(a) A person may elect to obtain a permissive supplier license to collect the tax levied by Section 40-17-325 for motor fuel that is removed at a terminal in another state and has Alabama as the destination state.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-17-334

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) A licensed permissive supplier removing motor fuel at a terminal located in another state with Alabama as its destination state shall do all of the following:

(1) Collect the tax due this state on the motor fuel.
(2) Waive any defense that this state lacks jurisdiction to require the supplier to collect the tax due this state on the motor fuel under this article.
(3) Report and pay the tax due on the motor fuel in the same manner as if the removal had occurred at a terminal located in Alabama.
(4) Keep records of the removal of the motor fuel and submit to audits concerning the motor fuel as if the removal had occurred at a terminal located in Alabama.
(c) A licensed permissive supplier acknowledges that this state imposes the requirements listed in subsection (b) under its general police power and submits to the jurisdiction of this state for purposes related to the administration of this article.