Ala. Code § 45-25-240.21
The tax assessor shall perform all duties relating to the issuing of licenses and titles on motor vehicles in the county which have heretofore been performed by the judge of probate or the tax collector. The Judge of Probate and Tax Collector of DeKalb County are relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to the issuance of licenses and titles, payment of taxes collected by the tax collector, and collection of certain monies on such motor vehicles and titles. The tax assessor shall receive the commissions and fees now allowed the judge of probate and tax collector for performing these functions, and such fees and commissions shall be remitted to the county general fund. Reporting and remitting of such monies shall be made at the same time as other reports and remittances are now made by the judge of probate and tax collector.
Ala. Code § 45-25-240.21 (1975)