Alabama § 32-6-4.4 - Digital Driver Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards.
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§ 32-6-4.4. Digital Driver Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards.
(a)(1) Pursuant to the procedures for issuance and renewal of driver licenses and nondriver identification cards established in this chapter, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), contingent upon the availability of funds, shall issue a digital driver license or nondriver identification card and may charge an additional fee of up to fifteen dollars ($15), which may be displayed through an ALEA-approved mobile electronic method.
(2) The digital driver license or nondriver identification card may be issued in addition to a physical driver license or nondriver identification card.
(b) The digital driver license or nondriver identification card shall contain all information present on a physical driver license or nondriver identification card, including a bar code or other mechanism, as utilized to reveal the information.
(c) A licensee may produce a valid ALEA-approved digital driver license in lieu of possessing a physical driver license when operating a motor vehicle or vessel pursuant to Section 32-6-9.
(d)(1) Upon demand of a judge of any court in this state, a peace officer, a state trooper, or any other state or local governmental entity, a licensee may produce an ALEA-approved digital driver license or nondriver identification card, and it shall be recognized as though it were a physical driver license or nondriver identification card.
(2) A licensee may not produce an approved digital driver license or nondriver identification card in place of a physical driver license or nondriver identification card as a valid form of voter photo identification pursuant to Section 17-9-30.
(e) If the licensee displays the digital driver license or nondriver identification card through the ALEA-approved mobile method, the individual is not implicitly consenting to allow access to or to search other contents of the wireless communication or electronic device other than provided for by law.
(f) ALEA shall apply reasonable industry standards of security to protect the integrity of the digital driver license or nondriver identification card and privacy of the licensee.
(g) ALEA may adopt rules to implement this section.
(h) ALEA shall deposit monies collected from the additional fee under subsection (a) into the Public Safety Fund in the State Treasury.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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