Associated Press: Alabama has pushed back the deadline for businesses to get their state and county licenses because of difficulties with the state's tough new immigration law.
State Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee signed an order extending the deadline from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30 "due to the hardship placed on Alabama businesses" that could not obtain or renew their licenses in October "due to technical difficulties" with implementing the immigration law.
The new law requires individuals and general partnerships going to get or renew their annual business and store licenses to show a driver's license, birth certificate or similar document. The law has caused long lines at some courthouses, mostly from people having to show legal proof of residency for vehicle tags and registrations.
Crenshaw County Probate Judge Jim Perdue, president of the Alabama Probate Judges Association, said the one-month waiver was a courtesy to citizens and county officials who were still learning how to comply.
"The problem with the immigration law is there are a lot of changes, and we didn't have time to flesh them out and learn how to do them," he said Friday.
Perdue said the state's probate judges support Alabama's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, and they are taking time to make sure they follow the law correctly because the consequences are huge.
"If I make an error on the verification or my clerks do, it's a felony. So you err on the side of caution," Perdue said.
In June, the Legislature passed what the governor and many others have called
State Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee signed an order extending the deadline from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30 "due to the hardship placed on Alabama businesses" that could not obtain or renew their licenses in October "due to technical difficulties" with implementing the immigration law.
The new law requires individuals and general partnerships going to get or renew their annual business and store licenses to show a driver's license, birth certificate or similar document. The law has caused long lines at some courthouses, mostly from people having to show legal proof of residency for vehicle tags and registrations.
Crenshaw County Probate Judge Jim Perdue, president of the Alabama Probate Judges Association, said the one-month waiver was a courtesy to citizens and county officials who were still learning how to comply.
"The problem with the immigration law is there are a lot of changes, and we didn't have time to flesh them out and learn how to do them," he said Friday.
Perdue said the state's probate judges support Alabama's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, and they are taking time to make sure they follow the law correctly because the consequences are huge.
"If I make an error on the verification or my clerks do, it's a felony. So you err on the side of caution," Perdue said.
In June, the Legislature passed what the governor and many others have called
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