Vehicle Purchased From An Alabama Dealer

If vehicle was purchased from an Alabama Dealer, please bring the following:

• Alabama Department of Revenue title application (yellow copy) or original title or Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO).
   
• Bill of Sale, or invoice.  Sales tax must be itemized.
   
• Bring in legible copy of most recent tag registration.
   
• Vehicle must be registered within twenty (20) calendar days from the date of purchase.

Purchased From An Individual-Alabama

If vehicle was purchased from an individual with Alabama title, please bring the following:

• Original title (completely filled out and signed over by the seller).  If your title has been lost, you must apply for a duplicate certificate from the state of issuance.
   
• Bill of Sale
   
• Odometer reading is required for any transfer of a motor vehicle less than ten (10) years old and under 16,000 lbs.
   
• If vehicle is 1974 or older, person must bring a bill of sale and it must be notarized; buyer must also provide make, model, year, vehicle identification number (VIN) and color.
   
• Vehicle must be registered within twenty (20) calendar days from the date of purchase.

Owner named on title must come in person, or give someone a notarized power of attorney to title for him/her.  By law, the specific individual(s) who is/are the legal owner of a vehicle must personally apply for his/her Alabama title certificate and license plates.  Unless a power of attorney form is completed by the legal owner and notarized, no other person (even a spouse or other family member) may complete these transactions.  If two people are on the title and their names are joined by "and", both must come in or give the other person power of attorney; if the names are joined by "or", either may come in.  Must have Alabama driver's license.

Purchased Out of State

If vehicle was purchased out of state, please bring the following:

• The original title or Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO)
   
• Bill of Sale, required to determine sales tax liability.
   
• Owner must come in person (as previously stated).
   
• Vehicle must be registered within twenty (20) calendar days from the date of purchase or within twenty (20) days of returning to the State.
   
• Bring vehicle for inspection.

Registration of Out of State Vehicle

If vehicle currently is registered out-of-state and moving to Alabama, please bring the following:

• Original Title
   
• Your current tag registration from the previous state (show tag expiration date)
   
• Bring in vehicle for inspection
   
• Owner's name on title must come in person.

Please Note:  When you register a vehicle with an out-of-state registration, you MUST bring the vehicle to be inspected in order to verify that the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the vehicle matches the title or registration documents.  This inspection is not to verify the condition or safety of the vehicle.

Financed

Vehicle financed when purchased out-of-state or from Alabama individual, please bring the following:

• Copy of original title, front and back from lien holder.
  
• Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming are states that send original title to the owner and not the lienholder.  Owners from these states must surrender the title to obtain the Alabama title.
   
• Account number from the lien holder.
   
• Date of lien from the lien holder.
   
• Name and address of lien holder.
   
• Bring vehicle in for inspection if vehicle is from out-of-state.
   
• Owner must come in person.

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