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Firefighter

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Alabama residents who are active or retired firefighters of a paid, part-paid or volunteer fire department or widows or widowers of firefighters who died in the line of duty and are vehicle owners of private passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, motorcycles, and pleasure motor vehicles (i.e., recreational vehicles) not exceeding 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight may purchase license plates in this category.

 

Code Section:
32-6-270, 32-6-272 and 40-12-244
Required Documents
  • Proof of being an active or retired firefighter of a paid, part-paid or volunteer fire department or a widow or widower of firefighter who died in the line of duty is required.
  • The Alabama Forestry Commission will provide a list of eligible volunteer firefighters and the Firefighters’ Personnel Standards and Education Commission will provide a list of all members of paid or part-paid fire departments on their websites for the licensing officials’ offices. The registrant’s name must appear on one of these lists in order to be eligible to receive the Firefighter license plate. If the registrant’s name is not on the list, the registrant may present to the licensing official proof of his or her membership in a fire department by means of certificate signed by the chief officer of the applicant on a form prescribed by the Alabama Forestry Commission. Firefighter Tag Lists:

Registration Fees:

  • Registration: $15 – $105, depending on the type of vehicle being registered.
  • A volunteer firefighter who is a resident of Alabama is entitled to a registration fee exemption for one vehicle as provided for in Code Section 40-12-244. The exemption extends only for the purchase of a Firefighter distinctive license plate. The exemption does not extend to retired volunteer firefighters.

Other Information:

Additional fees:

  • $1 annually
  • $5 when metal plate is issued

The net proceeds of the $1 fee will be distributed into a fund managed by the Alabama Joint Fire Council and shall be used for the purpose of expanding and maintaining the Alabama Firefighter Memorial located in Tuscaloosa and for training expenses associated with the Firefighter Peer Support Program. The net proceeds of the $5 fee shall be distributed to ALDOR.

Retired volunteer firefighter includes a person who retired from a volunteer fire department in another state and meets the requirements of the law.