BY MAIL- Renew by mail (NO ADDITIONAL FEE) by following the instructions on your renewal notice.  For assistance call (334) 262-4226.

ONLINE- Information contained on the renewal notice is required for internet renewal. Renew on line (NO ADDITIONAL FEE)  Click here. To check status for renewals that have been processed  online, call 334-262-4226.

NEW REGISTRATION:

Registered owners must apply.

Fees are based on the value of the vehicle and cannot be quoted until paperwork is completed in our office.

Please call any of our offices if additional information (other than fee quotes) is needed.

Vehicle purchased from a licensed dealer in the State of Alabama, the following documents are required:

• Owner's copy of title application (from dealer) 
• Itemized Bill of Sale (showing break down of sales tax collected)
• Previous registration information (if available)

Vehicle purchased from a licensed dealer from another state, the following documents are required:

• Original Manufacturers' Certificate of Origin (if vehicle is new) or original title (if vehicle is used) assigned to buyer
• Itemized Bill of Sale
• Vehicle must be presented for inspection
• Lienholder information including loan account number (if applicable)

Vehicle purchased from an individual (private party):

• Original title (reassigned to buyer)
• Bill of Sale
• Complete lienholder information (if applicable)
• Registration information (if available)
• Vehicle must be presented for inspection if purchased out of State

Vehicle  is currently registered in your name in another state, the following documents are required:

        Title is not held by lienholder or no lien on vehicle:

• Original title
• Out of state registration (if available)
• Vehicle must be presented for inspection

        Title is held by lienholder (financed):

• Copy of title reflecting lienholder
• Out of state registration if available  
• Vehicle must be presented for inspection

PERSONALIZED TAGS

Alabama offers many personalized and specialty tag options. Additional fees apply to personalized and specialty tags. 

Click Here  to view tag types and reserve your license plate with the Alabama Department of Revenue.  

TITLE INFORMATION

Application for title is submitted by the Judge of Probate  however titles are issued and title records maintained by the Alabama Department of Revenue. You may check the status of your title application at http://www.aletaps-status.com/StatusInquiry/TitleStatus.Aspx

        REPLACEMENT TITLE:

• Form may be picked up at any of our locations and mailed/taken to the Alabama Department of Revenue
• Downloadable form Click Here

      TRANSFER WHEN PREVIOUS OWNER IS DECEASED

       When transferring ownership on a vehicle when the previous owner is deceased, the following is required in addition to the items listed in the above section:

       Probated will:

• Letters of Testamentary

       No will or will is not probated:

• "Next of Kin" form (obtainable at any of our four convenient Probate Office locations) Downloadable form Click Here
• Copy of death certificate

DRIVER LICENSE / IDENTIFICATION CARD

The legal age to obtain a learner license is fifteen, and a driver license is sixteen.

Driver licenses and ID cards may be renewed or duplicates applied for at any of our four Probate Office Locations.

ALL OTHER TRANSACTIONS MUST BE HANDLED THROUGH THE STATE OF ALABAMA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, 1040 COLISEUM BLVD., MONTGOMERY, AL. 334-242-4141

You may renew or apply for a duplicate at any of our  four Probate locations.  The following documents are required:

• Original driver license/ID (or old license)
• Fee is $23.00 for renewal, $18.00 for duplicate
• If original license/ID is not available  two forms of identification must be presented. A certified birth record is required. Examples of acceptable second forms of ID are social security card, military ID, or passport. Call our office if additional information is needed.

Vessel License

Persons 12 years and older operating motorized watercraft must have an operator's license. Information on certification may be obtained from the Alabama Department of Conservation by calling 334-242-3673. Certain restrictions apply.

HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES

State hunting and fishing licenses are required for persons between the ages of sixteen and sixty-five.  Individuals 65 and older are exempt from licensing but are required to provide  identification verifying age if necessary.

To purchase licenses or view additional hunting and fishing license information at the Department of Conservation website  Click here.   You may call the Department of Conservation at 334-242-3467.

The following is required to obtain a hunting or fishing license:

• Valid Alabama driver license or non-driver identification card
• Proof of residency
• Hunting license purchasers born on or after August 1, 1977 must provide proof of completion of an approved hunter education course.  To access the Department of Conservation hunter education information website Click here or call 242-3467.