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CONNECTED Driver’s License
New Alabama residents must obtain a driver’s license within 30 days of entering the state. Driver’s licenses are available from the driver’s license examiner’s office listed below. If you have a valid out-of-state driver’s license, you do not have to take the written or road test, but you are required to take an eye exam. The cost for the outof-state transfer fee is $28 cash (NOTE: These requirements are for a regular Class D license only.) If you do not have a valid outof-state license, you are required to take a written exam and road test as well as the eye exam. The cost of a new license/renewal for Alabama state residents is $25.
You must bring with you:
• Current Driver’s License • Social Security Card (name should match that of the Driver’s License) • State-issued Birth Certificate or Passport • If your name has changed, bring marriage certificate or divorce decree. • Under 18, school enrollment documents
Driver’s License Examiner’s Office: 1040 Coliseum Blvd. | (334) 272-8868
In Wetumpka:
101 East Tallassee St. | (334) 567-8871
In Prattville:
165 West 5th St. | (334) 361-3741
Vehicle Registration/Tags
• Your car • The title or copy of the original title • If it is a lien, the lien holder’s name and complete address and loan account number • Bill of sale • Identification of person it is registered to
For new residents who have moved from another Alabama county and need to renew a license tag, you must provide one of the following:
• Renewal notice from previous Alabama county • Previous year’s renewal notice from the previous Alabama county • Title of the vehicle for which registration is provided
Voter Registration
Remembering to register to vote in your new community is important. There is no length-of-residence requirement to vote in Montgomery, Autauga or Elmore counties. Voter registration must be completed at the County Courthouse 10 days before any election to vote in that election.
To register:
Online through the Secretary of State’s website: www.sos.state.al.us
Elmore County: The county courthouse in Wetumpka, the probate office or any public library. (334) 567-1150
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration has two locations in Montgomery County. For general information and services, visit SSA offices at 4344 Carmichael Road, Suite # 100, Montgomery or call 1-866-593-0914 or 1-800-772-1213.
Utility & Cable Services Electricity
Alabama Power Company
244 Dexter Ave. | Montgomery (800) 245-2244
Central Alabama Electric Cooperative P.O. Box 681570 | Prattville (800) 545-5735
Dixie Electric Cooperative 10613 Troy Hwy. | Pike Road (334) 288-1163
Natural Gas
Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco)
Administration Building, 100 S. Lawrence St., any public library or probate office. (334) 832-1215
www.alagasco.com 235 Lee St. | Montgomery (334) 263-2341 163 East Main St. | Prattville (334) 365-6525
Autauga County: The county courthouse
Southern Natural Gas Company
Montgomery County: The County
in Prattville, the probate office or any public library. (334) 361-3713 www.knowthecommunity.com
Cook Road | Wetumpka, AL | (334) 285-6464
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Vehicle titles must be transferred and Alabama automobile license plates obtained within 30 days of establishing residency. You must go to the county Probate Office to transfer your plates.
For new residents to Alabama, you will need the following to transfer your tag:
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