VEHICLE REGISTRATION --
On post vehicle registration --
Permanent personnel including civilian employees and contractors are required to
register their vehicle on Redstone Arsenal. It is required that
personal information and a videoimage be entered in the automated
database. Documents required are: a security badge or
military identification card; valid driver's license; and proof of ownership
(tag receipt, bill of sale, or title). For more information, contact
876-5770.
Off post vehicle registration -- Active duty military personnel
and their family members with valid vehicle registration from their original
state need not register their vehicles in the state of
Alabama. Newcomers who are not active duty military or their family
members have 30 days upon establishing residency to change their out-of-state
vehicle registration. To register your vehicle, you must submit a
certificate of title, vehicle registration, and possibly a bill of sale to the
License Commissioner's Office on the first floor of the Madison County
Courthouse or one of the satellitte offices listed in the driver's license
section between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Alabama license tags may be renewed at the satellite
offices. For more information, call 532-3310.
DRIVER'S LICENSE
--
Military personnel and their family members with valid driver's
licenses from their original state need not obtain Alabama license while the
sponsor is on active duty. Retired military and their family members
and civilian employees have 30 days after they establish residency to obtain a
driver's license. The application process in Huntsville is
administered only at the Department of Examiners at 1115A Church Street from 8
a.m. - noon, 1-5 p.m. M-F. The phone number is 539-0681. The test is
$5 (cash) and the license is $23. Without a valid license, the
newcomer must take vision, written and driving tests.
Renewing Alabama
licenses and automobile tags can be done at any of the courthouse satellite
offices. The satellite offices are at Food World on Bailey Cove and
Weatherly Road, and Park Place Mall on Memorial Parkway and Drake, Huntsville,
and Food World & Pharmacy on Highway 72 and Wall-Triana in Madison; and in
the city hall of New Hope.
For more information, call
539-0681.
Newcomers have 30 days after establishing residency to change
their out-of-state driver's license to valid Alabama licenses, or if moving
within state, to record their new address. Active duty military and
family members are not required to acquire an Alabama license as long as their
current driving license is valid and unexpired.
To apply for an Alabama
license, go to the Madison County License Department at 1115-A Church
Street. Those moving in from out of state must present a valid
driver's license, birth certificate, passport, military identification card,
voter registration, or school record. Newcomers taking the Alabama
driver's test must take a vision test and present a certified document of
identification. The test is $5 (cash) and the license is
$23. Without a valid license, newcomers must take the vision test,
written and driving tests. Those under 19 years of age applying for a
learner's permit must have a certified birth certificate, a school enrollment
form, and a Social Security card. For more information, call
539-0681.
BOAT REGISTRATION --
All boats operating in Alabama
waterways must be registered with the state. When you apply for an
Alabama driver's license, you may also request a boat operator's
license. Persons operating without boat licenses will be fined if
caught.