- To apply for an Auto Parts Dismantler and Parts Recycler license, you have to fill out an application and pay a fee of $226 as of 2011. To operate such a business, you are required to post a bond of $10,000. In general, Alabama defines an auto parts dismantler and parts recycler as any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing, dismantling and disassembling wrecked, abandoned, or repairable vehicles. You are considered in the auto parts dismantler business if you possess 10 or more inoperable motor vehicles for more than 30 days.
- A Privilege License can be issued to any person, firm, or corporation seeking to do business in Alabama. The licensing period begins Oct. 1 and ends Sept. 30 and must be renewed annually. You can purchase the license through the county's probate judge or license commissioner where your business will be located. The fee may vary depending on the county. You may also have to pay a city fee as well.
- A Motor Vehicle Dealer Regulatory License can be downloaded from the Alabama Department of Revenue website (see Resources). The application contains the list of fees and the mailing address for the Department of Revenue, which is where the application must be submitted. The license is issued to new and used card dealerships. New car dealers must post a bond of $25,000, whereas used car dealers are required to post $10,000. In addition to posting a bond, you are required to have general Garage Liability insurance of single combined limit coverage of $75,000 per accident ($50,000 bodily injury and $25,000 property coverage). Your insurance coverage should be no less than one year.
- You must obtain a Store License from the probate judge or license commissioner in the county you plan to operate a store. Alabama defines a store as "any any store or stores or any mercantile establishment or establishments which are owned, operated, maintained, controlled or for which the buying is done by the same person, firm, corporation, co-partnership, or association, either domestic or foreign, in which goods, wares or merchandise of any kind are sold, either at retail or wholesale." A store license expires on Sept. 30 and must be renewed for the ensuing 12 months. The fee ranges from $2 for operating one store to $113.50 for running 20 more more stores.
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