Ala. Code § 45-27-244

On or after the first day of each month preceding the renewal month, the Judge of Probate of Escambia County may, if he or she elects to do so, mail an application, in the form and containing the information hereinafter provided, to all owners of motor vehicles listed as such in the motor vehicle license records, including transfers, in his or her office, or, at his or her option, to such owners as request that such application be mailed to them.