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The document is an application form from the Alabama Department of Revenue's Motor Vehicle Division for requesting replacement credentials such as license plates, validation decals, or registration receipts. It outlines the necessary registrant and vehicle information, reasons for replacement, and instructions for submission along with payment to the local licensing office.

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How to replace a lost license plate in Alabama?

229(1) details when and how a replacement license plate and/or decal can be obtained. The form MV 40-12-265-1 (Application For Replacement Credentials) must be completed by the vehicle owner(s) and presented to the license plate issuing official in person to obtain a replacement.

What would someone do with a stolen license plate?

Criminals can use stolen license plates to commit fraud, cover their tracks during a crime, or rack up fines in your name.

What does duplicate vehicle registration mean?

A vehicle registration is proof that an owner has paid the necessary fees to legally drive their car, and that the vehicle is recorded with the state. A duplicate registration is essentially a replacement for the most current vehicle registration.

What is the charge for stealing a license plate in Alabama?

(e) A person who removes a license plate or tag from a vehicle or affixes to a vehicle a license plate or tag not authorized by law for use on it, in either case with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of a vehicle or its owner, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished as required by law.

How much does it cost to replace a stolen tag in Alabama?

Replacement license plates and year decals are $2.00 each.

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When you sell a car in Alabama, do you keep the tag?

(a) (1) A person shall not drive, move, or leave standing upon a highway, or in an offstreet public parking facility, any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole or pipe dolly, or logging dolly, unless it is registered and the appropriate fees have been paid under this code or registered under the permanent trailer

What to do if your car tag is stolen in Alabama?

(1) Registrants, whose license plate or validation decals have been mutilated, lost, or stolen, may receive a replacement license plate or decal from the license issuing official upon: (a) Completion of Form MVR 40-12-265-1, Application for Replacement Motor Vehicle Tag and/or Decal.