Car registration questions - thanks!

[minister]

Originally Posted by oregonhouse

Just completed what your question asks. I came from out of state too. Have go to Church St for a new 1st time DL. It is a state trooper office. Make an online appt, get all your paperwork together before you go. If not prepared it will be a nightmare. I was in and out inside of 15 minutes. You can register to vote at same time.

Auto reg can be done at any satellite office (as well as DL renewal). I was in and out of this office in 5 minutes. I went to the one off NW hwy 53. Inexpensive. Got all the info at Al.gov. Go prepared with the paperwork they will ask for.

I went to go make an online appointment to do what you mention above -- as I am coming from Florida -- but the thing says there are no more appointments in the selected month. When I try to click for the next available time slot -- it just times out.

Sigh. Any suggestions?

[ingsoc75]

If you want to get your new resident/star ID license I would recommend driving to the state trooper office in Sheffield (south of Florence. It's a 1.5 hour drive but worth it (took me an hour to get mine).

[MisterEd51]

ALEA Driver License examining office
1115-A Church Street, Huntsville, AL 35801

Change in hours as of October 2019:

8AM-4:30PM Mon-Fri
7AM-3:00PM Sat

[minister]

To get the STAR ID - it says you need a residential mortgage contract as part of verifying residency. Since we just bought a new house, does that refer to the deed? A mortgage bill? What should I use?

[MisterEd51]

Originally Posted by minister

To get the STAR ID - it says you need a residential mortgage contract as part of verifying residency. Since we just bought a new house, does that refer to the deed? A mortgage bill? What should I use?

STAR ID Document List
https://www.alea.gov/dps/driver-lice...-document-list

[minister]

Originally Posted by MisterEd51

STAR ID Document List
https://www.alea.gov/dps/driver-lice...-document-list

Thanks - but that doesn't answer my question. I referred to that list - it says a residential mortgage contract. Does that mean an actual mortgage bill? A Deed? Anything that has my name and address on it?

[sk8grd]

How long have you been in your new house? Reason I ask is you have other options to verify

Vehicle registration bearing applicants name and address
Utility bill (Water, Gas, or Electric) less than 90 days old
Current Homeowners insurance policy with name and address

are just 3

[minister]

Just got back from my trip to the Church Street Driver License center. With an appointment, it took me 15 minutes to get in and out. However, there were people who had been waiting for the whole day (my appointment was at 1pm) and they looked pretty ticked.

To get my out of state license transfer, plus the Star (real) ID - I had my current passport, my out of state license, a utility bill, and they used my mortgage bill to verify my name and address. Honestly, I think I could have handed them a sheet of paper that had my name and address on it, and they would have accepted it. They didn't seem all that picky, although, I'm not recommending you do that.

There were 4 ladies assigning driver's licenses. The lady helping me told me they were training more folks, and that they have Saturday hours now to help.

This is just an FYI for anyone else looking.