Many would argue that the lines at the Jefferson County Courthouse for everyday services, such as car tag renewals, are already too long. Now with the forthcoming illegal immigration law, those lines could grow even longer.
Needless to say, taxpayers don't like it.
"My legs. My back. I don't like staying in those lines," Tracy Sanchez said.
Alabama's new immigration law is set to take effect September 1 and county workers believe it could have an effect on service at the courthouse, preventing people from conducting business online.
A provision of the law says "Any person entering into a business transaction or attempting to enter into a business transaction with this state or political subdivision of this state shall be required to demonstrate his or her United States citizenship."
This means people can no longer apply for car tags or drivers licenses online because they won't be able to prove their citizenship.
"I don't think we have enough employees at the courthouse to do that," Greta Hogg said.
"That's going to be a problem, he added."
"Our lines are going to get longer and longer, and it's unnecessary," County Commissioner George Bowman said. "One of the purposes of automation is to shorten the lines."
At the time of publication, Commissioners were hoping for a special legislative session, or for a federal court to order an injunction to prevent the law from going into effect.