At the request of the Judge of Probate of Escambia County, the tax assessor of the county shall cause the application form to be filled in with the name and address of the owner, the description of the motor vehicle, and the license tax and fees to become due on the first day of the month succeeding, as shown on the license registration and transfer records in his or her office. The tax assessor shall cause to be correctly filled in thereon the amount of ad valorem taxes on the motor vehicle for the preceding tax year as provided by Section 40-12-253. Such application forms shall be preprinted with all pertinent information thereon, and the cost of same shall be paid by the Escambia County governing body and approved as provided by law. The judge of probate shall thereupon cause the application, so filled in, to be mailed to the owner of the motor vehicle at his or her address shown thereon or at the address to which such owner requests that the application form be mailed.
Ala. Code § 45-27-244.02 (1975)