Ala. Code § 32-7B-6 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7B / Section 32-7B-6
Section 32-7B-6 Responsibilities of the Department
Status: in_force

The department shall do the following:

(1) Cooperate with insurers in operating the online insurance verification system.

(2) Maintain the list of authorized requesting entities and individuals and make that a part of the online insurance verification system.

(3) Maintain the online insurance verification system framework necessary to inquire of insurers using the key or keys in accordance with subdivision (3) of Section 32-7B-4.

(4) Provide data security for the type of information transferred as prescribed by the advisory council. Data secured via the online insurance verification system may not be shared with any party other than those permitted by state or federal privacy laws.

(5) Be responsible for keeping the advisory council informed on functionality, and planned or unplanned service interruptions.

(6) Provide alternative methods of reporting for small insurers writing no more than 500 vehicles in the state as prescribed by the department.

(7) Work with the advisory council on issues as they emerge for an equitable resolution for all parties.

(8) Maintain historical records of online insurance verification system data for a period as specified by the department.

(9) Provide a means to separately track or distinguish motor vehicles where the owner is a qualified self-insured and financial responsibility is provided via a certificate of insurance, a motor vehicle liability bond, a deposit of cash, or other such method as allowed by law.

(10) Nothing in this section prohibits the department from using the services of a third party vendor for facilitating the insurance verification program required by this law.
Ala. Code § 32-7-10 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-10
Section 32-7-10 Form and Amount of Security
Status: in_force

The security required under this chapter shall be in such form and in such amount as the director may require but in no case in excess of the limits specified in Section 32-7-6 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy or bond. The person depositing security shall specify in writing the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit is made and, at any time while such deposit is in the custody of the director or State Treasurer, the person depositing it may, in writing, amend the specifications of the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit is made to include an additional person or persons; provided, that a single deposit of security shall be applicable only on behalf of persons required to furnish security because of the same accident.

The director may reduce the amount of security ordered in any case within six months after the date of the accident if, in his or her judgment, the amount ordered is excessive. In case the security originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposited over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned to the depositor or his or her personal representative forthwith, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32-7-11.
Ala. Code § 32-6-14 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-14
Section 32-6-14 Records to Be Kept by Director
Status: in_force

The Director of Public Safety shall file every application for a license received by him or her and shall maintain suitable indices thereto. The Director of Public Safety shall also file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by him or her under the laws of this state and in connection therewith maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of such licensee and the traffic accidents in which he or she has been involved shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the Director of Public Safety upon any application for renewal of license and at other suitable times.
Ala. Code § 32-6-520 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-520
Section 32-6-520 Issuance of Distinctive License Plates; Duration; Fees; Design
Status: in_force

(a) Upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles, and payment of an additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50), owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama and members of the ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS shall be issued distinctive ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS license plates.

(b) These plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with plates of the same type or other valid plates.

(c) Payment of required license fees and taxes for the years during which a new plate is not issued shall be evidenced as provided in Section 32-6-63.

(d) The ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS shall design, or have designed, the plate which design shall be approved by the Department of Revenue. Section 32-6-54 shall not apply to the plates designed pursuant to this section.

(e) The plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized plates provided for in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-20-27 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-27
Section 32-20-27 Mailing of Certificate; Electronic Issuance
Status: in_force

The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. The department may promulgate rules to issue such certificate of title electronically in lieu of issuing the certificate of title by mail.
Ala. Code § 32-6-1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-1
Section 32-6-1 Required; Expiration Date; Renewal; Identification Cards for Nondrivers
Status: in_force

(a) Every person, except those specifically exempted by statutory enactment, shall procure a driver’s license before driving a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state. Every new resident of the State of Alabama shall procure an Alabama driver’s license within 30 days after establishing residence in this state.

(b) Each original driver’s license issued to a person born in a year ending in an odd number shall expire on the second anniversary of the licensee’s birth date occurring in an odd-numbered calendar year after the date on which the application for the license was filed, and each original driver’s license issued to a person born in a year ending with an even number shall expire on the second anniversary of the licensee’s birth date occurring in an even-numbered calendar year after the date on which the application for the license was filed; provided, that if the license issued would expire in less than 24 months from the date on which the application for the license was filed, the expiration date of such license is hereby extended for an additional period of two years. After the expiration of an original driver’s license, all subsequent renewals shall be for a period of four years from the specified expiration date of the immediately preceding license, regardless of when the renewal shall be issued. Every driver’s license issued under this article may be renewed at the end of the license period without examination upon application and payment of the fee. For the purpose of renewal of a driver’s license, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall mail renewal notices to each licensee 30 days after expiration date if the driver’s license has not been renewed. A grace period of 60 days after expiration date of a driver’s license shall exist for the purpose of driver’s license renewal and the driver’s license shall be valid for this time period. The applicant shall apply for a driver’s license anytime during a period beginning 180 days before the expiration date of the then current license until three years after the expiration date of the license. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an active duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces is not subject to the 180-day limit if he or she can show proof to the licensing official that he or she is unable to renew during the 180-day period due to deployment. Failure to make application for renewal within the specified time shall result in the applicant being required to take, and successfully pass, a written examination and driving test as administered by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. If any person’s birthday is February 29, the first day of March following shall be regarded as his or her birthday for the purposes of this section.

(c) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall make available to any resident of this state who does not hold a valid Alabama driver’s license a nondriver identification card to be used for identification purposes only. The nondriver identification card shall be issued only upon application of the nondriver and shall be similar to the driver’s license; except, that it shall bear the word “nondriver” in prominent letters on the face of the identification card. Each nondriver identification card shall bear thereon a distinguishing number assigned to the nondriver and a color photograph of the nondriver, as well as the name, birth date, residence address, and a brief description of the nondriver who, for the purpose of identification, shall immediately upon receipt thereof, endorse his or her usual signature in ink upon the card in the space provided thereon, unless a facsimile of the nondriver signature appears thereon. The same degree of proof of identification required of applicants for driver’s licenses in this state shall be required of applicants for nondriver identification cards.
Ala. Code § 32-6-150 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-150
Section 32-6-150 Issuance and Sale of Tags or Plates for Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles, and Motor-Driven Cycles
Status: in_force

(a) Owners of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and motor-driven cycles who are residents of Alabama, upon application to the judge of probate or commissioner of licenses complying with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and payment of the regular license fee for tags or plates as provided by law for private passenger, pleasure motor vehicles, motorcycles, or motor-driven cycles and the payment of an additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50), shall be issued personalized license tags or plates upon which, in lieu of the numbers prescribed by law, shall be inscribed special letters, figures, numbers, or other marks, emblems, symbols, or badges of distinction or personal prestige or a combination of these as are approved for and assigned to the application by the Department of Revenue.

(b) Except for license tags or plates for motorcycles or motor-driven cycles, the special marks or badges of distinction shall include distinctive tags, assigned by the Department of Revenue for each of those public two-year and four-year colleges and universities and private four-year colleges or universities and Athens State University participating in the distinctive tag program and the Environmental Distinctive Tag Program. The distinctive tags shall be issued, printed, and processed in the same manner as other personalized tags are in this chapter. The fee for the distinctive tags shall be the amount provided in subsection (a). The distinctive tags shall be valid for five years and shall be replaced at the end of the period with conventional tags or other personalized tags. Payment of the required motor vehicle license fees and taxes for the years during which a new vehicle license plate is not issued shall be evidenced as provided for in Section 32-6-63. The board of trustees of the respective four-year colleges and universities shall design, or have designed, the distinctive tag for a four-year college or university subject to approval by the Commissioner of Revenue and in compliance with all pertinent laws and regulations. The president of each two-year college shall be responsible for having the distinctive tag for his or her two-year college designed subject to approval by the Legislative Oversight Committee created pursuant to Section 32-6-67 and to approval by the Commissioner of Revenue and in compliance with all laws and regulations.

(c) The Troy University distinctive tags issued January 1, 1987, through October 31, 1987, shall continue to be valid without payment of the additional fee provided in this section until the expiration date in the year 1992, or until otherwise becoming invalid or expired provided the regular annual license fees continue to be paid each year.

(d) Each college or university desiring a distinctive tag shall pay to the Department of Revenue the sum as the commissioner may require to cover the cost of production of the tags requested by the college or university before production occurs.

(e) Legacy, Inc. shall pay to the Department of Revenue the sum the commissioner may require to cover the costs of production of the personalized environmental distinctive tags before production occurs.
Ala. Code § 32-6-15 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-15
Section 32-6-15 Duplicate of Lost or Destroyed License
Status: in_force

(a) In the event any driver license issued under this article is lost or destroyed, the individual to whom the same was issued may upon collection of the required fee and upon furnishing proof to the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency that the same has been lost or destroyed, secure a duplicate. No fee shall be charged to a qualified student, as defined by Section 16-28-40(b)(2), for his or her first duplicate driver license. The second and subsequent duplicates applied for shall require the payment of a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) and, upon furnishing proof to the secretary that his or her previously held license or duplicate has been lost or destroyed, secure another duplicate. Application for a duplicate shall be made to the secretary on forms provided by the secretary. The fee shall be collected by the secretary, paid into the State Treasury, and credited to the Highway Traffic Safety Fund for the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

(b) Any person making a false affidavit to the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency for the purpose of obtaining a duplicate driver license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days or by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
Ala. Code § 32-5-251 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-251
Section 32-5-251 Reflective Devices for Slow-Moving Vehicles - Violations
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provisions of Sections 32-5-246 through 32-5-251 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $100.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Ala. Code § 32-6-274 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-274
Section 32-6-274 Plates to Be Furnished for Licensing Year Commencing January 1, 1984 and Thereafter
Status: in_force

Such distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing January 1, 1984, and thereafter as is provided by law for the issuance of other license plates.
Ala. Code § 32-6-67 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-67
Section 32-6-67 Legislative Oversight Committee. (Amended by Act 2026-327)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-327, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) There is created a legislative committee to oversee the implementation and administration of this Article 2, except Subdivision 1 of Division 1. The committee shall be composed of three members of the House of Representatives and a county license plate issuing official, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House, and three members of the Senate and a county license plate issuing official, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Presiding Officer of the Senate. The committee shall also be composed of the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or his or her designee, a judge of probate who is a licensing plate official appointed by the President of the Probate Judges Association, and a county licensing plate official who shall be appointed by the Alabama Association of Tax Administrators. The Department of Revenue shall designate a representative, the Department of Transportation shall designate a representative, and the Department of Corrections shall designate a representative of Alabama Correctional Industries as nonvoting and advisory members to the committee. The chair, who shall be selected by the members of the committee from the legislative members on the committee, shall have the authority to call meetings of the committee when he or she deems it necessary or as otherwise provided in this section.

(b) The committee shall:

(1) Meet not less than once every six months.

(2) Require that a simple majority of committee voting members be in attendance for conducting whatever business requires committee action.

(3) Establish guidelines for the qualification of organizations which may sponsor a new or continued issuance of a license plate category, or may benefit from that issuance.

(4) Approve, disapprove, or indefinitely postpone, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at a committee meeting, a request for a new license plate category.

(c) Decisions of the committee concerning approval, disapproval, or indefinite postponement of further action on a proposed distinctive license plate shall be interpreted to be the intent of the entire body of the Legislature, and separate, specific action by the Legislature concerning a distinctive license plate proposal shall not be considered.

(d) The committee shall not consider for approval applications from the following types of organizations:

(1) Out-of-state colleges and universities except as provided in subsection (e).

(2) Private businesses, business organizations, or commercial entities of any type.

(3) Public K-12 schools, private or proprietary two-year colleges, and private or proprietary technical schools, exclusive of the Helping Schools Tag as established in Sections 32-6-300 and 32-6-301.

(4) Groups within high schools, junior colleges, universities, and technical schools, such as band boosters, athletic boosters, and the like, without the express written permission of the high school, junior college, university, or technical school.

(5) Unions.

(6) Political organizations.

(7) Religious organizations.

(8) Groups that promote racial or social disharmony.

(9) Public officials.

(e) The committee may consider and approve an application for a distinctive license plate for an out-of-state college or university, upon submission of an application pursuant to Section 32-6-64.

(f) Upon the request of the chair, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House shall provide clerical assistance necessary for the work of the committee.

(g) The committee members who are members of the Legislature shall be entitled to, and shall receive, the same daily legislative compensation, expense allowances, per diem, and other compensation which they receive while in legislative session for each weekday, Monday through Friday, during any week in which the committee actually meets. The non-legislative members of the committee shall be entitled to, and shall receive, the same per diem and expenses that are paid to state employees.
Ala. Code § 32-7-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-2
Section 32-7-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) DIRECTOR. The Director of Public Safety of the State of Alabama.

(2) JUDGMENT. Any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of any motor vehicle, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for those damages.

(3) LICENSE. Any license, temporary instruction permit, or temporary license issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the licensing of persons to operate motor vehicles.

(4) MOTOR VEHICLE. Every self-propelled vehicle which is designed for use upon a highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with the vehicles (except traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors, tractor cranes, power shovels and well drillers) and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails.

(5) NONRESIDENT. Every person who is not a resident of this state.

(6) NONRESIDENT’S OPERATION PRIVILEGE. The privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation by him or her of a motor vehicle or the use of a motor vehicle owned by him or her in this state.

(7) OPERATOR. Every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.

(8) OWNER. A person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease of the motor vehicle with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee, or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee, or lessee, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purposes of this subdivision.

(9) PERSON. Every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation.

(10) PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, and, subject to the limit for one person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

(11) REGISTRATION. Registration certificate or certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the registration of motor vehicles.

(12) STATE. Any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-24 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-24
Section 32-7A-24 Confidentiality of Records
Status: in_force

Information regarding the motor vehicle registration suspension or reinstatement status of any person is confidential and shall be released only to the person who is the subject of a suspension or possible suspension, or to law enforcement agencies, courts, and other governmental entities, including officials responsible for the issuance of license plates, as necessary in the administration of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-6-112 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-112
Section 32-6-112 Transferability of Plates
Status: in_force

The distinctive license plates issued under this division shall not be transferable as between motor vehicle owners, and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing such distinctive plates shall sell, trade, exchange, or otherwise dispose of same, such plates shall be retained by the owner to whom issued and by him or her returned to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county who shall receive and account for same in the manner stated below. In the event such owner shall acquire by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise a vehicle for which no standard plates have been issued during the current license year, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county shall, upon being furnished by the owner thereof proper certification of the acquisition of such vehicle and the payment of the motor vehicle license tax due upon such vehicle, authorize the transfer to the vehicle of the distinctive license plates previously purchased by such owner, which plates shall authorize the operation of the vehicle for the remainder of the then current license year. In the further event the owner of such distinctive plates shall acquire by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise a vehicle for which standard plates have been issued during the current license year, the judge of probate or license commissioner shall, upon proper certification of such owner and upon delivery to such official of the standard plates previously issued for such vehicle, authorize the owner of such newly-acquired vehicle to place the distinctive plates previously purchased by him or her upon such vehicle and to use same thereon for the remainder of the then current license year. Such notice of transfer of ownership shall be made of record by the judge of probate or the license commissioner.

Any person acquiring by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise any vehicle formerly bearing such distinctive plates shall be authorized, upon certification of such fact to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county and the payment of the fee now required by law, to purchase standard replacement plates for such vehicle which shall authorize the operation of such vehicle by the new owner for the remainder of the license year.
Ala. Code § 32-5-12 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-12
Section 32-5-12 Distress Flag for Handicapped or Paraplegic Drivers - Authorized; Design
Status: in_force

Handicapped or paraplegic drivers of motor vehicles are authorized when getting into and out of such vehicles, or when in motor vehicle distress, to display a white flag of approximately seven and one-half inches in width and 13 inches in length, with the letter “H” thereon in red color with an irregular one-half inch red border. The flag shall be of reflective material so as to be readily discernible under darkened conditions and shall be issued under Section 32-5-13.
Ala. Code § 32-7-32 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-32
Section 32-7-32 Transfer of Registration to Defeat Purpose of Chapter Prohibited
Status: in_force

If an owner’s registration has been suspended hereunder, such registration shall not be transferred nor the motor vehicle in respect of which such registration was issued registered in any other name until the director is satisfied that such transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall in anywise affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor of a motor vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this section.
Ala. Code § 32-15A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15A / Section 32-15A-9
Section 32-15A-9
Status: in_force

. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have an insurable interest in a shared vehicle during the car sharing period.

(b) A peer-to-peer car sharing program may own and maintain as the named insured one or more policies of motor vehicle liability insurance which provide coverage for any of the following:

(1) Liabilities assumed by the peer-to-peer car sharing program under a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement.

(2) Any liability of the shared vehicle owner.

(3) Damage or loss to the shared motor vehicle.

(4) Any liability of the shared vehicle driver.
Ala. Code § 32-3-1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-3-1
Section 32-3-1 Establishment; Composition; Terms of Members. (Amended by Act 2026-327)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-327, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

There is hereby established a committee to be designated the State Safety Coordinating Committee which shall be composed of the Governor as chair, the Director of Public Safety, the Director of the State Department of Transportation, two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, two members of the House appointed by the Speaker, the Attorney General, the Administrator of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the State Toxicologist, the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, and a person appointed by the Governor for a term of four years from the state at-large. The ex officio members shall serve until the expiration of the terms for which they have been elected or during their tenure in the office to which appointed. The appointed legislative members shall serve for the term for which they have been elected, or if reelected to the Legislature for a succeeding term, until a successor is appointed by the appointing officer during the succeeding term. The Governor, Director of Public Safety, Director of Transportation, Attorney General, Administrator of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, State Toxicologist, and Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court may each designate a person to serve on the committee in his or her place, which person shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing official. Any person serving on the committee who is not entitled to per diem allowances and travel expenses as a state employee shall be entitled to the same per diem allowances and travel expenses in the same manner as a state employee.

The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state, where possible.
Ala. Code § 32-8-49 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-49
Section 32-8-49 Suspension or Revocation of Certificates
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, subject to the appeal provisions of Chapter 2A of Title 40, when authorized by any other provision of law or if it finds:

(1) The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or

(2) The vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed.

(b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.

(c) When the department suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the department.

(d) Should any person fail to comply with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section the department shall seize and impound the certificate of title which has been revoked. It shall also be the duty of any peace officer, on notification to him by the department of the failure of a person to mail or deliver a revoked certificate of title to the department, to seize and mail or deliver to the department the revoked certificate of title.
Ala. Code § 32-2-41 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-41
Section 32-2-41 Reserve Troopers to Serve Under Direction and Supervision of Director of Public Safety; Privileges and Immunities of Reserves
Status: in_force

Reserve state troopers serving with the Alabama state troopers shall at all times serve under the direction and supervision of the Director of the Department of Public Safety and/or members of the Alabama state troopers. State trooper reserves, while serving under the supervision and direction of the director or a member of the Alabama state troopers, shall have the same protection and immunities afforded regularly employed state troopers, which shall be recognized by all courts having jurisdiction over offenses against the laws of this state.
Ala. Code § 32-15-8 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / Section 32-15-8
Section 32-15-8 Permitting Another to Drive Hired Car
Status: in_force

Whoever, after hiring a motor vehicle under an agreement not to permit another to operate or drive same, shall, without first securing the consent of the renter thereto, or the renter’s duly authorized agent, permit another to operate or drive same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or shall be fined not more than $200.00, or shall be both fined and imprisoned.
Ala. Code § 32-6-383 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-383
Section 32-6-383 When Tags to Be Prepared and Furnished
Status: in_force

The distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing October 1, in the year following the passage of this division, and thereafter as is provided by law for the issuance of other license plates.
Ala. Code § 32-7-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-5
Section 32-7-5 Report Required Following Accident
Status: in_force

The operator of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident within this state, in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person, including himself or herself, in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) is sustained, shall within 30 days after the accident report the matter in writing to the director. The report, the form of which shall be prescribed by the director, shall contain only the information necessary to enable the director to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under Section 32-7-6 are inapplicable by reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in this chapter. The director may rely upon the accuracy of the information unless and until there is reason to believe that the information is erroneous. If the operator is physically incapable of making the report, the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the accident shall, within 10 days after learning of the accident, make the report. The operator or the owner shall furnish additional relevant information as the director shall require.
Ala. Code § 32-20-41 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-41
Section 32-20-41 Perfection of Security Interest
Status: in_force

(a) Unless excepted by this section, a security interest in a manufactured home for which a certificate of title is required by the terms of this chapter is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or lienholders of the manufactured home unless perfected as provided in this article or previously perfected under the terms of Chapter 8 of this title.

(b) A security interest is perfected by the delivery to the department of the existing certificate of title, if any, an application for a certificate of title containing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his or her security agreement and the required fee. It is perfected as of the time of its creation if the delivery is completed within 30 days thereafter, otherwise, as of the time of the delivery.
Ala. Code § 32-9-31 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-9-31
Section 32-9-31 Measuring and Weighing Vehicles
Status: in_force

Any officer enumerated in Section 32-9-3 having reason to believe that the height, length, width, or weight of any truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer is in excess of the maximum limits prescribed by Section 32-9-20, or permitted by any permit issued under authority of Section 32-9-29, is authorized to measure or weigh the vehicle using either portable or stationary scales. All scales used for weighing vehicles as provided in this section shall be approved by the weights and measures division of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. The officer may require the operator of the truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer to unload a portion of a load as necessary to decrease the gross weight of the vehicle to the maximum gross weight permitted by this title or by the terms of any permit in the possession of the operator and issued under the provisions of Section 32-9-29, which excess load, when unloaded, shall be at the sole risk of the owner or, at the election of the operator, the officer shall permit the operator to move the vehicle and its load to the nearest incorporated town or the nearest court having jurisdiction, at which place the excess load shall be unloaded. The refusal of any operator to permit his or her truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer to be measured or weighed, or to unload the excess load, is a violation of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-2-82 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-82
Section 32-2-82 Transfer of Vehicles; Notification of Purchase
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety may not transfer automotive vehicles from law enforcement personnel nor vehicles designated for law enforcement purposes to other personnel in that department nor shall vehicles be transferred to be used for any other purpose in that department nor transferred to any other state agency. Whenever the Department of Public Safety intends to purchase vehicles, the director shall provide written notification to the Director of Finance, the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-General Fund at least ten (10) days prior to the purchase. Such notification shall include the number of vehicles, the cost of those vehicles and the designated purpose for those vehicles.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-17 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-17
Section 32-7A-17 Reinstatement of Suspended Registration; Verification by License Plate Issuing Officials
Status: in_force

(a) License plate issuing officials shall not register or re-register a motor vehicle or transfer the license plates if the registration is suspended pursuant to Section 32-7A-12.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), upon the request of the registrant, the license plate issuing official shall reinstate a registrant’s suspended registration at such time the registrant meets the provisions of reinstatement provided for by this chapter.

(c) No vehicle registration or renewal thereof shall be issued to any motor vehicle unless the license plate issuing official receives satisfactory evidence of insurance or verification of motor vehicle liability insurance through the online insurance verification system, liability insurance bond, or deposit of cash that provides the minimum motor vehicle insurance coverage required by Section 32-7-6 or is exempted under Section 32-7A-5. Verification by the license plate issuing official shall be made in a manner as prescribed by the department.

(d) All officials authorized by law to issue motor vehicle license plates shall obtain, when issuing the initial motor vehicle registration or transferring a motor vehicle registration, each registrant’s non-expired state issued driver’s license or identification card number, a department approved federal identifying number, national driver’s license, or for a company or other entity, the federal employer identification number, for inclusion within the motor vehicle registration records in the state and county databases provided these numbers shall not be included on the motor vehicle registration receipts. The department has the additional authority to assign an identifying number to vehicle registrants in order to document compliance with this chapter. This information shall be used by the department in the administration of this chapter. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to the renewal of a motor vehicle registration.
Ala. Code § 32-6-381 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-381
Section 32-6-381 Issuance of License Tags and Plates to Letter Carriers
Status: in_force

Letter carriers, who are residents of Alabama, upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license tags or plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles, and the payment of an additional fee of $3.00 to be used for production and administration costs, shall be issued license tags and plates bearing the logo of the National Association of Letter Carriers between the county identification number and the actual license number. These tags or plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new “Letter Carrier” tags or plates. Payment of required license fees and taxes for the years during which a new tag or plate is not issued shall be evidenced as provided for in Section 32-6-63. The Department of Revenue shall design, or have designed, the “Letter Carrier” tags or plates. The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized tags or plates provided for in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-204 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-204
Section 32-5A-204 Court to Inform Defendant Convicted of Violating §32-5A-191 That Vehicle Subject to Forfeiture If Driven on Highway
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-470, § 2, effective May 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 32-10-4 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-10-4
Section 32-10-4 Duty Upon Striking Fixtures Upon a Highway
Status: in_force

The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of his or her name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle he or she is driving and shall upon request exhibit his or her driver’s license and shall make report of such accident when and as required in Section 32-10-5.
Ala. Code § 32-6-19 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-19
Section 32-6-19 Penalties - Violation by Person Whose License or Driving Privilege Has Been Cancelled, Etc.; Impoundment of Vehicle
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Any person whose driver’s or chauffeur’s license issued in this or another state or whose driving privilege as a nonresident has been cancelled, denied, suspended, or revoked as provided in this article and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while his or her license or privilege is cancelled, denied, suspended, or revoked shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and in addition thereto may be imprisoned for not more than 180 days. In addition to all fines, fees, costs, and punishments prescribed by law, there shall be imposed or assessed an additional penalty of fifty dollars ($50) to be placed in the Traffic Safety Trust Fund and the Peace Officers Standards and Training Fund. Also, at the discretion of the Director of Public Safety, the person’s license may be revoked for an additional revocation period of six months.

(2) The additional penalty of fifty dollars ($50) shall be assessed in all criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings in municipal, district, and circuit courts, including, but not limited to, final bond forfeitures, municipal ordinances violations, wherein the defendant is adjudged guilty or pleads guilty and in all juvenile delinquency and youthful offender adjudications.

(3) If the fifty dollar ($50) penalty required by subdivision (1) is not imposed by the court, the clerk of the court shall automatically assess it upon conviction.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law, any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while his or her driver’s license or driving privilege is revoked for any reason under the laws of this state or similar laws of any other state or territory, or while his or her driver’s license or driving privilege is suspended as a consequence of a DUI-related offense, including, but not limited to, being adjudicated delinquent or a youthful offender based on a DUI-related offense, or while his or her driver’s license or driving privilege is suspended as a result of failure to comply with the implied consent law of this state or laws of another state, or who has been adjudicated a delinquent child or a youthful offender based on an offense that if the person had been an adult would have been a conviction of driving under the influence of a controlled substance or alcohol or failure to comply with the implied consent law, shall be immediately removed from the vehicle. The vehicle, regardless of ownership or possessory interest of the operator or person present in the vehicle, except when the owner of the vehicle or another family member of the owner is present in the vehicle and presents a valid driver’s license, shall be impounded by any duly sworn law enforcement officer. If there is an emergency or medical necessity jeopardizing life or limb, the law enforcement officer may elect not to impound the vehicle.

(c)(1) The law enforcement officer making the impoundment shall direct an approved towing service to tow the vehicle to the garage of the towing service, storage lot, or other place of safety and maintain custody and control of the vehicle until the registered owner or authorized agent of the registered owner claims the vehicle by paying all reasonable and customary towing and storage fees for the services of the towing company. The vehicle shall then be released to the registered owner or an agent of the owner.

(2) Any towing service or towing company removing the vehicle at the direction of the law enforcement officer in accordance with this section shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for all reasonable and customary fees relating to the towing and storage of the motor vehicle. This lien shall be subject and subordinate to all prior security interests and other liens affecting the vehicle whether evidenced on the certificate of title or otherwise. Notice of any sale or other proceedings relative to this lien shall be given to the holders of all prior security interest or other liens by official service of process at least 15 days prior to any sale or other proceedings.
Ala. Code § 32-6-10.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-10.1
Section 32-6-10.1 Foreign National Licenses
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) FOREIGN NATIONAL. An individual who is not a citizen of the United States.

(2) LICENSE. An Alabama driver license, non-driver identification card, or vessel license.

(b) The application for a license to be issued to a foreign national shall contain, in addition to the information on the established application, the applicant’s country of origin and the expiration date of the acceptable form of immigration documentation as outlined in this section.

(c) Applications for a foreign national license shall be processed only at driver license offices designated by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

(d) The license issued to a foreign national shall include a designation that the license is issued to a foreign national in a manner set forth by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency on the license. The designation shall distinguish between foreign nationals with lawful permanent residence in the United States and foreign nationals whose authorized period of stay in the United States is temporary.

(e) The license issued to a foreign national shall expire on the date of the expiration of the acceptable form of immigration documentation provided at the time of application.

(f) In order for a foreign national to renew his or her license, the applicant must re-initiate the licensing process in the same manner as a first-time applicant.

(g) Under no circumstances shall the agency issue a license for a period of less than 30 days.

(h) A license issued pursuant to this section may not be presented or accepted for purposes of complying with Section 17-9-30.

(i) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules concerning the enforcement of this section.
Ala. Code § 32-20-23 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-23
Section 32-20-23 Application Requirements
Status: reserved

(a) The application for the certificate of title of a manufactured home in this state shall be made by the owner to a designated agent, on the form the department prescribes, and shall contain all of the following:

(1) The name, current residence, and mailing address of the owner.

(2) A description of the manufactured home including the following data: Year, make, model, manufactured home identification number, and whether new or used.

(3) The date of purchase by the applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the manufactured home was acquired, and the names and addresses of any lienholders in the order of their priority and the dates of their security agreements.

(4) Other information that the department may require.

(b) If the application is for a manufactured home purchased from a dealer, the application shall contain the name and address of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the sale and the date of the security agreement and shall be signed by the designated agent and the owner. The designated agent shall promptly mail or deliver the application to the department.

(c) If the application is for a new manufactured home, it shall be accompanied by the certified manufacturer’s statement of origin showing proper assignments to the applicant. The manufacturer, upon the shipment of a manufactured home into this state, shall promptly furnish the dealer with a certified statement of origin.

(d) If the application is for a used manufactured home last titled in this state, it shall be accompanied by the outstanding Alabama certificate of title issued under this chapter or under Chapter 8.

(e) Each application shall contain or be accompanied by the certificate of a designated agent that the manufactured home identification number and descriptive data shown on the application, pursuant to the requirements of subdivision (a)(2), are correct, and that the agent identified the person signing the application and verified the signature.

(f) If the application refers to a manufactured home last previously titled in another state or country, the application shall contain or be accompanied by the following:

(1) Any certificate of title issued by the other state or country.

(2) Any other information and documents as the department may reasonably require to establish the ownership of the manufactured home and the existence or nonexistence of security interest in it.

(3) The certificate of a designated agent stating that the manufactured home identification number and descriptive data shown on the application pursuant to subdivision (a)(2) are correct, and any other proof of the identity of the manufactured home as the department may reasonably require.

(g) Every designated agent, within 20 calendar days after an application is received by him or her, shall forward to the department, in a manner as prescribed by the department, the fee as provided in Section 32-20-4, and the application, along with any other evidence of title as may have been delivered to the designated agent by the applicant.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-221 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-221
Section 32-5A-221 Pedestrians Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
Status: in_force

A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or any drug to a degree which renders himself or herself a hazard shall not walk or be upon a highway.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-27 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-27
Section 32-7A-27 Disposal of Unused and Surrendered License Plates
Status: in_force

The department shall provide the licensing plate issuing official the ability to dispose of unused and surrendered license plates in a uniform manner as prescribed by the department and provide guidance to registrants on the disposal and surrender of a license plate when a license plate transfer is not an available option.
Ala. Code § 32-5-113 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-113
Section 32-5-113 Duty of Driver on Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicles
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle equipped with at least one lighted lamp and audible signal as is required by law, the driver of every other vehicle shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.

(b) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, except when traveling on official business relative to the emergency, to follow an authorized emergency vehicle answering an emergency call closer than 500 feet.

(c) Violations of this section shall be punished as provided in Section 32-5-312.
Ala. Code § 32-5B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5B / Section 32-5B-4
Section 32-5B-4 Safety Belt Requirements for Occupants of Passenger Cars; Exemptions
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Each occupant of a passenger car manufactured with safety belts in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 shall have a safety belt properly fastened about his or her body at all times when the vehicle is in motion.

(2) An adult occupant of a passenger car in violation of subdivision (1) shall be the proper person to be charged with the violation.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a violation of this section in any seat other than a front seat of a vehicle shall be a secondary violation after a lawful stop of the vehicle based on probable cause of another violation of law and the issuance of a citation or warrant of arrest for the violation.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to:

(1) A child passenger under the purview of Section 32-5-222, who is required to use a child passenger restraint system or a seat belt pursuant to Section 32-5-222.

(2) An occupant of a passenger car who possesses a written statement from a licensed physician that he or she is unable for medical reasons to wear a safety belt.

(3) A rural letter carrier of the United States Postal Service while performing his or her duties as a rural letter carrier.

(4) A driver or passenger delivering newspapers or mail from house to house.

(5) Passengers in a passenger car with a model year prior to 1965.

(6) Passengers in motor vehicles which normally operate in reverse.
Ala. Code § 32-6-291 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-291
Section 32-6-291 Distinctive Plate Authorized
Status: in_force

Retired military persons retired under honorable conditions, national guard retirees, and retired military reservists may, upon application and subject to this division, be issued distinctive motor vehicle license plates or tags identifying these persons with retirement. The special license plate shall, in lieu of the number now prescribed by law, be inscribed with the words “United States Armed Forces Retired,” and shall designate the branch of service of the retiree as provided for by Section 32-6-290, shall be inscribed with an identifying number prescribed by the Department of Revenue, and shall have imprinted on it other letters and figures as provided for by other applicable sections of this article.
Ala. Code § 32-2-20 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-20
Section 32-2-20 Establishment and Maintenance
Status: in_force

The Governor is authorized to establish and maintain a state highway patrol.
Ala. Code § 32-6-46 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-46
Section 32-6-46 Closed Meetings of Board
Status: in_force

Meetings of the board in which reports received for the purpose of determining the medical condition of an applicant are considered as closed sessions, since those reports are confidential under Section 32-6-43.
Ala. Code § 32-12A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / Section 32-12A-11
Section 32-12A-11 Registration Refunds
Status: in_force

The secretary may issue a refund of a registration, not including any issuance fees paid, if either of the following apply:

(1) The vehicle was registered incorrectly.

(2) The vehicle was registered by the dealer and by the customer.
Ala. Code § 32-7-18 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-18
Section 32-7-18 Proof of Financial Responsibility Required Upon Certain Convictions
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the director, under any law of this state, suspends or revokes the license of any person upon receiving record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail, the director shall also suspend the registration for all motor vehicles registered in the name of such person; except, that he or she shall not suspend such registration, unless otherwise required by law, if such person has previously given or shall immediately give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility with respect to all motor vehicles registered by such person.

(b) Such license and registration shall remain suspended or revoked and shall not at any time thereafter be renewed nor shall any license be thereafter issued to such person, nor shall any motor vehicle be thereafter registered in the name of such person until permitted under the motor vehicle laws of this state and not then unless and until he or she shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility.

(c) If a person is not licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without being licensed to do so, or for operating an unregistered motor vehicle upon the highways, no license shall be thereafter issued to such person and no motor vehicle shall continue to be registered or thereafter be registered in the name of such person until he or she shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility.
Ala. Code § 32-6-582 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-582
Section 32-6-582 Transfer of Plates
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The distinctive license plates shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners.

(2) If the owner of a vehicle bearing the distinctive plates sells, trades, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of the motor vehicle, the plates shall be retained by the owner to whom issued and returned to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county, who shall receive and account for the plates.

(3) If the owner acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise, a vehicle for which no standard plates have been issued during the current license period, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county shall, upon being furnished by the owner proper certification of the acquisition of the vehicle and the payment of the motor vehicle license tax due upon the vehicle, authorize the transfer of the distinctive license plates previously purchased by the owner to the vehicle, which plates shall authorize the operation of the vehicle for the remainder of the then current license period.

(4) If the owner of the distinctive license plates acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise, a vehicle for which standard plates have been issued during the current license year, the judge of probate or license commissioner shall, upon proper certification of the owner and being furnished by the owner the standard plates previously issued for the vehicle, authorize the owner of the newly acquired vehicle to place the distinctive license plates previously purchased on the vehicle and use the plates for the remainder of the then current license period. The notice of transfer of ownership shall be recorded by the judge of probate or the license commissioner.

(b) Any person acquiring by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise, any vehicle bearing the distinctive plates may, upon certification of the fact to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county and the payment of the fee now required by law, purchase standard replacement plates for the vehicle which shall authorize the operation of the vehicle by the new owner for the remainder of the license period.
Ala. Code § 32-6-90 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-90
Section 32-6-90 Issuance of Special Tags
Status: in_force

Owners of motor vehicles who are residents of the State of Alabama and who hold a valid amateur radio station license issued by the Civil Air Patrol, upon application, accompanied by proof of ownership of such amateur radio station license, complying with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon the payment of the regular license fee for tags, as provided by law, and the additional payment of a fee of $1.00, shall be issued license plates, as provided by law, for private or pleasure motor vehicles, upon which, in lieu of the numbers as prescribed by law, shall be inscribed the official Civil Air Patrol call letters of such applicant as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.
Ala. Code § 32-5-217 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-217
Section 32-5-217 Safety Belts
Status: in_force

(a) No seat safety belt or anchor shall be sold or installed for use in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state unless it meets the specifications prescribed by the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The department shall adopt regulations governing approved types of seat safety belts and anchors, but the department shall accept, as approved, all seat safety belts and anchors meeting the specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

(c) Any person who knowingly sells or installs a seat safety belt in violation of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $25.00 and not more than $50.00.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-92 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-92
Section 32-5A-92 Restrictions on Use of Controlled-Access Roadway
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Transportation by resolution or order entered in its minutes, and local authorities by ordinance, may regulate or prohibit the use of any controlled-access roadway (or highway) within their respective jurisdictions by any class or kind of traffic which is found to be incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic.

(b) The Department of Transportation or the local authority adopting any such prohibition shall erect and maintain official traffic-control devices on the controlled-access highway on which such prohibitions are applicable and when in place no person shall disobey the restrictions stated on such devices.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-83 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-83
Section 32-5A-83 When Passing on Right Permitted
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:

(1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;

(2) Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle.

(b) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. Such movement shall not be made by driving off the roadway.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-264 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-264
Section 32-5A-264 Carrying Articles
Status: in_force

No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-81 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-81
Section 32-5A-81 Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions
Status: in_force

Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.
Ala. Code § 32-6-212 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-212
Section 32-6-212 Issuance by Certain Manufacturers, Dealers, Etc.; Bond or Balance Sheet in Lieu Thereof
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer of a motor vehicle, mobile home, trailer coach, travel trailer, house trailer, semitrailer or trailer, including a utility trailer, manufactured on a chassis or undercarriage as an integral part thereof drawn by a self-propelled vehicle who has a manufacturing, constructing, or assembling plant in this state may make application to the department for authority to issue temporary license plates and temporary registration certificates in connection with such motor vehicles, mobile homes, trailer coaches, travel trailers, house trailers, semitrailers or trailers, including utility trailers, manufactured by it in this state and which are to be permanently licensed in some state other than Alabama. A dealer in motor vehicles, mobile homes, trailer coaches, travel trailers, house trailers, semitrailers or trailers, including utility trailers, may also make application to the department for authority to issue temporary license plates and temporary registration certificates in connection with such vehicles sold by it which are to be permanently licensed in some state other than the State of Alabama. A transporter of motor vehicles, mobile homes, trailer coaches, travel trailers, house trailers, and semitrailers or trailers, including utility trailers, may also make application to the department for authority to issue temporary license plates and temporary registration certificates in connection with the transporting of those vehicles.

(b) A manufacturer of a boat who has a manufacturing, constructing, or assembling plant in this state may make application to the department for authority to issue a temporary license plate and temporary registration certificate in connection with the boat trailer used to transport such boat manufactured by it in this state when the boat is to be domiciled in some state other than Alabama. A dealer in boats may also make application to the department for authority to issue temporary license plates and temporary registration certificates in connection with a boat trailer used to transport a boat sold by it which is to be domiciled in some state other than the State of Alabama. A transporter of boats may also make application to the department for authority to issue temporary license plates and temporary registration certificates in connection with transporting the boat trailer used to transport a boat.

(c) If approved by the department, the manufacturer, dealer, or transporter shall enter into a bond with a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, payable to the State of Alabama in a sum as provided for in Section 40-12-398. Provided that a manufacturer, dealer, or transporter who has entered into a bond pursuant to Section 32-8-34, 32-20-22, or 40-12-398, shall not be required to obtain another bond pursuant to this section. The manufacturer, dealer, or transporter may perform its duties under this division either personally or through any of its officers or employees.
Ala. Code § 32-5C-6 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5C / Section 32-5C-6
Section 32-5C-6 Display of Labels Indicating Compliance; Prohibition Against Installation of Noncomplying Material
Status: in_force

Any motor vehicle which has material and glazing applied or affixed to the windows or rear windshield of a vehicle, which material and glazing have reduced the light transmission through the window or windshield or increased the light reflectance of the window or windshield, shall display a label visible from the outside of the vehicle indicating that the windows and windshield are in compliance with the light transmission and light reflectance requirements as provided in Section 32-5C-2. No person shall install any material upon the windshield or windows of any motor vehicle, the installation of which would result in a reduction of light transmission or an increase in light reflectance in violation of Section 32-5C-2.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-262 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-262
Section 32-5A-262 Clinging to Vehicles
Status: in_force

No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
Ala. Code § 32-6-473 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-473
Section 32-6-473 Transfer of Plates or Tags
Status: in_force

The distinctive license plates or tags issued pursuant to this division shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners, and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing the distinctive plate sells, trades, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of the motor vehicle, the tags or plates shall be retained by the owner to whom issued and returned to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county, who shall receive and account for the tags or plates as provided in this section. In the event the owner acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise, a vehicle for which no standard tags or plates have been issued during the current license period, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county shall, upon being furnished by the owner proper certification of the acquisition of the vehicle and the payment of the motor vehicle license tax due upon the vehicle, authorize the transfer of the distinctive license tags or plates previously purchased by the owner to the vehicle, which tags or plates shall authorize the operation of the vehicle for the remainder of the current license period. In the event the owner of the distinctive license tag or plate acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise a vehicle for which a standard plate has been issued during the current license year, the judge of probate or license commissioner shall, upon proper certification of the owner and upon delivery to the official of the standard plate previously issued for the vehicle, authorize the owner of the newly acquired vehicle to place the distinctive license tags or plates previously purchased on the vehicle and use the tags or plates for the remainder of the current license period. The notice of transfer of ownership shall be recorded by the judge of probate or the license commissioner.

Any person acquiring by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise any vehicle formerly bearing the distinctive tags or plates may, upon certification of the fact to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county and the payment of the fee now required by law, purchase standard replacement plates for the vehicle which shall authorize the operation of the vehicle by the new owner for the remainder of the license period.
Ala. Code § 32-5-16 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-16
Section 32-5-16 State Trooper May Close Highways
Status: in_force

When it becomes apparent to any state trooper that a road is dangerous for use of motor vehicles on account of weather conditions, high water, damaged roadways or bridges, or from any other cause, or when in the opinion of any state trooper a road may be seriously injured by allowing traffic on same, then the state trooper is authorized to close such highway immediately by placing thereon a barricade, lights, or other sign stating that the road is closed, and immediately notifying the division engineer or some other official of the Department of Transportation. Such road shall remain closed until the hazard has been corrected and the road ordered opened by the Department of Transportation.
Ala. Code § 32-6-52 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-52
Section 32-6-52 Using License Tag of Improper Classification
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any motor vehicle upon the streets or highways of this state, unless the license tag attached to the vehicle is of the proper classification as required by the revenue laws of this state. Any person violating this provision, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Section 32-5-311.
Ala. Code § 32-9-4 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-9-4
Section 32-9-4 Courts Having Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

All courts having jurisdiction of misdemeanors punishable by a fine of $500.00 or less and by imprisonment or hard labor, as above provided, shall have concurrent jurisdiction of the trial of all offenses under this chapter committed within their respective territorial jurisdictions.
Ala. Code § 32-7C-21 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7C / Section 32-7C-21
Section 32-7C-21 Relation to Chapter 3 of This Title; Registration Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) A TNC or TNC driver is not a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier, as defined in Section 37-3-2, does not provide taxi or for-hire vehicle services, and is not subject to the Alabama Motor Carrier Act, Chapter 3, Title 37.

(b) A TNC driver is not required to register the vehicle that the TNC driver uses to provide prearranged rides under this article as a commercial motor vehicle or for-hire vehicle under the Alabama Motor Carrier Act, Chapter 3, Title 37.
Ala. Code § 32-7-42 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-42
Section 32-7-42 Uniformity of Interpretation
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.
Ala. Code § 32-8-60 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-60
Section 32-8-60 Excepted Liens and Security Interests
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to or affect any of the following:

(1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle.

(2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state.

(3) A security interest in a vehicle created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vehicle for sale, but a buyer in the ordinary course of trade from the manufacturer or dealer takes title free of the security interest.

(4) A lien on a utility trailer exempted under this chapter when the lien was created or established on or after January 1, 2004.

(5) A lien on a manufactured home exempted under this chapter when the lien was created or established on or after January 1, 2010.
Ala. Code § 32-6-154 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-154
Section 32-6-154 Transfer of Tags or Plates
Status: in_force

Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, when an automobile for which a personalized tag or plate has been issued is sold or otherwise disposed of, the seller must remove the personalized tag or plate from such automobile, and he or she then may transfer the personalized tag or plate to a newly acquired automobile of the same class upon payment of the regular transfer fee and all other regular fees and taxes due upon the newly acquired automobile; provided, that any automobile from which a personalized tag or plate has been transferred or removed by a former owner shall be registered and licensed by its new owner for operation on the public roads in the same manner as any unlicensed vehicle, except that no ad valorem tax shall be due on such automobile if same was paid for the current year by the former owner.
Ala. Code § 32-6-440 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-440
Section 32-6-440 Issuance of Distinctive License Tags and Plates
Status: in_force

Upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license tags or plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles, and payment of an additional fee of fifty dollars ($50), owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued license tags or plates bearing the words, “Alabama Shakespeare Festival-The State Theatre,” which shall be inscribed across the top portion of the tags or plates. These tags or plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new “Alabama Shakespeare Festival-The State Theatre” tags or plates. Payment of required license fees and taxes for the years during which a new tag or plate is not issued shall be evidenced as provided for in Section 32-6-63. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival shall design, or have designed, the “Alabama Shakespeare Festival” tags or plates which design shall be approved by the Revenue Department. The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized tags and plates provided for in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-6-49.17 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-49.17
Section 32-6-49.17 Authority to Enter into Agreements
Status: in_force

The department may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 32-12A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / Section 32-12A-7
Section 32-12A-7 Fees; Renewal of Registration
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for a three-year registration of an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle under this section, other than those registered by a dealer or manufacturer, is as follows:

(1) For public use, forty-five dollars ($45).

(2) For private use, fifteen dollars ($15).

(3) For a duplicate or transfer, five dollars ($5).

(b) In addition to the fees provided above, an issuance fee of two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) shall be charged for the issuance of registration by an agent of the agency pursuant to this chapter. The fee shall be retained by the agent for the use of the office of the agent.

(c) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle may renew registration in a manner prescribed by the secretary upon payment of the renewal registration fees.
Ala. Code § 32-9B-8 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9B / Section 32-9B-8
Section 32-9B-8 Construction of Chapter
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to repeal, modify, or preempt any liability that may be incurred under existing common or statutory law applicable to a vehicle owner, operator, manufacturer, component part supplier, or retailer.
Ala. Code § 32-6-30 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-30
Section 32-6-30 Short Title
Status: in_force

This division may be cited as the Alabama Driver License Compact Act.
Ala. Code § 32-6-700 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-700
Section 32-6-700 Issuance of Distinctive Plates; Fees; Design
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64 and 32-6-67, upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles, and payment of an additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50), owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued distinctive state parks license plates.

(b) These plates shall be valid for five years.

(c) Payment of required license fees and taxes for the years during which a new plate is not issued shall be evidenced as provided in Section 32-6-63.

(d) Officials from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall design the plate. The design shall be approved by the Department of Revenue and the Legislative Oversight Committee for License Plates prior to production. Section 32-6-54 shall not apply to the plate designed pursuant to this section.

(e) The plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized plates provided for in this chapter.

(f) The net proceeds from the additional revenues derived from the sales of the distinctive motor vehicle license plates, less the fees as provided in Section 32-6-68, shall be distributed to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the use and benefit of the State Park System.

(g) In addition to any and all other funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated, for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2017, and every year thereafter, there is appropriated to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the additional revenues as provided for by this section.
Ala. Code § 32-2-84 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-84
Section 32-2-84 Funds Designated in Addition to Money Transferred to Department
Status: in_force

The funds designated by this article to be deposited to the Motor Vehicle Replacement Fund are intended to be in addition to the amounts transferred annually to the Department of Public Safety from the Public Road and Bridge Fund pursuant to Act 91-797. Funds transferred to the Department of Public Safety, which will become part of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, pursuant to Act 91-797 may be expended for the operations of the department as well as for the purchase of equipment for traffic law enforcement, as provided by that act. Such equipment shall include motor vehicles and related equipment only.
Ala. Code § 32-2-40 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-40
Section 32-2-40 Establishment Authorized; Composition; Members to Serve Without Compensation
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to establish a state trooper reserve of the Alabama state troopers to be composed of such persons who may volunteer to serve as state trooper reserves of the Alabama state troopers. Such service to be without compensation to the individual so volunteering.
Ala. Code § 32-12A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / Section 32-12A-8
Section 32-12A-8 Registration Sticker for Vehicle Owned by State or Political Subdivision
Status: in_force

Upon application, a registration sticker shall be issued without the payment of a fee for an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state.
Ala. Code § 32-12A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / Section 32-12A-1
Section 32-12A-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATV). Every motor vehicle 60 inches or less in width, measured from the outside of the tire rim to the outside of the tire rim directly across on the vehicle, having a dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, designed to travel on three or more non-highway tires, and manufactured for off-road use by a single operator or by an operator and not more than one passenger as provided by the manufacturer.

(2) OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. Any motorized vehicle not designed for use on a highway and capable of cross-country travel on land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. The term includes any all-terrain vehicle and recreational off-highway vehicle. The term excludes any electric bicycle; any golf cart; any vehicle used for military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement purposes; any motorboat; any vehicles used exclusively on airport property; all farm machinery, farm tractors, and other self-propelled equipment for harvesting and transportation of forest products, for clearing land for planting, for utility services and maintenance, or for earth moving, construction, or mining; and self-propelled lawnmowers, snowblowers, and garden or lawn tractors while such vehicles are being used exclusively for their designed purposes. The term does not include any motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by Chapter 8.

(3) PRIVATE USE. Use exclusively on private property or as an implement of husbandry, as defined in Section 32-8-2.

(4) PUBLIC USE. Off-road public use in designated public areas.

(5) RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE. Any off-road vehicle 80 inches or less in width, measured from the outside of the tire rim to the outside of the tire rim directly across on the vehicle, having a dry weight of 3,500 pounds or less, designed and manufactured to travel on four or more non-highway tires for off-road use by an operator and the number of passengers as provided by the manufacturer.

(6) SECRETARY. The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
Ala. Code § 32-5-31 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-31
Section 32-5-31 Local Traffic-Control Devices
Status: reserved

(a) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices upon highways under their jurisdiction as they may deem necessary to indicate and carry out the provisions of this chapter or local traffic ordinances or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 80-434, §15-106.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-33 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-33
Section 32-5A-33 Pedestrian-Control Signals
Status: in_force

Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words or symbols “walk” or “don’t walk” are in place such signals shall indicate as follows:

(1) “WALK”. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right of way by the drivers of all vehicles.

(2) “DON’T WALK”. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his or her crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the “don’t walk” signal is showing.

(3) “DON’T WALK” (flashing). No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his or her crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the “don’t walk” signal is flashing.
Ala. Code § 32-9A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9A / Section 32-9A-2
Section 32-9A-2 Compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; In-Service Training by Law Enforcement Officers
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no person may operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state, or fail to maintain required records or reports, in violation of the federal motor carrier safety regulations as prescribed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, 49 C.F.R. Part 107, Parts 171-180, Part 380, Parts 382-387, and Parts 390-399 and as they may be amended in the future. Except as otherwise provided herein, this chapter shall not be construed to repeal or supersede other laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles.

(2)a. No person may operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state in violation of 49 C.F.R. § 393.120, as amended, relating to load securement for certain metal coils.

b. No one owning, leasing, or allowing a commercial vehicle to be operated in this state shall knowingly or negligently be in violation of 49 C.F.R. § 393.120, as amended, relating to load securement for metal coils.

(3) No person may knowingly or negligently own or lease or cause to be operated on any public highway, road, street, or other public right-of-way a commercial motor vehicle loaded with a metal coil in a manner that fails to comply with 49 C.F.R. § 393.120 and thereby allows a metal coil to drop, fall, spill, shift, or otherwise escape from the commercial vehicle onto any public highway, road, street, or any other public right-of-way.

(4) Except as it relates to subdivision (3), no law enforcement officer may make an arrest or issue a citation under this chapter unless he or she has satisfactorily completed, as a part of his or her training, the basic course of instruction developed by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Those law enforcement officers authorized to enforce this chapter shall annually receive in service training related to commercial motor vehicle operations, including, but not limited to, training in current federal motor carrier safety regulations, safety inspection procedures, and out-of-service criteria. The annual training requirements shall be designated and specified by the director. An officer qualified under this section to make an arrest or issue a citation pursuant to subdivision (3) may arrest or issue a citation to the driver of a commercial motor vehicle without a warrant and without witnessing the violation personally if, upon personal investigation, the officer has reasonable cause to believe that a violation has occurred.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision of law to the contrary:

(1) Amendments to the hours of service regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Transportation at 68 Federal Register 22456, April 28, 2003 and effective June 27, 2003, shall not apply to utility service vehicles as defined at 49 C.F.R. § 395.2, not including television cable or community antenna service vehicles, which are owned or operated by utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission or electric cooperatives and which are engaged solely in intrastate commerce in this state until June 27, 2006, provided the amendments are valid and remain in effect as of that date. Hours of service regulations that are applicable in this state immediately prior to June 27, 2003, shall remain applicable to utility service vehicles engaged solely in intrastate commerce in this state until June 27, 2006. If the U.S. Department of Transportation issues an official finding that this provision may result in the loss of federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funding, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may adopt rules providing for earlier implementation of the amendments to the federal hours of service regulations. If federal law or regulations are amended at any time to exempt utility service vehicles from the hours of service requirements, any exemption shall be effective in this state immediately for the duration of the federal exemption.

(2) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may adopt rules suspending the effective date for up to three years after adoption of any motor carrier safety regulation by the U.S. Department of Transportation as applied to vehicles engaged solely in intrastate commerce in this state, provided that the suspension does not result in the loss of federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funding.

(3) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may enter into agreements with state and local emergency management agencies and private parties establishing procedures for complying with 49 U.S.C. § 31502(e) and federal regulations promulgated thereto at 49 C.F.R. § 390.23 which provide an exemption from the hours of service regulations during certain emergencies.

(4) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may adopt rules granting any waiver, variance, or exemption permitted under 49 U.S.C. § 31102(e) and federal regulations promulgated thereto at 49 C.F.R. §§ 350.305 through 350.309, provided that the waiver, variance, or exemption does not result in the loss of federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funding and does not take effect unless approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation if that approval is required.

(5) A commercial motor vehicle operated in intrastate commerce which does not equal or exceed 26,001 pounds, except a motor vehicle, regardless of weight, which is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, or which is used in the transportation of hazardous materials and required to be placarded pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F, shall be exempt from the federal motor carrier regulations otherwise made applicable in this state pursuant to subsection (a). For purposes of this subdivision, “commercial motor vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 390.5.

(6) For purposes of those provisions of 49 C.F.R. Part 395 providing for exemptions from the hours of service requirements of that part respecting the operation of motor vehicles for the transportation of agricultural commodities as contemplated in that part, the planting and harvesting season for this state is defined by the Legislature as the period from April 1 of each calendar year to March 31 of the next succeeding calendar year.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to exempt any person from the obligations to operate a motor vehicle in a safe and proper manner or to observe the rules of the road, nor shall any provision of this section be interpreted to immunize any person from civil liability for actionable conduct.
Ala. Code § 32-7-43 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-43
Section 32-7-43 Nondiscriminatory Application
Status: in_force

Enforcement and investigative activities as they relate to Act 2011-688 shall not be based on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, economic status, or geography.
Ala. Code § 32-6-131 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-131
Section 32-6-131 Rules and Regulations; Wrongful Acquisition or Use
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Revenue shall make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this division, including rules and regulations necessary to insure compliance with all state license laws relating to the use and operation of a private or pleasure motor vehicle and to provide for the application for and issuance of such special tags. Whoever wrongfully obtains or secures the issuance of a motor vehicle license tag or plate under this division, or whoever affixes such a tag or plate to a motor vehicle other than the one for which it was issued is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as prescribed by Section 15-18-3. Whoever willfully uses a motor vehicle equipped with such a tag or plate for any unlawful or deceptive purpose is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than two years.
Ala. Code § 32-2-10 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-10
Section 32-2-10 Insurance for Employees
Status: in_force

The state Department of Public Safety is authorized, subject to approval by the Governor, to insure its employees in some insurance company or companies authorized to do business in the State of Alabama against personal injury or death caused by accident or violence while discharging their duties as such employees; provided, the amount of insurance to be procured as to any such employee shall not exceed the amount which would be payable to such employee under the workmen’s compensation laws of the State of Alabama if such employee were privately employed; except, that such policy may provide additional benefits not to exceed $10,000.00 per employee for the payment of hospital and medical expenses.

The cost of such insurance shall be paid by the state Department of Public Safety out of any funds appropriated to its use in manner provided by law.
Ala. Code § 32-14-4 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-14-4
Section 32-14-4 Disposition of Moneys Received
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 32-6-71 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-71
Section 32-6-71 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The State Department of Revenue shall make such rules and regulations as necessary to insure compliance with all state license laws relating to use and operation of a private or pleasure motor vehicle before issuing special tags to amateur radio operators in lieu of the regular Alabama license plates, and such rules and regulations as necessary to provide for the application for and issuance of such special tags.
Ala. Code § 32-8-64.2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-64.2
Section 32-8-64.2 Release of Certain Liens
Status: in_force

(a) Except for liens and security interests listed on certificates of title for travel trailers or vehicles that weigh more than 12,000 pounds gross weight, which shall be satisfied only in conformity with Section 32-8-64, any lien or security interest shall be considered satisfied and release shall not be required after four years from the date of the security agreement as recorded on the certificate of title for vehicles which are 12 or more model years old. Nothing in this section shall preclude the perfection of a lien or security agreement, or the perfection of an extension of a lien or security agreement beyond a period of four years, by application for a new certificate of title on which the lien or security agreement is listed. In order to provide for the continuous perfection of a lien or security interest originally entered into for a period of more than four years for a vehicle other than a travel trailer or vehicle that weighs more than 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, an application for a second title on which the lien or security interest is listed shall be submitted to the designated agent before four years from the date of the security agreement as recorded on the original title. Otherwise, the lien or security interest shall be perfected as provided by Section 32-8-61.

(b) The department may require that all lien releases shall be electronically submitted to the department within 10 days of the date that a lien or security interest in a motor vehicle is satisfied.
Ala. Code § 32-5-211 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-211
Section 32-5-211 Flag or Light at End of Load
Status: in_force

Whenever the load of any vehicle shall extend more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle, there shall be displayed at the end of the load in a position which shall be clearly visible at all times from the rear of the load a red or orange flag not less than 12 inches both in length and width. Between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise there shall be displayed at the end of any load a red light or amber strobe light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions at least 200 feet from the rear of the vehicle. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 32-5-311.
Ala. Code § 32-6-150.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-150.1
Section 32-6-150.1 Distinctive Plates Which May Not Be Personalized; Annual Fee
Status: in_force

Transferred to 32-6-69 by Act 2016-408, §3, effective August 1, 2016.
Ala. Code § 32-17-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 17 / Section 32-17-2
Section 32-17-2 Penalty
Status: in_force

Any manufacturer of motor vehicles, distributor, distributor branch or factory branch or officer, agent or other representative thereof, or any dealer or representative of the same, who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined a sum not less than $10.00 nor more than $500.00 for each such violation.
Ala. Code § 32-6-155.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-155.1
Section 32-6-155.1 “Protect Our Environment” Distinctive License Tag
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that an environmental tag be issued by the state to be used as an instrument to promote safe environmental practices, environmental awareness, environmental education enhancement, and for the protection of Alabama’s precious environment through education. It is the desire of the Legislature to develop and provide comprehensive environmental education programs in which students, teachers, citizens, businesses, and governmental entities can participate in order to promote good environmental practices and thereby protect the environmental diversity and natural resources of the state.

(b) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) BOARD. The Board of Directors of Legacy, as it may be constituted from time to time.

(2) ENVIRONMENTAL TAG. The environmental tag shall mean, but is not limited to, the Protect Our Environment distinctive license tag.

(3) LEGACY. Legacy, Inc., Partners in Environmental Education, a nonprofit organization.

(4) TRUST FUND. A trust fund established by the board which, when established, shall be perpetual, and any principal deposits into the trust fund shall not be subject to expenditure by the board or by the Legislature or by any other entity whatsoever.

(c) To receive an environmental license tag, an applicant shall do all of the following:

(1) Apply to the appropriate judge of probate, commissioner of licenses, or other license issuing official.

(2) Comply with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles.

(3) Pay the regular annual fee for the license tag as provided by law for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles.

(4) Pay an additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50) for the environmental license tag.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 32-6-54, the board shall apply to the Department of Revenue for approval of the proposed environmental tag design from the Legislative Oversight Committee on License Plates.

(e) The board may establish a trust fund from private or public funds, or both. Once the trust fund has been established, any monies deposited into the trust fund shall remain in the trust in perpetuity. The earnings, or part of the earnings, derived from the trust fund, however, may go into the operating account or accounts of Legacy for environmental education. The board shall determine the percentage of the earnings from the monies in the trust fund which may be subject to expenditures and which percentage, if any, that shall be redeposited into the trust fund to be held in perpetuity.

(f) If Legacy or its successor organization is dissolved permanently, the trust fund and the monies therein shall continue in perpetuity as a trust fund in the State Treasury, and the monies therein shall not be subject to disbursement or appropriation by any entity whatsoever. Ninety percent of the earnings of the trust fund may be appropriated by the Legislature to or on behalf of the public schools for environmental education. The remaining 10 percent of the annual earnings of the trust fund shall be held in the trust fund and shall not be subject to legislative appropriation or disbursement, if Legacy or its successor organization is dissolved permanently. The State Treasurer shall be the responsible authority for investing the monies of the trust fund only when Legacy or its successor organization is dissolved permanently.

(g) The Legislature finds that Legacy is the successor organization of the Alabama Environmental Education Initiative established by Section 32-6-156.1.

(h) The receipt and expenditure of funds by Legacy shall be subject to annual examination by a licensed public accountant.

(i) The unappropriated balance of funds in the Environmental Education Trust shall revert to Legacy on October 1, 2008.
Ala. Code § 32-6-231.2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-231.2
Section 32-6-231.2 (Effective until January 1, 2026) International Symbol of Access on Distinctive License Plates
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing on January 1, 2022, a vehicle owner who is qualified to receive a distinctive license plate pursuant to this chapter, who has a long-term disability, as defined in Section 32-6-230, and who submits to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other issuing authority medical proof satisfactory to the Commissioner of Revenue that he or she is an individual with a disability in accordance with Public Law 100-641 and rulemaking resulting therefrom, may be issued a license plate under this chapter or Chapter 12 of Title 40, which displays the Dynamic Accessibility Symbol.

(b) License plates displaying the Dynamic Accessibility Symbol may be displayed on private passenger automobiles, motorcycles, pickup trucks, or self-propelled campers or house cars.

(c) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Ala. Code § 32-6-73 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-73
Section 32-6-73 Provisions Supplemental
Status: in_force

The provisions of this division are supplementative to the motor vehicle licensing laws of the State of Alabama, and nothing herein shall be construed as abridging or repealing such laws.
Ala. Code § 32-9B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9B / Section 32-9B-3
Section 32-9B-3 Automated Commercial Vehicles - Operation Without Presence of Conventional Driver
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an automated commercial motor vehicle may operate in this state without a conventional driver physically present in the vehicle if the vehicle meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The automated commercial vehicle is capable of operating in compliance with applicable federal law and the traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state, including without limitation, applicable laws concerning the capability to safely navigate and negotiate railroad crossings.

(2) The automated commercial vehicle is registered and titled in accordance with the laws of this state.

(3) The automated commercial vehicle is certified in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 567 as being in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards and bears the required certification label or labels, including reference to any exemption granted under applicable federal law.

(4) The automated commercial vehicle can achieve a minimal risk condition if a failure occurs rendering the vehicle unable to perform the dynamic driving task relevant to its intended operational design domain or if the vehicle exits its operational design domain.

(5) The automated commercial vehicle is covered by motor vehicle liability coverage in an amount not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000).

(6) The registration of an automated commercial motor vehicle shall not be interpreted to abrogate or amend any statutory or regulatory provisions or any aspects of common law pertaining to liability for any harm or injury caused.
Ala. Code § 32-5-244 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-244
Section 32-5-244 Lights on Parked Vehicles
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise where there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway no lights need to be displayed upon such parked vehicle.

(b) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour after sunset and half hour before sunrise and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway side visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle and a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle.

(c) Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
Ala. Code § 32-6-462 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-462
Section 32-6-462 Distribution of Proceeds
Status: in_force

Proceeds from the additional revenues generated by the forty dollars ($40) minus the production and administrative costs for the “Ducks Unlimited” tags or plates shall be submitted monthly by the Department of Revenue or other appropriate official to the Alabama Ducks Unlimited which shall be used to assist the wetland programs of Alabama Ducks Unlimited.
Ala. Code § 32-10-12 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-10-12
Section 32-10-12 Director to Tabulate and Analyze Accident Reports and Make Available to State Director of Transportation
Status: in_force

The director shall tabulate and analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic accidents. The director shall make available to the state Director of Transportation all accident reports so that he or she may obtain sufficient detailed information so as to provide data for surveillance of traffic for detection and correction of high or potentially high accident locations.
Ala. Code § 32-17A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 17A / Section 32-17A-3
Section 32-17A-3 Disclosure Document
Status: in_force

In all instances where nonoriginal equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash parts are used in preparing an estimate for repairs, the written estimate prepared by the insurer and repair facility shall clearly identify each such part. A disclosure document attached to the estimate shall contain the following information in no smaller than 10 point type:

THIS ESTIMATE HAS BEEN PREPARED BASED ON THE USE OF AFTERMARKET CRASH PARTS SUPPLIED BY A SOURCE OTHER THAN THE MANUFACTURER OF YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE. THE AFTERMARKET CRASH PARTS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS ESTIMATE ARE WARRANTED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR OF SUCH PARTS RATHER THAN THE MANUFACTURER OF YOUR VEHICLE.
Ala. Code § 32-6-49.13 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-49.13
Section 32-6-49.13 Implied Consent to Take Test of Blood, Breath, Etc.; Administration of Test; Refusal to Take Test; Report of a Law Enforcement Officer; Sanctions; Notice and Hearing; Review; Notification of Other States
Status: in_force

(a) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state is deemed to have given consent, subject to provisions of Section 32-5-192, to take a test or tests of that person’s blood, breath, or oral fluid, or any combination thereof, for the purpose of determining that person’s alcohol concentration or the presence of other drugs or any other impairing substance.

(b)(1) A test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer, who after stopping or detaining the commercial motor vehicle driver, has probable cause to believe that the driver was driving a commercial motor vehicle while having any impairing substance in his or her system. The law enforcement officer shall test the driver at the scene by using a field breathalyzer or other approved device, technique, or procedure approved by the Department of Forensic Sciences, or transport the driver to an appropriate facility where a chemical test or tests by an approved method shall be administered either by the officer or at his or her direction, or both.

(2) A test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer to all commercial motor vehicle drivers who are involved in any vehicular crash which results in death or physical injury requiring hospitalization or emergency medical treatment.

(c) A person requested to submit to a test or tests as provided in subsection (a) must be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the test or tests that a refusal to submit to the test or tests will result in that person being immediately placed out of service for a period of 24 hours and being disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than two years under Section 32-6-49.12.

(d) If the person refuses testing, or submits to a test which discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, the law enforcement officer shall submit a sworn report to the agency certifying that the test was requested pursuant to subsection (b) and that the person refused to submit to testing, or submitted to a test which disclosed an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more.

(e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement officer submitted under subsection (d), the agency shall disqualify the driver from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than two years under Section 32-6-49.12. This penalty shall be in addition to and cumulative of any other penalties imposed upon the driver under any other existing laws and shall run consecutively with any penalties for other offenses.

(f) Upon suspending the license or permit to drive or the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state that is given to a nonresident or any person, or upon determining that the issuance of a license or permit shall be denied to the person, the secretary, or his or her authorized agent, within three days of suspension shall notify the person in writing. Upon a request filed by the person within five days from the date of the notice of suspension or denial, the secretary shall schedule a hearing with notice of the hearing to be provided by certified mail to the person stating the date, time, place, and scope of the hearing. The scope of the hearing shall pertain to all of the following:

(1) Whether the law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state while under the influence of the substances enumerated in subsection (a).

(2) Whether the person refused to submit to the test upon request of a law enforcement officer.

(3) Whether the person was informed that his or her privilege to drive would be suspended or denied if he or she refused to submit to the test.

(g) If the suspension or determination that there should be a denial of issuance is sustained by the secretary, or his or her authorized agent, the person whose license or permit to drive or a nonresident operating privilege has been suspended, or to whom a license or permit is denied, shall have the right to file a petition to review the final order, suspension, or denial within 30 days after the entry of the final order of suspension or denial by the secretary in the appropriate court to review the final order of suspension.

(h) Upon a determination that a nonresident’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, the secretary shall provide in writing the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person’s residence and to any state in which the person has a license.
Ala. Code § 32-6-364 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-364
Section 32-6-364 Return of License Plates Upon Termination of Membership
Status: in_force

Upon termination of membership with the Fraternal Order of Police, an applicant to whom a Fraternal Order of Police license plate was issued under this section shall, within 30 days, return the plate to the judge of probate or the license commissioner of the county of the applicant’s residence.
Ala. Code § 32-5-249 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-249
Section 32-5-249 Reflective Devices for Slow-Moving Vehicles - Bicycles or Ridden Animals
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 32-5-246 through 32-5-251 shall not apply to bicycles or to ridden animals.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-23 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-23
Section 32-7A-23 Evidence of Coverage at Time of Citation
Status: in_force

No person charged with violating the requirements of this chapter to maintain or present, or both, evidence of insurance shall be convicted of a Class C misdemeanor in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 32-7A-16 if such person produces in court satisfactory evidence that, at the time of the citation, the motor vehicle was covered by a liability insurance policy, commercial automobile liability insurance policy, liability insurance bond, or deposit of cash in accordance with Section 32-7A-4. However, such person may be convicted of a traffic violation as set forth in subsection (b) of Section 32-7A-16.
Ala. Code § 32-6-432 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-432
Section 32-6-432 Transfer of Plates or Tags
Status: in_force

The distinctive license plates or tags issued pursuant to this division shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners, and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing the distinctive plates sells, trades, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of the motor vehicle, the tags or plates shall be retained by the owner to whom issued and returned to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county, who shall receive and account for the tags or plates as provided in this section. In the event the owner acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise, a vehicle for which no standard tags or plates have been issued during the current license period, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county shall, upon being furnished by the owner proper certification of the acquisition of the vehicle and the payment of the motor vehicle license tax due upon the vehicle, authorize the transfer of the distinctive license tags or plates previously purchased by the owner to the vehicle, which tags or plates shall authorize the operation of the vehicle for the remainder of the current license period. In the event the owner of the distinctive license tag or plate acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise a vehicle for which a standard plate has been issued during the current license year, the judge of probate or license commissioner shall, upon proper certification of the owner and upon delivery to the official of the standard plate previously issued for the vehicle, authorize the owner of the newly acquired vehicle to place the distinctive license tags or plates previously purchased on the vehicle and use the tags or plates for the remainder of the current license period. The notice of transfer of ownership shall be recorded by the judge of probate or the license commissioner.

Any person acquiring by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise any vehicle formerly bearing the distinctive tags or plates may, upon certification of the fact to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county and the payment of the fee now required by law, purchase standard replacement plates for the vehicle which shall authorize the operation of the vehicle by the new owner for the remainder of the license period.
Ala. Code § 32-9C-11 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9C / Section 32-9C-11
Section 32-9C-11 Traffic Control Devices on County Roads
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended, or shall be construed, to require a county to construct, upgrade, maintain, or place traffic control devices on county roads in a manner that is above and beyond the manner in which roads are constructed, upgraded, maintained, or designed for all other vehicular traffic.
Ala. Code § 32-8-42 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-42
Section 32-8-42 Refusing Certificate
Status: in_force

The department shall refuse issuance of certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if the department has reasonable grounds to believe that one of the following exists:

(1) The applicant is not the owner of the vehicle.

(2) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement.

(3) The vehicle was not manufactured to comply with federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations governing safety, emissions, and antitheft standards in effect at the time of manufacture, and has not subsequently been modified to comply with the standards.

(4) A vehicle is exempt pursuant to Section 32-8-31.

(5) The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the department reasonably requires.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-152 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-152
Section 32-5A-152 Moving Heavy Equipment at Railroad Grade Crossings
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of 10 or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of the distance between any two adjacent axles or in any event of less than nine inches, measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.

(b) Before making any such crossing the person operating or moving any such vehicle or equipment shall first stop the same not less than 15 feet nor more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.

(c) No such crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car. If a flagman is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his or her direction.
Ala. Code § 32-20-32 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-32
Section 32-20-32 Involuntary Transfer of Interest
Status: in_force

(a) If the interest of an owner in a manufactured home passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee, except as hereinafter provided in subsection (b), shall promptly mail or deliver to a designated agent the last certificate of title, if available, and proof of the transfer, together with his or her application for a new certificate in the form the department prescribes. If the interest of an owner in a manufactured home passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, and the manufactured home is permanently affixed to the real property and the owner of the manufactured home and the real property are the same then the transferee, except as hereinafter provided in subsection (b), shall promptly mail or deliver to a designated agent the last certificate of title, if available, and proof of the transfer, together with his or her application for a certificate of cancellation in the form the department prescribes.

(b) If the interest of the owner is terminated or the manufactured home is sold under a security agreement by a lienholder named in the certificate of title, the transferee shall promptly make application to a designated agent for a new certificate of title in the form the department prescribes. The application shall be accompanied by the last certificate of title and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the lienholder that the manufactured home was repossessed and that the interest of the owner was lawfully terminated or sold pursuant to the terms of the security agreement.

If the lienholder succeeds to the interest of the owner and holds the manufactured home for resale, he or she need not secure a new certificate of title but, upon transfer to another person, shall promptly mail or deliver to the transferee the certificate, affidavit, and other documents required by the department. The transferee shall promptly make application to a designated agent for a new certificate in the form prescribed by the department.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, a person holding a certificate of title whose interest in the manufactured home has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer shall forthwith mail or deliver the certificate to the department upon request of the department; and the delivery of the certificate pursuant to the request of the department does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate; and the action of the department in issuing a new certificate of title as provided herein is not conclusive upon the rights of an owner or lienholder named in the old certificate.
Ala. Code § 32-18-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 18 / Section 32-18-2
Section 32-18-2 City May Set Up or Designate Testing Stations
Status: in_force

Any city shall have the power to acquire, establish, erect, equip, operate, and maintain motor vehicle testing stations therein, to pay for the same out of the proceeds of the collection of fees charged for testing motor vehicles, and to make rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of any ordinance adopted under the terms of this chapter. Such city may also designate privately operated stations as official inspecting stations on which such city shall by agreement with the owners or operators of such stations impose the power and authority to conduct such inspections in lieu of or in addition to the stations operated by such city and in accordance with the terms of this chapter and any ordinance adopted under its provisions.
Ala. Code § 32-2-44 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-44
Section 32-2-44 Authority to Carry Firearms When Summoned to Duty
Status: in_force

State trooper reserves shall have the authority to carry firearms when summoned to duty.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-132 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-132
Section 32-5A-132 Starting Parked Vehicle
Status: in_force

No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-3
Section 32-5A-3 Required Obedience to Traffic Laws
Status: in_force

It is unlawful and, unless otherwise declared in this chapter with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-6-250.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-250.1
Section 32-6-250.1 Eligibility for Distinctive License Plate
Status: in_force

An applicant for a veteran distinctive license plate shall be a veteran of the appropriate conflict or otherwise qualify for the distinctive license plate as authorized by this chapter. Notwithstanding subsection (d) of Section 32-6-350, the applicant shall provide the licensing official with form DD214 or any other documentation prescribed by law or administrative rule as evidence of qualification for the license plate. In the event that form DD214 or other qualifying documentation prescribed by law or administrative rule is unavailable, the applicant shall provide the licensing official with a certification of eligibility from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs after the applicant provides that office with other authoritative documentation evidencing eligibility for the license plate.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-171 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-171
Section 32-5A-171 Maximum Limits
Status: in_force

Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with Section 32-5A-170, the limits hereinafter specified or established as hereinafter authorized shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the maximum limits.

(1) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess of 30 miles per hour in any urban district.

(2)a. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in excess of 35 miles per hour on any unpaved road. For purposes of this chapter the term unpaved road shall mean any highway under the jurisdiction of any county, the surface of which consists of natural earth, mixed soil, stabilized soil, aggregate, crushed sea shells, or similar materials without the use of asphalt, cement, or similar binders.

b. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any county-maintained paved road in an unincorporated area of the state at a speed in excess of 45 miles per hour unless a different maximum speed is established under authority granted in subdivision (6) or as provided in subdivision (7) subject to the maximum rate of speed provided in subdivision (3).

(3) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on the highways in this state, other than interstate highways or highways having four or more traffic lanes, at a speed in excess of 55 miles per hour at any time unless a different maximum rate of speed is authorized by the Governor under authority granted in subdivision (6) or as provided in subdivision (7).

(4) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, on an interstate highway within the State of Alabama, at a speed in excess of 70 miles per hour or on any other highway having four or more traffic lanes at a speed in excess of 65 miles per hour, unless a different maximum rate of speed is authorized by the Governor under authority granted in subdivision (6) or as provided in subdivision (7). Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, any portion of Corridor X/I-22 which is open between the Alabama/Mississippi state line and the Jefferson County line shall be considered an interstate highway for the purpose of the maximum speed limit on the highway.

(5) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary, no person shall operate a passenger vehicle, motor truck, or passenger bus which carries or transports explosives or flammable liquids, as defined in Section 32-1-1.1, or hazardous wastes, as defined in Section 22-30-3(5), in this state unless the vehicle, truck, or bus prominently displays a current decal, plate, or placard which is required by the rules or regulations of the DOT or the PSC which indicates or warns that the vehicle, truck, or bus is carrying or transporting the substances. No person shall operate the vehicle, truck, or bus at a rate of speed greater than 55 miles per hour at any time unless a different maximum rate of speed is authorized by the Governor under authority granted in subdivision (6) or as provided in subdivision (7).

(6) The Governor may prescribe the maximum rate of speed whenever a different rate of speed is required by federal law in order for Alabama to receive federal funds for highway maintenance and construction.

(7) The maximum speed limits set forth in this section may be altered as authorized in Sections 32-5A-172 and 32-5A-173.

(8) A law enforcement officer or a peace officer of any incorporated municipality or town which has less than 19,000 inhabitants according to the most recent federal decennial census shall not enforce this section on any interstate highway.

(9) Any speed limit set pursuant to this section shall be enforced by any municipality or any law enforcement officer of a municipality only within the corporate limits of the municipality and not within the police jurisdiction of the municipality.
Ala. Code § 32-6-6 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-6
Section 32-6-6 Contents of Licenses; Photo Specifications; Fee for Photo License or Card. (Amended by Act 2026-101)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-101, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) Each driver license issued by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, except temporary permits or other special circumstances as determined by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, shall contain a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee and a color photograph of the licensee, the name, birthdate, address, and a description of the licensee, who, for the purpose of identification and as a condition precedent to the validity of the license, immediately upon receipt of the license, shall endorse his or her usual or regular signature upon the license in the space provided, unless a facsimile of the licensee’s signature appears on the license.

(b) A photo driver license and photo nondriver identification card as provided in Section 32-6-4 shall have a photo core that meets the minimum width and length dimensions specified in ANSI standards X4.13-1971 and ANSI standard CR80, plus or minus 1/4 inch. In addition to all current and existing fees, the agency may charge an additional fee to recover the cost of producing and issuing photo driver licenses and photo nondriver identification cards. The fee may not exceed ten cents ($.10) over the actual cost of producing and issuing the license or card including the cost of materials, labor costs, telecommunications costs, computer costs, postage, and any other costs incurred in producing and issuing a license or card.

(c) A driver license issued to a qualifying student described in Section 16-28-40(b) shall be exempt from any fees under this section.

(d) Revenues collected under this section shall be used by the agency for the sole purpose of this program, and any excess shall revert to the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year.
Ala. Code § 32-5B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5B / Section 32-5B-2
Section 32-5B-2 Definition of “Passenger Car.”
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the term “passenger car” means a motor vehicle with motive power designed for carrying 10 or fewer passengers. Such term does not include a motorcycle or a trailer.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-194.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-194.1
Section 32-5A-194.1 Effect of Certification Permits Issued by State Board of Health; Effect of Rules and Regulations Enacted by State Board of Health
Status: in_force

All certification permits issued by the State Board of Health shall remain in effect until their termination date or reissued by the Department of Forensic Sciences. All rules and regulations enacted under the authority of this chapter by the State Board of Health shall remain in force until rescinded, modified, or adopted by the Department of Forensic Sciences.
Ala. Code § 32-6-9 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-9
Section 32-6-9 Possession and Display of License
Status: in_force

(a) Every licensee shall have his or her license in his or her immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall display the same, upon demand of a judge of any court, a peace officer, or a state trooper. However, no person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a driver’s license theretofore issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her arrest.

(b) For every person found in violation of this section or Section 32-6-1, a reasonable effort shall be made as soon as possible, but not later than within 48 hours, to determine the citizenship of the person and if an alien, whether the alien is lawfully present in the United States by verification with the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c). An officer shall not attempt to independently make a final determination of whether an alien is lawfully present in the United States.
Ala. Code § 32-6-513 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-513
Section 32-6-513 Return of Plate Upon Termination of Membership
Status: in_force

Upon termination of membership with the appropriate masonic organization or employment as an emergency medical technician, a person to whom a distinctive license tag or plate was issued under this division shall, within 30 days, return the tag or plate to the judge of probate or the license commissioner of the county where the applicant resides.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-173 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-173
Section 32-5A-173 When Local Authorities May and Shall Alter Maximum Limits
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (f), whenever local authorities in their respective jurisdictions determine on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the maximum speed permitted under this article is unreasonable under the conditions found to exist upon a highway or part of a highway, the local authority may set a reasonable maximum limit that does any of the following:

(1) Decreases the limit at intersections.

(2) Increases the limit within an urban district consistent with Section 32-5A-171.

(3) Decreases the limit on any street, unpaved road, or highway under the jurisdiction and control of any county commission.

(4) Increases the limit on any street, unpaved road, or highway under the jurisdiction and control of any county commission consistent with Section 32-5A-171.

(b) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall determine by an engineering and traffic investigation the proper maximum speed for all arterial streets and shall declare a reasonable maximum limit thereon.

(c) Any altered limit established according to this section may be effective at all times, or during hours of darkness, or at other times as may be determined when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street or highway.

(d) Any alteration of maximum limits on state highways or extensions thereof in a municipality by local authorities shall not be effective until the alteration has been approved by the Department of Transportation.

(e)(1) Not more than six alterations authorized pursuant to this section shall be made per mile along a street or highway, except in the case of reduced limits at intersections.

(2) The difference between adjacent limits shall not be more than 10 miles per hour.

(f) A municipality may not fix the speed at which motor vehicles may be operated on a county-maintained street, as defined in Section 11-49-80, located within the corporate limits of the municipality unless the municipality conducts an engineering and traffic investigation and receives written approval from the county engineer to fix the speed based on the results of that investigation.
Ala. Code § 32-6-49.3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-49.3
Section 32-6-49.3 Definitions
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the following definitions shall be applicable unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) ALCOHOL.

a. Beer, ale, port, or stout and other similar fermented beverages (including sake or similar products), of any name or description containing one-half of one percentum or more of alcohol by volume, brewed or produced from malt, wholly or in part, or from any substitute therefor;

b. Wine of not less than one-half of the percentum of alcohol by volume; or

c. Any substance containing any form of alcohol, including, but not limited to, ethanol, methanol, propanol, and isopropanol.

(2) ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION.

a. The number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood; or

b. The number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath; or

c. The number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters of urine.

(3) COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE. (CDL) means a license issued in accordance with the requirements of this article to an individual which authorizes the individual to drive a class of commercial motor vehicle.

(4) COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM. (CDLIS) is the information system established pursuant to the CMVSA to serve as a clearinghouse for locating information related to the licensing and identification of commercial motor vehicle drivers.

(5) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE. A motor vehicle designed or used to transport passengers or property:

a. If the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds or such lesser rating as determined by federal regulation;

b. If the vehicle is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or

c. If the vehicle is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with federal or state law.

(6) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Any substance so classified under Section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)), and includes all substances listed on Schedules I through V, of 21 C.F.R. part 1308, as they may be revised from time to time.

(7) CONVICTION. An unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person’s appearance in court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, or a plea nolo contendere accepted by the court, regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated.

(8) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Public Safety.

(9) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Department of Public Safety.

(10) DISQUALIFICATION. A withdrawal of the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle, pursuant to Section 32-5A-195 and this article.

(11) DRIVE. To drive, operate, or be in physical control of a motor vehicle.

(12) DRIVER. Any person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, or who is required to hold a commercial driver license.

(13) DRIVER LICENSE. A license issued by a state to an individual which authorizes the individual to drive a motor vehicle.

(14) EMPLOYER. Any person, including the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle, or assigns a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle.

(15) FELONY. Any offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

(16) FOREIGN JURISDICTION. Any jurisdiction other than a state, territory, province, or possession of the United States.

(17) GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING. (GVWR) The value specified by the manufacturer(s) as the maximum loaded weight of a single or a combination (articulated) vehicle, or registered gross weight, whichever is greater. The GVWR of a combination (articulated) vehicle (commonly referred to as the “Gross Combination Weight Rating” or GCWR), is the GVWR of the power unit plus the GVWR of the towed unit or units.

(18) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Has the meaning as that found in Section 103 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 App. U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and as provided by any federal or state law, existing or hereafter enacted.

(19) MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails, except vehicles moved solely by human power and motorized wheel chairs.

(20) OUT OF SERVICE ORDER. A temporary prohibition against driving a commercial motor vehicle.

(21) SERIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATION. A conviction when operating a commercial motor vehicle of:

a. Excessive speeding, involving a single charge of any speed 15 miles per hour or more, above the posted speed limit;

b. Reckless driving, as defined under Section 32-5A-190, as amended, or any other state or local law, including charges of driving a commercial motor vehicle in willful or wanton or reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property, improper or erratic traffic lane changes, or following the vehicle ahead too closely;

c. A violation of any state or local law related to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, arising in connection with a fatal accident; and

d. Any other violation of Title 32, Chapter 5A, Article 9, as amended, or any state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, which the Director of the Department of Public Safety determines by regulation to be serious.

(22) STATE. A state of the United States and the District of Columbia;

(23) UNITED STATES. The 50 states and the District of Columbia, or a territory, province, or possession thereof.
Ala. Code § 32-6-471 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-471
Section 32-6-471 Issuance of Distinctive License Tags and Plates; Establishment of Arts Education License Plate Advisory Committee
Status: in_force

(a) Upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license tags or plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles, and payment of an additional fee of fifty dollars ($50), owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued distinctive “Support The Arts” license tags or plates. The license tags or plates shall bear the words “Support The Arts” and a graphic design. The State Department of Revenue shall approve the distinctive design of the tags and plates provided in this subsection, and the approval shall be subject to the submission of the graphic design by the Arts Education License Plate Advisory Committee.

(b) There is established the Arts Education License Plate Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of six members who shall serve on a voluntary basis and without pay or remuneration. The members of the committee shall be appointed as follows:

(1) One by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

(2) One by the Alabama Alliance for Arts Education.

(3) One by the Alabama State Department of Education, which shall be the person designated as the Arts in Education Specialist.

(4) One by the Governor.

(5) One by the Lieutenant Governor.

(6) One by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. In case of vacancies the appointing authority of the vacant position shall appoint a replacement.

(c) The tags or plates shall be valid for five years and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new “Support The Arts” tags or plates. Payment of required license fees and taxes for the years during which a new tag or plate is not issued shall be evidenced as provided for in Section 32-6-63. The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized tags or plates provided for in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-202 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-202
Section 32-5A-202 Definitions
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-470, § 2, effective May 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-190.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-190.1
Section 32-5A-190.1 Homicide by Vehicle
Status: in_force

(a) A person who causes the death of another person while knowingly engaged in the violation of Title 32, Chapter 5A, excluding Section 32-5A-191, applying to the operation or use of a vehicle, as defined in Section 32-1-1.1, may be guilty of homicide by vehicle when the violation is the proximate cause of the death.

(b) A person convicted of homicide by vehicle under subsection (a) is guilty of a Class C felony.

(c) By the tenth day of the 2022 Legislative Regular Session, the Administrative Office of Courts and the Office of Prosecution Services will report to the Legislature the statistical information from court records relating to this charge.
Ala. Code § 32-15-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / Section 32-15-5
Section 32-15-5 Hiring with Intent to Defraud
Status: in_force

Whoever, with intent to defraud the owner of any motor vehicle or any person in lawful possession thereof, hires from such owner, or such owner’s agents, or any person in lawful possession thereof, any motor vehicle shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a Class C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in a state penitentiary for not more than 10 years nor less than one year and one day, or shall be fined not more than $5,000.00, or shall be both fined and imprisoned. The refusal to pay the hire of such motor vehicle or absconding without paying or offering to pay such hire shall be prima facie evidence of such fraudulent intent.
Ala. Code § 32-10-9 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-10-9
Section 32-10-9 Coroners to Report
Status: in_force

Every coroner or other official performing like functions shall on or before the tenth day of each month report in writing to the director the death of any person within his jurisdiction during the preceding calendar month as the result of an accident involving a motor vehicle and the circumstances of such accident.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-194 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-194
Section 32-5A-194 Admissibility of Chemical Tests as Evidence; Procedures; Presumptions; Refusal to Submit; Liability
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the trial of any civil, criminal, or quasi-criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person while driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence, evidence of the amount of alcohol, controlled substance, or other impairing substance in a person’s blood at the alleged time, as determined by a chemical analysis of the person’s blood, breath, oral fluid, or other bodily substance, or any combination thereof, shall be admissible. Where a chemical test or tests are made, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) Chemical analyses of the person’s blood, breath, oral fluid, or other bodily substance to be considered valid shall have been performed according to methods approved by the Department of Forensic Sciences and by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by the Department of Forensic Sciences. The court trying the case may take judicial notice of the methods approved by the Department of Forensic Sciences. The Department of Forensic Sciences may approve satisfactory techniques or methods to ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals to conduct the analyses and to issue permits which shall be subject to termination or revocation at the discretion of the Department of Forensic Sciences. The Department of Forensic Sciences shall approve permits required in this section only for employees of state, county, municipal, and federal law enforcement agencies, and for laboratory personnel employed by the Department of Forensic Sciences.

(2) When a person shall submit to a blood test at the direction of a law enforcement officer pursuant to Section 32-5-192, only a physician, a registered nurse, a paramedic, a phlebotomist, or other qualified person may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content or the presence of other impairing substances. This limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath or oral fluid.

(3) The person tested may at his or her own expense have a physician, qualified technician, registered nurse, or other qualified person of his or her own choosing administer a chemical test or tests in addition to any administered at the discretion of a law enforcement officer. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer.

(4) Upon the written request of the person who shall submit to a chemical test or tests at the request of a law enforcement officer, full information concerning the test or tests shall be made available to him or her or his or her attorney.

(5) Percent by weight of alcohol in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per 100 cubic centimeters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

(b) Upon the trial of any civil, criminal, or quasi-criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person while driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, the amount of alcohol in the person’s blood at the time alleged as shown by chemical analysis of the person’s blood or breath shall give rise to all of the following presumptions:

(1) If there were at that time 0.05 percent or less by weight of alcohol in the person’s blood, it shall be presumed that the person was not under the influence of alcohol unless the person was operating a motor vehicle in performance of his or her duties as a school bus driver or day care driver at that time or was under the age of 21 years at that time.

(2) If there were at the time in excess of 0.05 percent but less than 0.08 percent by weight of alcohol in the person’s blood, this fact shall not give rise to any presumption that the person was or was not under the influence of alcohol, but this fact may be considered with other competent evidence in determining whether the person was under the influence of alcohol unless the person was operating a motor vehicle in performance of his or her duties as a school bus driver or day care driver at that time or was under the age of 21 years at that time.

(3) If there were at that time 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the person’s blood, or greater than .02 percent if the person was operating a motor vehicle in performance of his or her duties as a school bus driver or day care driver at that time or was under the age of 21 years at that time, it shall be presumed that the person was under the influence of alcohol.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the introduction of any other competent evidence relating to the question of whether the person was under the influence of alcohol.

(c) If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a chemical test or tests pursuant to Section 32-5-192, evidence of refusal shall be admissible in any civil, criminal, or quasi-criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence.

(d) No physician, registered nurse, phlebotomist, paramedic, duly licensed chemical laboratory technologist or clinical laboratory technician, fire department, rescue squad, private ambulance company, or medical facility shall incur any civil or criminal liability as a result of the proper administering of a blood test when requested in writing by a law enforcement officer to administer such a test.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-263 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-263
Section 32-5A-263 Riding on Roadways and Bicycle Paths; Right Side Signalling
Status: in_force

(a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

(b) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

(c) Wherever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.

(d) A person riding a bicycle may give a hand signal for a right turn by extending his or her right arm and hand horizontally on the right side of the bicycle. A child under the age of sixteen shall not be required to comply with the right side signalling.
Ala. Code § 32-12A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / Section 32-12A-2
Section 32-12A-2 Voluntary Registration of All-Terrain or Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles
Status: in_force

The owner of an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle may register the vehicle with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-85 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-85
Section 32-5A-85 Further Limitations on Driving on Left of Center of Roadway
Status: in_force

(a) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:

(1) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver’s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;

(2) When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;

(3) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.

(b) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway, nor under the conditions described in Section 32-5A-80(a)(2), nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway.
Ala. Code § 32-6-581 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-581
Section 32-6-581 Distribution of Proceeds
Status: in_force

The net proceeds of the additional revenues derived from sales of the distinctive plates, less administrative costs including the costs of production incurred by the Department of Revenue in producing the plates, shall be distributed by each judge of probate or license commissioner to the state Comptroller. The first two thousand dollars ($2,000) received by the state Comptroller shall be used to satisfy the appropriation specified in Section 4 of Act 97-545 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. Thereafter, the state Comptroller shall distribute the proceeds monthly to the Kiwanis Alabama District Office in Birmingham, Alabama, which shall distribute the proceeds to the Kiwanis Clubs in this state.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-56 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-56
Section 32-5A-56 Driving on Mountain Highways
Status: in_force

The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on mountain highways shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the roadway as reasonably possible and, except when driving entirely to the right of the center of the roadway, shall give audible warning with the horn of such motor vehicle upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within a distance of 200 feet along the highway.
Ala. Code § 32-11-1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-11-1
Section 32-11-1 Rescue Squad Defined
Status: in_force

Wherever the term rescue squad appears in this chapter, it shall refer to and include only those persons or organizations who are members of the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads.
Ala. Code § 32-14-3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-14-3
Section 32-14-3 Rules and Regulations
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 32-7C-30 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7C / Section 32-7C-30
Section 32-7C-30 Zero Tolerance Intoxicating Substance Policy; Violations
Status: in_force

(a) A TNC shall establish and enforce a zero tolerance intoxicating substance policy for TNC drivers that prohibits any amount of intoxication of the driver while providing transportation network services.

(b) The TNC shall include on its website a notice concerning the TNC’s zero tolerance intoxicating substance policy and the means to make a complaint about a suspected violation of the policy.

(c) Upon receipt of a rider complaint alleging a violation of the zero tolerance intoxicating substance policy, the TNC shall immediately suspend the TNC driver’s access to the TNC’s digital network and conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-11
Section 32-5A-11 Uniformity of Interpretation
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of various jurisdictions.
Ala. Code § 32-2-8.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-8.1
Section 32-2-8.1 Fee for Criminal History Records Search
Status: in_force

When the Director of Public Safety is allowed by Alabama law to provide a criminal history records search of convictions within the State of Alabama, the director shall set and collect a minimum fee of $20.00 or the actual cost incurred. All fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State General Fund.
Ala. Code § 32-7C-26 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7C / Section 32-7C-26
Section 32-7C-26 Tnc Digital Network Requirements
Status: in_force

The TNC’s digital network shall display a picture of the TNC driver, the first name of the TNC driver, and the make, model, and license plate number of the TNC driver’s vehicle before the rider enters the TNC vehicle.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-138 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-138
Section 32-5A-138 Additional Parking Regulations
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(b) Except when otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, or its left-hand wheels within 18 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(c) Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal-aid or state highway unless the Department of Transportation has determined by regulation that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.

(d) The Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any highway where in its opinion, as evidenced by regulation, such stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. Such signs shall be official signs and no person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on such signs.
Ala. Code § 32-6-130 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-130
Section 32-6-130 Design and Issuance of Special Plates; Plates Nontransferable; Fees
Status: in_force

(a) Any veteran, as defined in Section 31-5-1, who is a resident of this state and who is suffering a physical disability which requires that any motor vehicle he or she operates be equipped with special mechanical control devices or whose physical disability exceeds 50 percent, upon application accompanied by proof of eligibility to the judge of probate of the county for the special license plates provided herein, as may be prescribed by the State Department of Revenue, and upon payment of five dollars ($5), unless exempted from the payment of such fee by law, shall be issued license plates, by the judge of probate as provided by law, for private or pleasure motor vehicles, upon which, in lieu of the number now prescribed by law shall be inscribed in legible letters the words, “Disabled Veteran,” and shall designate the branch of service and an identifying number as prescribed by the State Department of Revenue. The plates shall not be transferable. The fee established by this section shall be in lieu of the regular license fee now required for motor vehicles and shall be used to defray the cost of issuing the distinctive license plates.

(b) In lieu of applying the registration fee of five dollars ($5) to the disabled veteran license plate category provided for in subsection (a), the registration fee may be applied to any license plate category in which the disabled veteran qualifies to obtain a license plate. Any additional fee required for a plate from a distinctive or personalized license plate category shall still be required in order to obtain the plate.
Ala. Code § 32-6-380 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-380
Section 32-6-380 Definition of Letter Carrier
Status: in_force

The words letter carrier as used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, means only those persons who are employed by the United States Postal Service and who are employed as letter carriers or who are retired from the United States Postal Service as letter carriers.
Ala. Code § 32-7-8 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-8
Section 32-7-8 Duration of Suspension
Status: in_force

The license and registration and nonresident’s operating privilege suspended as provided in Section 32-7-6 shall remain suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any license or registration be issued to that person for a period of three years or until:

(1) The person shall deposit or there shall be deposited on his or her behalf the security required under Section 32-7-6; or

(2) Two years shall have elapsed following the date of the suspension and evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with him or her that during that period no action for damages arising out of the accident has been instituted; or

(3) Evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with him or her of a release from liability, a final adjudication of nonliability or a duly acknowledged written agreement, in accordance with subdivision (4) of Section 32-7-7. In the event there shall be any default in the payment of any installment under any duly acknowledged written agreement, then, upon notice of default, the director shall forthwith suspend the license and registration or nonresident’s operating privilege of the person defaulting which shall not be restored unless and until:

a. The person deposits and thereafter maintains security as required under Section 32-7-6 in the amount the director may then determine; or

b. Two years shall have elapsed following the date when the security was required, and during that period no action upon the agreement has been instituted in a court in this state.
Ala. Code § 32-14-24 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-14-24
Section 32-14-24 Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of or Refusal to Renew Licenses
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 32-20-31 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-31
Section 32-20-31 Transfer of Interest by Dealer
Status: reserved

(a) If a dealer buys a manufactured home and holds it for resale and procures the certificate of title from the owner or the lienholder he or she need not send the certificate to the department but, upon transferring the manufactured home to another person other than by the creation of a security interest, shall promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses of the transferee and of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the resale and the date of his or her security agreement, in the spaces provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate to a designated agent with the transferee’s application for a new certificate.

(b) Every dealer shall maintain for five years a record in the form the department prescribes of every manufactured home bought, sold, or exchanged by him or her or received by him or her for sale or exchange, which shall be open to inspection by representatives of the department and law-enforcement officers during reasonable business hours.
Ala. Code § 32-8-1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-1
Section 32-8-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-265 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-265
Section 32-5A-265 Lamps and Other Equipment on Bicycles
Status: in_force

(a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the department which shall be visible from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.

(b) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
Ala. Code § 32-6-382 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-382
Section 32-6-382 Transfer of Tags or Plates
Status: in_force

The distinctive license plates or tags issued pursuant to this division shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners, and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing the distinctive plates sells, trades, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of the motor vehicle, the tags or plates shall be retained by the owner to whom issued and returned to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county, who shall receive and account for the tags or plates as provided in this section. In the event the owner acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise a vehicle for which no standard tags or plates have been issued during the current license period, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county shall, upon being furnished by the owner proper certification of the acquisition of the vehicle and the payment of the motor vehicle license tax due upon the vehicle, authorize the transfer of the distinctive license tags or plates previously purchased by the owner to the vehicle, which tags or plates shall authorize the operation of the vehicle for the remainder of the then current license period. In the event the owner of the distinctive license tags or plates acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise a vehicle for which standard plates have been issued during the current license year, the judge of probate or license commissioner shall, upon proper certification of the owner and upon delivery to the official of the standard plates previously issued for the vehicle, authorize the owner of the newly-acquired vehicle to place the distinctive license tags or plates previously purchased on the vehicle and use the tags or plates for the remainder of the then current license period. The notice of transfer of ownership shall be recorded by the judge of probate or the license commissioner.

Any person acquiring by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise any vehicle formerly bearing the distinctive tags or plates may, upon certification of the fact to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county and the payment of the fee now required by law, purchase standard replacement plates for the vehicle which shall authorize the operation of the vehicle by the new owner for the remainder of the license period.
Ala. Code § 32-3-4 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-3-4
Section 32-3-4 Recommendations of Committee
Status: in_force

The State Safety Coordinating Committee shall also from time to time make recommendations to the Legislature for the enactment of laws designed to promote improvement in existing programs of highway safety and for the adoption of additional programs or measures as may be considered necessary and advisable to accomplish the objects of the committee.
Ala. Code § 32-5-65 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-65
Section 32-5-65 Persons Under 16 Years of Age Operating Motor Vehicles - Owner of Motor Vehicle Permitting
Status: in_force

Any owner or person in charge of any motor vehicle who permits any child under the age of 16 years to operate such motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state, except as provided by Section 32-5-64, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by Section 32-5-311.
Ala. Code § 32-6-49.6 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-49.6
Section 32-6-49.6 Employer’s Responsibilities
Status: in_force

(a) Each employer must require the applicant to provide the information specified in Section 32-6-49.5(c).

(b) No employer may knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period:

(1) In which the driver has had his or her commercial driver license suspended, revoked, or cancelled by any state, is currently disqualified from driving a commercial vehicle, or subject to an out of service order in any state; or

(2) In which the driver has more than one driver license.
Ala. Code § 32-6-7.2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-7.2
Section 32-6-7.2 Restrictions on Issuance to Persons Under 18 Years of Age
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is under the age of 18 may not apply for a Stage II restricted regular driver’s license until the person has held a Stage I learner’s license issued pursuant to Section 32-6-8 or a comparable license issued by another state for at least a six-month period.

(b) In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, if the applicant for a driver’s license is 16 years of age, he or she shall submit to the Department of Public Safety the following:

(1) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent or legal guardian, or a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, consenting to the licensure of the applicant.

(2) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent, legal guardian, a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, or a licensed or certified driving instructor, certifying that the applicant has completed a minimum of 50 hours of behind-the-wheel driving practice, or submission of a certificate of completion from the State Department of Education that the applicant has passed a driver’s education course approved by the State Department of Education.

This subdivision shall not be construed to require a course sanctioned by the State Department of Education to include the 50-hour requirement for behind-the-wheel driving practice.

(c) A person who is issued a regular driver’s license who is age 17 and has been licensed for less than six months or who is age 16 shall be deemed to have a Stage II restricted driver’s license. The person may not operate a vehicle under any of the following conditions:

(1) Between 12:00 o’clock midnight and 6:00 o’clock a.m. unless one of the following exceptions applies:

a. The licensee is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

b. The licensee is accompanied by a person who is a licensed driver and is at least 21 years of age or the consent of a parent or legal guardian of the driver is given.

c. The licensee is driving to or from a place where the licensee is employed or works.

d. The licensee is driving to or from a school sponsored event.

e. The licensee is driving to or from an event sponsored by a religious organization.

f. The licensee is driving for the purpose of a medical, fire, or law enforcement related emergency.

g. The licensee is driving to or from a place where the licensee participates in hunting or fishing activities. In order for this particular exception to apply, the licensee must have in his or her immediate possession a valid hunting or fishing license for the activity.

(2) If there is more than one passenger in the vehicle not including the parents, legal guardians of the licensee, accompanying family members, or a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age.

(3) While operating any handheld communication device that is nonessential to the functioning of the vehicle.

(d) A violation of subsection (c) shall not result in a suspension of the person’s driver’s license, but shall extend the time period for six months that the person is subject to the restrictions of subsection (c) before the person is eligible to be designated as an unrestricted driver’s license holder or until age 18.

(e) The driver’s license of any person who is driving with restricted privileges as provided in subsection (c) who during such time is convicted of a second moving traffic violation or is convicted of failure to give information or render aid, racing, fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, reckless driving, illegal passing, driving on the wrong side of the road, or any other offense where four or more points are assessed and other violations as designated by rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, shall be automatically suspended for 60 days unless the Alabama Rules of the Road provide a more serious penalty, and the time period that the licensee is subject to the restrictions of subsection (c) shall be extended for six months from the date the person would otherwise be eligible to be designated as an unrestricted driver’s license holder or until age 18.

(f) The license possessed by any resident of this state who is 17 years of age shall be deemed a Stage III unrestricted driver’s license if the license has been issued for a period of six months or longer and the Department of Public Safety verifies that the license holder has not been convicted of a moving violation of the Alabama Rules of the Road within the preceding six months.

(g) This section shall not apply to the following:

(1) Any resident of this state age 16 years and over who is married or who is the head of a household.

(2) Any resident who has otherwise been legally relieved of minority.

(3) Any resident who is age 18 or over.

(h)(1) A person who drives a motor vehicle in violation of the conditions imposed in subsection (c) shall be guilty of a traffic violation and shall be subject to the following penalties and court costs:

a. For a first offense, the person shall be required to attend defensive driving school.

b. For a second or subsequent offense, the privileges of the Stage II license shall be suspended and the person shall be required to revert to a Stage I learner’s permit for a period of six months prior to eligibility to reapply for a Stage II license.

c. The person shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and not exceeding three hundred fifty dollars ($350), plus court costs.

d. A conviction under this subsection shall be entered on the driving record of any individual charged under this subsection as a two-point violation.

(2) Upon a second or subsequent offense, a parent or legal guardian who knowingly allows his or her child or ward with a Stage I or Stage II license to drive a motor vehicle in violation of the applicable restrictions of the license may be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and not exceeding three hundred fifty dollars ($350), plus court costs.

(i) The Department of Public Safety may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out and to aid in enforcement of this section and Sections 32-6-7.3 and 32-6-8.

(j) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) STAGE I. A learner’s permit.

(2) STAGE II. A regular driver’s license with restrictions based on age and the date of issuance.

(3) STAGE III. An unrestricted driver’s license.
Ala. Code § 32-5-310 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-310
Section 32-5-310 Enforcement of Chapter; Arrest Procedure; Bail Bond
Status: in_force

Any peace officer, including state troopers, sheriffs and their deputies, constables and their deputies, police officers and marshals of cities or incorporated towns, county police or patrols, state or county license inspectors and their deputies, and special officers appointed by any agency of the State of Alabama for the enforcement of its laws relating to motor vehicles, now existing or hereafter enacted, shall be authorized, and it is hereby made the duty of each of them to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to make arrests for any violation or violations thereof, without warrant if the offense be committed in his or her presence, and with warrant if he or she does not observe the commission of the offense. If the arrest be made without warrant, the accused may elect to be immediately taken before the nearest court having jurisdiction, whereupon it shall be the duty of the officer to so take him or her. If the accused elects not to be so taken, then it shall be the duty of the officer to require of the accused a bail bond in a sum not to exceed $300.00, conditioned that the accused binds himself or herself to appear in the nearest court having jurisdiction at the time fixed in the bond. In case the arrested person fails to appear on the day fixed, the bond shall be forfeited in the manner as is provided for the forfeiture of bonds in other cases. No officer shall be permitted to take a cash bond. The officer making the arrest and taking the bond shall report the same to the court having jurisdiction within 18 hours after taking such bond.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-177 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-177
Section 32-5A-177 Charging Violations; Burden of Proof in Civil Actions; Arrest for Violation of Speed Laws Communicated from Officer Operating Measuring Device to Another Officer; Testimony Derived from Use of Speed Measuring Device
Status: in_force

(a) In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this article the complaint, also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also the maximum speed applicable within the district or at the location.

(b) The provision of this article declaring maximum speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.

(c) Any state trooper, upon receiving information relayed to him or her from a fellow officer stationed on the ground or in the air operating a speed measuring device that a driver of a vehicle has violated the speed laws of this state, may arrest the driver for violation of the laws where reasonable and proper identification of the vehicle and the speed of same has been communicated to the arresting officer.

(d) A witness otherwise qualified to testify shall be competent to give testimony against an accused violator of the motor vehicle laws of this state when such testimony is derived from the use of such speed measuring device used in the calculation of speed, upon showing that the speed measuring device which was used had been tested. However, the operator of any visual average speed computer device shall first be certified as a competent operator of such device by the department.

(e) Any person accused pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be entitled to have the officer actually operating the device appear in court and testify upon oral or written motion.
Ala. Code § 32-5B-7 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5B / Section 32-5B-7
Section 32-5B-7 Failure to Wear Safety Belt; Not Evidence of Contributory Negligence; Liability of Insurer Not Limited; Driving Record of Individual Charged
Status: in_force

Failure to wear a safety belt in violation of this chapter shall not be considered evidence of contributory negligence and shall not limit the liability of an insurer, nor shall the conviction be entered on the driving record of any individual charged under the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-9C-6 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9C / Section 32-9C-6
Section 32-9C-6 Relation to Other Laws or Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in Chapter 9B and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the operation of ADS-equipped vehicles and automated driving systems is governed exclusively by this chapter.

(b) No state or local entity may impose requirements, including performance standards, specific to the operation of ADS-equipped vehicles, automated driving systems, or automated commercial motor vehicles as defined in Section 32-9B-1, except as specifically authorized by this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or in any way modify Section 32-9-29.

(c) No municipality or other local or state entity may impose a tax on, or impose requirements on ADS-equipped vehicles or automated driving systems, where the tax or other requirement relates specifically to the operation of ADS-equipped vehicles.
Ala. Code § 32-6-550 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-550
Section 32-6-550 Issuance of Distinctive License Plates; Duration; Fees; Design
Status: in_force

(a) Upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles, and payment of an additional annual fee of fifteen dollars ($15), owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued distinctive “Proud of Our Indian Heritage” license plates, and also owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued distinctive “Alabama Poultry Foundation” license plates upon payment of an additional annual fee of thirty-five dollars ($35).

(b) These plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with plates of the same type or other valid plates.

(c) Payment of required license fees and taxes for the years during which a new plate is not issued shall be evidenced as provided in Section 32-6-63.

(d) The Alabama Indian Affairs Commission shall design, or have designed, the plate which design shall be approved by the Department of Revenue. Section 32-6-54 shall not apply to the plates designed pursuant to this section.

(e) The Alabama Poultry Foundation shall design, or have designed, the plate which design shall be approved by the Department of Revenue. Section 32-6-54 shall not apply to the plates designed pursuant to this section.

(f) The plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized plates provided for in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-5-216 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-216
Section 32-5-216 Mufflers; Prevention of Noise, Smoke, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass, a muffler without baffles, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway.

(b) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.
Ala. Code § 32-6-174 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-174
Section 32-6-174 Licensing Year
Status: in_force

Such distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing October 1, 1977, and thereafter as is provided by law for the issuance of other license plates.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-91 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-91
Section 32-5A-91 Access onto Controlled Roadways Restricted
Status: in_force

No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.
Ala. Code § 32-6-402 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-402
Section 32-6-402 Transfer of Plates or Tags
Status: in_force

The distinctive license plates or tags issued pursuant to this division shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners, and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing the distinctive plates sells, trades, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of the motor vehicle, the tags or plates shall be retained by the owner to whom issued and returned to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county, who shall receive and account for the tags or plates as provided in this section. In the event the owner acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise a vehicle for which no standard tags or plates have been issued during the current license period, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county shall, upon being furnished by the owner proper certification of the acquisition of the vehicle and the payment of the motor vehicle license tax due upon the vehicle, authorize the transfer of the distinctive license tags or plates previously purchased by the owner to the vehicle, which tags or plates shall authorize the operation of the vehicle for the remainder of the then current license period. In the event the owner of the distinctive license tags or plates acquires by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise a vehicle for which standard plates have been issued during the current license year, the judge of probate or license commissioner shall, upon proper certification of the owner and upon delivery to the official of the standard plates previously issued for the vehicle, authorize the owner of the newly-acquired vehicle to place the distinctive license tags or plates previously purchased on the vehicle and use the tags or plates for the remainder of the then current license period. The notice of transfer of ownership shall be recorded by the judge of probate or the license commissioner.

Any person acquiring by purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise any vehicle formerly bearing the distinctive tags or plates may, upon certification of the fact to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county and the payment of the fee now required by law, purchase standard replacement plates for the vehicle which shall authorize the operation of the vehicle by the new owner for the remainder of the license period.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-154 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-154
Section 32-5A-154 Overtaking and Passing School Bus or Church Bus; Penalties and Fines
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a vehicle upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children on a highway, on a roadway, on school property, or upon a private road or any church bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers shall bring the vehicle to a complete stop before reaching the school or church bus when there is in operation on the school or church bus a visual signal as specified in Section 32-5A-155. The driver shall not proceed until the school or church bus resumes motion or is signaled by the school or church bus driver to proceed or the visual signals are no longer actuated.

(b) Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible signs containing the words “school bus” in letters not less than eight inches in height, and in addition shall be equipped with visual signals meeting the requirements of Section 32-5A-155, which shall be actuated by the driver of the school bus only when the vehicle is stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children. The visual signals shall not be actuated at any other time.

(c)(1) Every bus used for the transportation of passengers to or from church shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible signs containing the words “church bus” in letters not less than eight inches in height. Visual signals meeting the requirements of Section 32-5A-155, on a church bus, if any, may be actuated by the driver of the church bus only when the vehicle is stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers.

(2) A bus operated by the Association for Retarded Citizens of Alabama, or an affiliate thereof, transporting its clients shall be considered a bus to which this section is applicable.

(d) The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway having four or more lanes which permits at least two lanes of traffic to travel in opposite directions need not stop the vehicle upon meeting a school or church bus which is stopped in the opposing roadway or if the school or church bus is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.

(e) If the driver of any vehicle is witnessed by a peace officer or the driver of a school bus to have violated this section and the identity of the driver of the vehicle is not otherwise apparent, it shall be an inference that the person in whose name such vehicle is registered committed the violation. In the event that charges are filed against multiple owners of a motor vehicle, only one of the owners may be convicted and court costs may be assessed against only one of the owners. If the vehicle which is involved in the violation is registered in the name of a rental or leasing company and the vehicle is rented or leased to another person at the time of the violation, the rental or leasing company may rebut the inference by providing the peace officer or prosecuting authority with a copy of the rental or lease agreement in effect at the time of the violation.

(f)(1) Upon first conviction, a person violating subsection (a) shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).

(2) On a second conviction, a person convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) and shall complete at least 100 hours of community service. In addition, the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall suspend the driving privileges or driver’s license of the person convicted for a period of 30 days.

(3) On a third conviction, a person convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall complete at least 200 hours of community service. In addition, the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall suspend the driving privileges or driver’s license of the person convicted for a period of 90 days.

(4) On a fourth or subsequent conviction, a person convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be guilty of a Class C felony and punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000). In addition to the other penalties authorized, the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall revoke the driving privileges or driver’s license of the person convicted for a period of one year.

(g) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Alabama habitual felony offender law shall not apply to a conviction of a felony pursuant to subsection (f), and a conviction of a felony pursuant to subsection (f) shall not be a felony conviction for purposes of the enhancement of punishment pursuant to Alabama’s habitual felony offender law.

(h) All fines and penalties imposed pursuant to this section shall be forwarded immediately upon collection by the officer of the court who collects the proceeds to the general fund of the respective agency that enforced this section.

(i) Neither reckless driving nor any other traffic infraction is a lesser included offense under a charge of overtaking and passing a school bus or church bus.
Ala. Code § 32-10-1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-10-1
Section 32-10-1 Duties of Driver Involved in Motor Vehicle Accident; Removal of Vehicle from Roadway
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person, or in damage to any vehicle driven or attended by any person, shall immediately stop the vehicle at the accident scene or as close thereto and shall return to or remain at or as close to the scene of the accident until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of Section 32-10-2. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

(b) If the accident does not involve any apparent injury or the death of a person and the driver is not impaired, the driver may immediately move the vehicle from the roadway to the shoulder, emergency lane, median, or other location close to the accident site if the vehicle is drivable and can be safely moved from the roadway and shall return to or remain at or as close to the scene of the accident as safely possible.

(c) Employees of the Alabama Department of Transportation or any state or local law enforcement officer may move a vehicle, require a vehicle to be moved by the driver or with the assistance of a towing or recovery vehicle, or assist in the moving of a vehicle from a roadway under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation if the vehicle is disabled as a result of an accident, the disabled vehicle creates a traffic hazard, or the disabled vehicle is obstructing traffic. A vehicle involved in an accident with injury to or death of any person may not be moved until directed by a law enforcement officer.

(d) This section does not relieve a driver from complying with any other duties imposed in this chapter.

(e) Employees of the Department of Transportation and any state and local law enforcement officer exercising authority under this section shall not be liable for damages caused by moving a vehicle pursuant to this section.

(f) Section 36-1-12 shall apply to employees of the Department of Transportation and any state and local law enforcement officer relating to any claim resulting from the exercise of authority under this section.

(g) The director shall revoke the driver license of a person convicted under this section.