Driving — See Alabama license plate changes + what’s coming next. (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)

If you’re due for a tag renewal soon or just like to keep up with what’s rolling onto Alabama’s roads, there are new license plates and design updates, according to a memo from the Alabama Department of Revenue.

New license plates are hitting Alabama’s streets

Starting August 1, drivers can choose from a couple of brand-new specialty tags:

PTSD Awareness
Saraland City Schools

These plates join the long list of specialty tags that raise awareness and support local organizations. A shipment of prenumbered tags is already in motion, based on pre-commitments in each county.

Also rolling out August 1: updated designs for these existing tags:

Louisiana State University
Wallace State Community College

In addition, several popular plates are keeping their designs but will now be issued without a decal pocket. These include:

AG Tag
Donate Life Alabama
Save the Cahaba
Prostate Cancer Research
Realtor
Freshwater Fishing
Sons of Confederate Veterans
+ more

One to watch: Alabama’s first wildlife rescue tag

A proposed specialty plate from the Alabama Wildlife Center—called “Protect Wildlife”—is aiming to become the state’s first tag supporting injured and orphaned animals. If 1,000 people pre-register by May 1, 2026, the tag goes into production. Each plate generates $41.25 to help fund rescue, rehab and conservation efforts across Alabama.

To look at all the license plates Alabama has to offer, check here.

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