11 – Custody, Disposition and Return of Security.
Section 32-7-11 Custody, disposition and return of security. Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be placed by the director in the custody of the State Treasurer and shall be applicable only to the payment of a judgment or judgments rendered against the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit […]
Section 32-7-12 – Matters Not to Be Evidence in Civil Actions.
Section 32-7-12 Matters not to be evidence in civil actions. Neither the report required by Section 32-7-5, the action taken by the director pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the director upon which such action is based nor the security filed as provided in this chapter shall be referred to in any […]
Section 32-7-13 – Courts to Report Nonpayment of Judgments.
Section 32-7-13 Courts to report nonpayment of judgments. Whenever any person fails within 60 days to satisfy any judgment, upon the written request of the judgment creditor or his or her attorney, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court which has no clerk in […]
Section 32-7-14 – Suspension of License, Registration, or Operating Privilege for Nonpayment of Judgment.
Section 32-7-14 Suspension of license, registration, or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment. (a) Suspension for nonpayment of judgment. The director upon the receipt of a certified copy of a judgment shall forthwith suspend the license and registration and any nonresident’s operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as hereinafter […]
Section 32-7-15 – Suspension to Continue Until Judgments Paid and Proof Given.
Section 32-7-15 Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given. The license, registration, and nonresident’s operating privilege shall remain suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of such person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until every judgment is […]
Section 32-7-16 – Payments Sufficient to Satisfy Requirements.
Section 32-7-16 Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements. Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied: (1) When twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result […]
Section 32-7-17 – Installment Payment of Judgments.
Section 32-7-17 Installment payment of judgments. (a) A judgment debtor, upon due notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments; and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor […]
Section 32-7-18 – Proof of Financial Responsibility Required Upon Certain Convictions.
Section 32-7-18 Proof of financial responsibility required upon certain convictions. (a) Whenever the director, under any law of this state, suspends or revokes the license of any person upon receiving record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail, the director shall also suspend the registration for all motor vehicles registered in the name of […]
Section 32-7-19 – Alternate Methods of Giving Proof; Registration of Motor Vehicle of Person Required to Give Proof.
Section 32-7-19 Alternate methods of giving proof; registration of motor vehicle of person required to give proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing: (1) A […]
Section 32-7-2 – Definitions.
Section 32-7-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) DIRECTOR. The Director of Public Safety of the State of Alabama. (2) JUDGMENT. Any judgment which shall have become […]
Section 32-7-20 – Certificate of Insurance as Proof.
Section 32-7-20 Certificate of insurance as proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the director the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish […]
Section 32-7-21 – Certificate Furnished by Nonresident as Proof.
Section 32-7-21 Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof. (a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the director a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor […]
Section 32-7-22 – Motor Vehicle Liability Policy Defined; Policy Provisions.
Section 32-7-22 Motor vehicle liability policy defined; policy provisions. (a) A motor vehicle liability policy, as the term is used in this chapter, means an owner’s or an operator’s policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in Section 32-7-20 or Section 32-7-21 as proof of financial responsibility, and issued, except as otherwise provided in Section […]
Section 32-7-23 – Uninsured Motorist Coverage; “Uninsured Motorist” Defined; Limitation on Recovery.
Section 32-7-23 Uninsured motorist coverage; “uninsured motorist” defined; limitation on recovery. (a) No automobile liability or motor vehicle liability policy insuring against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death suffered by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or issued […]
Section 32-7-24 – Notice of Cancellation or Termination of Certified Policy.
Section 32-7-24 Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy. (a) When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under Section 32-7-20 or a policy under Section 32-7-21, the insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least 10 days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the […]
Section 32-7-25 – Chapter Not to Affect Other Policies.
Section 32-7-25 Chapter not to affect other policies. (a) This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform to the […]
Section 32-7-26 – Bond as Proof of Financial Responsibility.
Section 32-7-26 Bond as proof of financial responsibility. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by a bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business in this state, or by a bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real estate within this state and together having equities equal in value […]
Section 32-7-27 – Money or Securities as Proof.
Section 32-7-27 Money or securities as proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the State Treasurer that the person named in the certificate has deposited with him or her $50,000 in cash, or securities that may legally be purchased by savings banks or for trust funds of a market […]