1. (1) Section 32-6-51, Code of Ala. 1975, requires that  license plates be attached on the rear of a motor vehicle. Due  to the configuration and use of certain vehicles, placement of  license plates in this manner is not practical. Therefore,  license plates shall be displayed on the front of the following  types of motor vehicles:

   1. (a) Truck tractors as defined in Section 40-12-240

   2. (b) Certain trucks as defined in Section 40-12-240  with the exception of self-propelled campers or house cars  commonly referred to as motor homes. License plates may be  displayed on the front of trucks when:

      1. 1. The license plate is rendered difficult to read  because of the truck bumpers, or truck lift or other permanent  obstruction.
      2. 2. The license plate is subject to being bent,  defaced, mutilated because of the commodity hauled or the use  made of the truck.
      3. 3. The license plate is subject to being covered  with dirt, chemicals, etc., because of vehicle design or use  (i.e., dump trucks, trash or garbage trucks).

Author: James Starling

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§40-2-11, 40-2A-7(a)(5), 40-12-272.

History: Adopted October 1, 1962. Amended: July 23, 1982. Amended: May 30, 1989; filed June 21, 1989; November 16, 1989. Filed April 20, 1992; August 14, 1992. Amended: Filed September 5, 2014, effective October 10, 2014.