- (1) Before a manufactured home may be moved on the highways of Alabama, a moving permit must be obtained from the county official who administers the manufactured home registration laws. One fee of $10 will be charged for the moving of each manufactured home (regardless of the number of transportable modules to be moved). However, a move permit valid for fourteen (14) calendar days will be issued for each transportable module. Proof of payment of any applicable ad valorem tax or the current registration fee, issuance fee, and any applicable penalties shall be required before the moving permit will be issued.
- (2) Manufactured home dealers shall not be required to obtain a moving permit when moving a manufactured home which is part of the dealer's inventory or when delivering a manufactured home sold from the dealer's inventory.
- (3) Manufactured homes owned by dealers, manufacturers, lien holders, or homes being transported into or through the State of Alabama shall not be required to obtain a move permit. Transporters must provide proof of ownership as evidenced by a tag, decal, bill of sale, bill of laden, or title.
- (4) Lien holders are required [within ten (10) days of moving any manufactured home] to notify, in writing, the county registration official of the removal of said manufactured home. The county registration official, upon receipt of such written notification shall send [within ten (10) days] a notice of any delinquent taxes or registration fees to the lien holder. Lien holders shall pay delinquent taxes or registration fees within thirty (30) days of being notified.
- (5) Any person moving a manufactured home without a moving permit shall be issued a traffic citation and shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50. Any law enforcement official in the State of Alabama may issue the traffic citation.
- (6) This move permit shall be in addition to any other moving permits required by law. This move permit satisfies the requirement under the revenue manufactured home laws only and does not relieve anyone moving a manufactured home from the move requirements established by the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission.
- (7) A copy of the move permit shall be forwarded to the county of destination.
- (8) The issuing official may renew the move permit based upon evidence submitted that unusual circumstances prevented the moving of the manufactured home within the fourteen (14) calendar days originally allowed.
Author: Monica Vaugh, Will Martin
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§40-2A-7(a)(5), 40-7-61, 40-7-64.
History: Original rule filed February 18, 1993; effective March 26, 1993. Amended: Filed January 26, 1998; effective March 2, 1998. Amended: Filed May 31, 2018; effective July 15, 2018.