Ala. Code § 45-46-84.26
The judge of probate, at his or her discretion, may annually mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom such license has been previously issued, such renewal forms required to be received in the license division office prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in postcard form and with sufficient information thereon to adequately identify and process such renewal. The signature of the licensee thereon and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue such license and return to the licensee by mail provided the application and full payment is received prior to the expiration date. There is hereby established a fee to be entitled mail order fee which shall be the postal cost of mailing the notice and mailing the tag to the applicant plus a fee set by the county commission for each mail order tag which shall not exceed one dollar ($1) per tag sold by mail, and such postal costs and fee, if any is set, shall be collected by the judge of probate at the time of issuance of the tag and paid over to the general fund of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-46-84.26 (1975)