Alabama Immigration Ruling Causes Madison County Business License Backlog

October 3, 2011

A federal judge upheld most of the sections of Alabama’s far-reaching immigration law that had been challenged by the Obama administration last Wednesday. Madison County, Alabama was quick to feel the effects of the law as business owners scrambled to renew their Madison, AL business licenses in time of Friday’s cutoff date.

“The line at the Madison county license office ran out the door Thursday morning,” reports Nick Lough for 48 News.

In order to be eligible for a new business license, business owners now have to prove their citizenship by providing legal papers such as a U.S. passport or a driver’s license.

"It used to mean somebody would come in and say I need to buy a license, and boom, they'd walk out with it," said Madison County License Director Mark Craig. "Now, we've got to start seeing a few more documents," he added.

Anyone who didn’t renew their business license in time will be required to pay a $15 late fee.

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