Ala. Code § 32-6-293 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-293
Section 32-6-293 Plates Not Transferable; Exceptions
Status: in_force

The distinctive license plates issued pursuant to 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 probate judge 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 period, the probate judge 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 period. 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 probate judge 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 use same thereon for the remainder of the then current license period. Such notice of transfer of ownership shall be made of record by the probate judge 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 probate judge 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 period.
Ala. Code § 32-6-294 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-294
Section 32-6-294 Licensing Year
Status: in_force

Such distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing October 1, in the year following its passage, and thereafter as is provided by law for the issuance of other license plates.
Ala. Code § 32-5-76 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-76
Section 32-5-76 Spilling Loads or Litter; Penalty
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Whoever willfully and knowingly operates, owns, or causes to be operated on any public highway, road, street, or public right-of-way a motor vehicle so loaded with gravel, rock, slag, or bricks, in any manner or in any condition that the contents of the vehicle spill out and cause it to be deposited upon the highway, road, street, or public right-of-way is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor pursuant to Section 13A-7-29, the criminal littering statute.

(2) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.

(b) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway.

(c)(1) Whoever willfully and knowingly operates, owns, or causes to be operated on a public highway, road, street, or public right-of-way, a motor vehicle in any manner or in any condition that litter is caused or allowed to be deposited upon the highway, road, or street or public right-of-way, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor pursuant to Section 13A-7-29, the criminal littering statute.

(2) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.

(d) Any agricultural product in its natural state that is unintentionally deposited upon a highway, road, street, or public right-of-way does not constitute litter for purposes of this section or Section 13A-7-29.
Ala. Code § 32-6-600 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-600
Section 32-6-600 Issuance of Distinctive Plates; Duration; Fees; Design
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-65, 32-6-67, and 32-6-68, upon application to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other issuing official, 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 annual fee of fifty dollars ($50), owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued distinctive “Proud To Be An American” license tags or plates. These tags or plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new “Proud To Be An American” tags or plates. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the tag shall not be printed and issued until applications for the quantity required for a Quantity Class 2 tag are received by the state Comptroller in the same manner as provided in Section 32-6-64.

(b) 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 in Section 32-6-63.

(c) The Proud To Be An American license plate designed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue shall have a white background and shall be designed so that the word “Alabama” appears in red characters at the top of the plate; the words “Proud To Be An American” appear at the bottom of the plate in red characters on a white background; the crossed flags of the United States and the State of Alabama, which shall be designed to be waving, appear in the left center of the plate; and the serial numbers appear in blue characters at the right of the flags.

(d) The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized tags and plates provided in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-243 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-243
Section 32-5A-243 Clinging to Other Vehicles
Status: in_force

No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or herself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway.
Ala. Code § 32-20-33 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-33
Section 32-20-33 Issuance of New Certificate Upon Assignment
Status: in_force

(a) The department, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate title, the required fee, and any other documents required by the department, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.

(b) The department, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntarily transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee, and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to the department, the department shall make demand therefor from the holder thereof.

(c) The department shall file every surrendered certificate of title, or an electronically reproduced copy of every such certificate, for a period of time deemed necessary by it in order to permit the tracing of title of the manufactured home designated therein.
Ala. Code § 32-7-23 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-23
Section 32-7-23 Uninsured Motorist Coverage; “Uninsured Motorist” Defined; Limitation on Recovery
Status: in_force

(a) No automobile liability or motor vehicle liability policy insuring against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death suffered by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state unless coverage is provided therein or supplemental thereto, in limits for bodily injury or death set forth in subsection (c) of Section 32-7-6, under provisions approved by the Commissioner of Insurance for the protection of persons insured thereunder who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles because of bodily injury, sickness or disease, including death, resulting therefrom; provided, that the named insured shall have the right to reject such coverage; and provided further, that unless the named insured requests such coverage in writing, such coverage need not be provided in or supplemental to a renewal policy where the named insured had rejected the coverage in connection with the policy previously issued to him or her by the same insurer.

(b) The term uninsured motor vehicle shall include, but is not limited to, motor vehicles with respect to which:

(1) Neither the owner nor the operator carries bodily injury liability insurance;

(2) Any applicable policy liability limits for bodily injury are below the minimum required under Section 32-7-6;

(3) The insurer becomes insolvent after the policy is issued so there is no insurance applicable to, or at the time of, the accident; and

(4) The sum of the limits of liability under all bodily injury liability bonds and insurance policies available to an injured person after an accident is less than the damages which the injured person is legally entitled to recover.

(c) The recovery by an injured person under the uninsured provisions of any one contract of automobile insurance shall be limited to the primary coverage plus such additional coverage as may be provided for additional vehicles, but not to exceed two additional coverages within such contract.
Ala. Code § 32-9A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9A / Section 32-9A-5
Section 32-9A-5 Construction
Status: in_force

This chapter is remedial and should be liberally construed to promote the public health, public safety, and general welfare. To the extent this chapter directly conflicts with other state laws governing the operation of motor vehicles, this chapter prevails. Where this chapter is silent and not in direct conflict with other laws, the general laws governing the operation of motor vehicles shall continue in force and effect.
Ala. Code § 32-6-480 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-480
Section 32-6-480 Issuance of Distinctive License Tags and Plates
Status: in_force

(a) An active or inactive member of the Alabama State Defense Force who is the owner of a motor vehicle and a resident of the state may be issued a distinctive Alabama State Defense Force license tag or plate. The distinctive plates or tags shall be designed by the Department of Revenue with the advice of the Commander of the Alabama State Defense Force. Applicants for the distinctive plates shall present to the judge of probate or license commissioner proof of active or inactive membership in the Alabama State Defense Force on forms prescribed by the Commander of the Alabama State Defense Force. The members of the Alabama State Defense Force shall comply with the motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, pay the regular fees required by law for license tags or plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles, and pay an additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50). The Department of Revenue shall coordinate with the Commander of the Alabama State Defense Force for the issuance of the numbers on the tags or plates.

(b) The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized tags and plates provided for in this chapter. The tags or plates shall be valid for five years and may be replaced with either a conventional, personalized, or new Alabama State Defense Force 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 in Section 32-6-63.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-308 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-308
Section 32-5A-308 Judicial Review
Status: in_force

Within 30 days of the issuance of the final determination of the agency following a hearing under Section 32-5A-307, a person aggrieved by the determination shall have the right to file a petition in the circuit court of the county where the arrest was made for judicial review. The appeal shall be taken by serving written notice of the appeal upon the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, which service shall be made by delivering a copy of the notice to the secretary in Montgomery, Alabama, and filing the original with the clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken. The court shall set the matter for hearing upon 30 days’ written notice to the secretary. At the hearing, the court may take testimony and examine the facts of the case. After the hearing, the court may either reverse or sustain the final determination of the agency. The filing of a petition for judicial review shall not stay the suspension order.
Ala. Code § 32-6-330 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-330
Section 32-6-330 Acquisition; Design
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 $5, owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued license tags and plates bearing the words “Square and Round Dance” across the top portion of the tags and plates, upon which, in lieu of the numbers as prescribed by law, shall be inscribed distinction words or marks designed by the Department of Revenue. These tags or plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new “Square and Round Dance” 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 “Square and Round Dance” tags or plates. The tags or plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive and personalized tags or plates provided for in Chapter 6 of Title 32.
Ala. Code § 32-8-60.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-60.1
Section 32-8-60.1 Security Interest Not Created Where Rental Price May Be Adjusted by Reference to Amount Realized Upon Sale
Status: in_force

In the case of motor vehicles as defined in Section 32-8-2(10), notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because the transaction provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle.
Ala. Code § 32-6-451 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-451
Section 32-6-451 Distribution of Proceeds
Status: in_force

The net proceeds of the additional revenues derived from sales of the tags or plates produced pursuant to this division, less administrative costs, including the cost of production of the tags or plates, shall be distributed by the judge of probate or license commissioner to the Alabama Department of Revenue which shall distribute the proceeds to the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board Operation Fund.
Ala. Code § 32-6-310 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-310
Section 32-6-310 Distinctive Plates Authorized
Status: in_force

Any person who was a member of the United States Armed Forces on December 7, 1941, was on station or offshore at a distance not to exceed three miles, during the hours of 7:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Hawaii time, during the attack on the island of Oahu, territory of Hawaii, and received an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces may, upon application and subject to the provisions of this division, be issued distinctive motor vehicle license plates or tags identifying the persons as Pearl Harbor Survivors.
Ala. Code § 32-6-313 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-313
Section 32-6-313 Initial Preparation and Furnishing of Plates
Status: in_force

Such distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing October 1, 1989, and thereafter as is provided by law for the issuance of other license plates.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-2.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-2.1
Section 32-5A-2.1 “Pedestrian” Defined
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter only, “pedestrian” means any individual afoot, except as provided in subsection (b).

(b) For purposes of this chapter, “pedestrian” does not include a first responder performing a public safety function that the first responder is authorized to perform and that is in the line and scope of his or her employment or volunteer service, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Directing, controlling, or regulating the flow of traffic.

(2) Responding to a fire, a collision site, an emergency call, or a fire alarm.

(3) Rendering first aid or emergency medical care.

(4) Responding to an imminent threat of bodily injury to self or others.

(5) Pursuing or apprehending an actual or suspected violator of the law.

(6) Moving a vehicle located on a street or highway.

(7) Entering or remaining on a street or highway for any other law enforcement purpose.
Ala. Code § 32-6-17.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-17.1
Section 32-6-17.1 Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation -- Suspension for Failure to Appear in Court
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a judge may only order an individual’s driver license or driving privilege be suspended for failing to appear in court when either of the following occur:

(1) The individual violates his or her written bond to appear or otherwise fails to appear for any pre-adjudication court date or trial date.

(2) The individual failed to appear on more than one occasion when the court appearance is based on a court’s post adjudication compliance review of conditions ordered by the court for a traffic violation.

(b) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend an individual’s driver license or driving privilege upon receipt of the court order suspending the license.

(c) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer the requirements of this section.

(d) This section shall not apply to an individual holding a commercial driver license or a commercial learner license or to an individual operating a commercial vehicle at the time of the traffic violation.

(e) If any individual’s driver license or driving privilege is suspended for failure to appear, his or her driver license or driving privilege shall be reinstated upon compliance with the notice to appear and the payment of the reinstatement fee.
Ala. Code § 32-6-353 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-353
Section 32-6-353 Issuance of Distinctive Plates for Global War on Terrorism; Eligibility; Fees; Design
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, a distinctive license plate category shall be established for motor vehicle owners who have served or are currently serving in an active status either on active duty or within a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, including the Alabama National Guard and civilian employees of the United States government who are on military orders, in current or future conflicts in support of the global war on terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001. The distinctive tags shall be issued, printed, and processed in the same manner as other distinctive tags provided in this chapter. The eligible U.S. service member or civilian employee of the United States government shall make application to the judge of probate or other county license plate issuing official in the county of residence and shall present to the county license plate issuing official one of the following documents as proof of eligibility:

(1) A DD Form 214 stating that the service member was on active duty in support of the global war on terrorism or any future conflicts.

(2) A copy of military travel orders activating the service member or a copy of the military orders directed to a civilian employee of the United States government to serve in support of the global war on terrorism or any future conflicts.

(3) A letter from the unit commander certifying that the service member was on active duty during the time period covered by the global war on terrorism or any future conflicts.

(4) A copy of the certificate which accompanied the service medal or ribbon signifying the participation of the service member in the global war on terrorism or any future conflicts.

(b) When the service member or civilian employee of the United States government presents proof satisfactory to the county license plate issuing official, the service member or civilian employee of the United States government shall be issued the requested number of distinctive license plates upon payment of the regular license fee for plates, as provided by law, and payment of the additional fee of three dollars ($3) for each plate issued. The service member or civilian employee of the United States government shall pay the additional fee for each license plate issued in the future. In those years in which a decal is issued, the service member or civilian employee of the United States government shall pay the regular license fee for tags as provided by law. The distinctive license plates shall be used only upon and for personally owned, private passenger vehicles, to include station wagons and pickup trucks, registered in the name of the service member or civilian employee of the United States government making application therefor, and when issued to the applicant shall be used upon the vehicle for which issued in lieu of the standard license plates normally issued for the vehicle. The distinctive license plate authorized by this section shall be generic in design to represent all branches of U.S. military service and shall provide a space where a decal may be placed to indicate the particular military conflict in which the service member or civilian employee of the United States government participated or is currently participating.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-10 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-10
Section 32-5A-10 Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures
Status: in_force

(a) All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter constituting a misdemeanor shall be, within 30 days after such fine or forfeiture is collected, distributed as provided in Chapter 19, Title 12.

(b) Failure, refusal, or neglect on the part of any judicial or other officer or employee receiving or having custody of any such fine or forfeiture to comply with the foregoing provisions of this section shall constitute misconduct in office and shall be grounds for removal therefrom.
Ala. Code § 32-6-49.18 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-49.18
Section 32-6-49.18 Reciprocity. (Amended by Act 2026-220)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-220, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state if the person has a valid commercial driver license or commercial driver license instruction permit issued by any state or provinces or territories of Canada in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle driver licenses, if the license is not suspended, revoked, or canceled; and if the person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or subject to an out of service order.

(b) The department must give all out of state convictions full faith and credit and treat them for sanctioning purposes under this article as if they occurred in this state.
Ala. Code § 32-6-730 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-730
Section 32-6-730
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-67, and 32-6-68, 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 or motorcycles, and payment of an additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50), owners of motor vehicles or motorcycles who are residents of Alabama, upon request, shall be issued a blackout license plate.

(b) The additional blackout license plate fee shall be distributed in the following manner:

(1) Two and one-half percent commission, provided by Section 40-12-269(a)(1).

(2) Manufacturing costs of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the Department of Corrections.

(3) Administrative costs of one dollar ($1) to the Department of Revenue.

(4) The remainder of the additional fee shall be deposited into the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship Fund.

(c) The Commissioner of Revenue shall prescribe a suitable plate design that includes a black background with white text.

(d) The blackout plates shall be issued, printed, and processed like other plates provided for by law, may be personalized, and shall be furnished for the licensing year commencing January 1, 2027.

(e) The Department of Revenue may adopt any rules necessary to administer this section.
Ala. Code § 32-6-412 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-412
Section 32-6-412 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 § 32-20-22 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-22
Section 32-20-22 Designated Agents of Department
Status: in_force

(a) Each judge of probate, commissioner of licenses, director of revenue, or other county official in this state authorized and required by law to issue motor vehicle license tags, unless otherwise provided by law, shall by virtue of his or her office be a designated agent of the department. Judges of probate, commissioners of licenses, directors of revenue, or other county officials may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their deputies.

(b) Every dealer, as defined in this chapter, shall qualify as a designated agent of the department. The dealers may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their officers or employees; provided, that the dealers or persons 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 in subsection (b) of Section 32-8-34, conditioned on the faithful performance of their duties under this chapter.

(c) The department may appoint other persons as its designated agents under this chapter. An appointee shall enter into a bond as provided in subsection (b) of Section 32-8-34, conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties under this chapter. Full-time bonded employees of the Department of Revenue may serve as designated agents without additional bond.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-21 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-21
Section 32-7A-21 Penalties
Status: in_force

The following penalties are applicable to violations of this chapter:

(1) FELONIES. A person convicted of a felony for the violation of a provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class C felony and is subject to punishment as defined by the Criminal Code of Alabama.

(2) MISDEMEANORS. A person convicted of a misdemeanor for the violation of a provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and is subject to punishment as defined by the Criminal Code of Alabama.

(3) TRAFFIC VIOLATION. A person convicted of a traffic offense for violation of this chapter is subject to a punishment by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for the first conviction. Upon each subsequent conviction, the fine shall be twice the amount of the last fine.
Ala. Code § 32-4-6 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-4-6
Section 32-4-6 Cooperation with and Participation in Programs of Federal and Other Agencies
Status: in_force

The Governor, acting for and in behalf of the State of Alabama, is authorized to cooperate with, and participate in, the programs of all federal, state, local, public, and private agencies and organizations in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-10-13 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-10-13
Section 32-10-13 Accident Response Service
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE FEE. A fee imposed for the response or investigation by a law enforcement officer or agency of a motor vehicle accident.

(2) ENTITY. A governmental entity or agency or department of a governmental entity.

(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. The Alabama Department of Public Safety, the police department of each incorporated city or municipality, the department of each sheriff of the state, including all deputy sheriffs, the enforcement division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Public Service Commission, and each public agency in the state charged with the enforcement of any laws and the officers and employees of which have the power as such to make arrests. The term does not include rescue squads or volunteer fire departments.

(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An officer of a law enforcement agency.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement agency, law enforcement officer, or other entity shall impose an accident response service fee on an insurance company, the driver or owner of a motor vehicle, or any other person or entity.
Ala. Code § 32-8-33 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-33
Section 32-8-33 Prerequisite to Assessment for Ad Valorem Taxes
Status: in_force

No motor vehicle required to be titled under the provisions of this chapter shall be assessed for ad valorem taxes by a tax assessor, director of revenue, or other county official authorized and required by law to assess motor vehicles for ad valorem taxes unless the application therefor is accompanied by a copy of an application for a certificate of title to such vehicle, a certificate of title to such vehicle, a duplicate certificate of title to such vehicle where the original is held by a lienholder, or a copy of an application for a replacement certificate of title; provided, however, when the owner of a motor vehicle has complied with the provisions of this section in licensing a motor vehicle or having the license for a motor vehicle transferred to him or her this section shall not apply thereafter to the renewal of such license by such owner of such motor vehicle.
Ala. Code § 32-7-3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-3
Section 32-7-3 Administration of Chapter; Appeal to Court
Status: in_force

(a) Director to administer chapter. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for its administration and shall provide for hearings upon the request of persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the director under the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Appeal to court. At any time within 60 days after the rendition of any order or decision by the director under the provisions of this chapter, any party in interest may appeal to the circuit court in and for any county in the State of Alabama wherein any party in interest may reside, or in which any party in interest which is a corporation may have its principal office or place of business, and the appeal may be for the purpose of having the lawfulness of any order, decision, or act of the director inquired into and determined. The court shall determine whether the filing of an appeal shall operate as a stay of any order or decision of the director. The appeal shall be taken by serving written notice of the appeal upon the director, which service shall be made by delivering a copy of such notice to the director and filing the original thereof with the clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken and upon giving bond with sureties to be approved by the clerk of the court, payable to the State of Alabama, conditioned to pay all costs created by the appeal. A copy of such notice must also be served upon all other parties in interest, if there be any, by mailing the same to the parties in interest to such addresses of such parties as such parties shall have left with the director. If such parties shall have left no address with the director, then no service on such parties shall be required. The order of filing and service of notice is immaterial. The director shall, within 10 days after receipt of notice, prepare and file with the clerk of the court a true and correct copy of the order or decision appealed from together with a complete transcript of all the proceedings had by him or her with reference to the order, decision, or act appealed from, together with all official forms or documents in the possession of the director pertaining to the order, decision, or act. Immediately upon the return of such matter, the court shall fix a day for the hearing of the appeal and shall cause notice to be served upon the director and upon the appellant and also upon any other parties in interest upon whom service was required under the provisions of this section. The trial upon appeal to the circuit court shall be de novo, and the court shall render judgment confirming, modifying or setting aside the order or decision of the director or, in its discretion, may remand the case to the director for proceedings in conformity with the direction of the court. From the judgment of the circuit court either party may appeal to the Supreme Court of Alabama, as in civil cases.
Ala. Code § 32-6-210 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-210
Section 32-6-210 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this division, the terms used shall have the meanings as defined in Section 32-8-2.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-215 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-215
Section 32-5A-215 Pedestrians on Roadways
Status: in_force

(a) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.

(b) Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.

(c) Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
Ala. Code § 32-6-18 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-18
Section 32-6-18 Penalties - Violations in General; Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

(a) Any person of whom a driver’s license is required, who drives a motor vehicle on a public highway in this state without first having complied with this article or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), to be fixed in the discretion of the judge trying the case. 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). This additional penalty of fifty dollars ($50) imposed pursuant to this subsection 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 ordinance violations wherein the defendant is adjudged guilty or pleads guilty, and in all juvenile delinquency and youthful offender adjudications.

(b) Any person who willfully makes a false statement under oath in an application for driver’s license or for a renewal thereof shall be guilty of perjury and shall be punished as now provided by law.

(c) Any person who willfully conceals or withholds a material fact in an application for a driver’s license or renewal thereof with intent to obtain the license by fraud shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), and may be imprisoned at hard labor for the county not to exceed 12 months, to be fixed in the discretion of the court trying the case.

(d) Any person who violates this article for which no fixed punishment is prescribed or who violates any rule or regulation promulgated as herein authorized shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(e) All fines, penalties, or forfeitures imposed pursuant to this article for violations of state law or for juvenile and youthful offender adjudications in district and circuit court shall be forwarded immediately upon collection by the officer of the court who collects the proceeds to the state Comptroller. All moneys received by the state Comptroller shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund except the fifty dollar ($50) penalty which shall be distributed as follows:

(1) Twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be placed in the Traffic Safety Trust Fund.

(2) Twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be placed in the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Fund.

(f)(1) All fines, penalties, or forfeitures imposed in municipal ordinance cases shall be distributed to the general fund of the respective municipality. All fines, penalties, or forfeitures for municipal ordinance cases tried originally in district and circuit court shall be distributed pursuant to Section 12-19-154.

(2) The additional fifty dollar ($50) penalty shall be forwarded immediately to the state Comptroller to be deposited as follows:

a. Twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be deposited in the Traffic Safety Trust Fund.

b. Twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be deposited in the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Fund.

(g) If the fifty dollar ($50) penalty required by subsection (a) is not imposed by the court, the clerk of the court shall automatically assess it upon conviction.
Ala. Code § 32-6-49.11 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-49.11
Section 32-6-49.11 Disqualification from Driving Commercial Motor Vehicle
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Any person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year if convicted of a first violation of one of the following:

a. Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or any other drug that renders a person incapable of safely driving.

b. Driving a commercial motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the person’s blood, urine, or breath is 0.04 or more.

c. Knowingly and willfully leaving the scene of an accident involving a motor vehicle driven by the person.

d. Using a motor vehicle in the commission of any felony.

e. Refusal to submit to a test to determine the driver’s use of a controlled substance or alcohol concentration while driving a motor vehicle.

(2) If any of the violations described in this subsection occurred while transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded, the person is disqualified for a period of not less than three years.

(b) A person is disqualified for life if convicted of two or more violations of any of the offenses specified in subsection (a), or any combination of those offenses, arising from two or more separate incidents.

(c) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may adopt rules and establish guidelines, including conditions, under which a disqualification for life under subsection (b) may be reduced to a period of not less than 10 years.

(d) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for life who uses a motor vehicle in the commission of any felony involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance.

(e) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for life if the person is convicted of using a vehicle in the commission of a felony involving any act or practice of severe forms of trafficking in persons, as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11).

(f) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than 60 days if convicted of two serious traffic violations, or 120 days if convicted of three serious traffic violations, committed in a commercial motor vehicle arising from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period.

(g)(1) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for not less than 90 days nor more than one year upon a first conviction of driving a commercial vehicle while under an out-of-service order.

(2) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for not less than one year nor more than five years if during any 10-year period the person receives two convictions of driving a commercial vehicle while under an out-of-service order where the convictions arise out of separate incidents.

(3) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for not less than three years nor more than five years if during any 10-year period the person receives three or more convictions of driving a commercial vehicle while under an out-of-service order where the convictions arise out of separate incidents.

(4) If a conviction of driving a commercial motor vehicle while under an out-of-service order arises out of an arrest where the person was transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101, et seq., or while operating motor vehicles designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, the person is disqualified for not less than 180 days nor more than two years upon a first conviction and not less than three years nor more than five years upon any subsequent conviction within a 10-year period where these factors exist.

(h)(1) A person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for not less than 60 days upon a first conviction, not less than 120 days if during any three-year period the person receives two convictions, and not less than one year if during any three-year period the person receives three or more convictions of any of the following railroad-highway grade crossing violations:

a. The driver is not required to stop, but fails to slow down and check that tracks are clear of an approaching train.

b. The driver is not required to stop, but fails to stop before reaching the crossing if the tracks are not clear.

c. The driver is always required to stop, but fails to stop before driving onto the crossing.

d. The driver fails to have sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping.

e. The driver fails to obey a traffic control device or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing.

f. The driver fails to negotiate a crossing because of insufficient undercarriage clearance.

(2) A person is disqualified for not less than 120 days if during any three-year period the person receives two convictions of a railroad-highway grade crossing violation.

(3) A person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for not less than one year if during any three-year period the person receives three or more convictions of a railroad-highway grade crossing violation.

(i) After suspending, revoking, or canceling a commercial driver license, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall update its records to reflect that action within 10 days. After suspending, revoking, or canceling a nonresident commercial driver’s privilege, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall notify the licensing authority of the state that issued the commercial driver license or commercial driver instruction permit within 10 days.

(j) A person who fails to report or disclose required information under this section, either before or after issuance of a commercial driver license, shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-191 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-191
Section 32-5A-191 Driving While Under Influence of Alcohol, Controlled Substances, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle while:

(1) There is 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood;

(2) Under the influence of alcohol;

(3) Under the influence of a controlled substance to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving;

(4) Under the combined influence of alcohol and a controlled substance to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving; or

(5) Under the influence of any substance which impairs the mental or physical faculties of such person to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving.

(b) A person who is under the age of 21 years shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle if there is 0.02 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend or revoke the driver’s license of any person, including, but not limited to, a juvenile, child, or youthful offender, convicted or adjudicated of, or subjected to a finding of, delinquency based on this subsection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the first violation of this subsection by a person whose blood alcohol level is between 0.02 and 0.08, the person’s driver’s license or driving privilege shall be suspended for a period of 30 days in lieu of any penalties provided in subsection (e) of this section, and there shall be no disclosure, other than to courts, law enforcement agencies, the person’s attorney of record, and the person’s employer, by any entity or person of any information, documents, or records relating to the person’s arrest, conviction, or adjudication of or finding of delinquency based on this subsection.

All persons, except as otherwise provided in this subsection for a first offense, including, but not limited to, a juvenile, child, or youthful offender, convicted or adjudicated of or subjected to a finding of delinquency based on this subsection shall be fined pursuant to this section, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, and the person shall also be required to attend and complete a DUI or substance abuse court referral program in accordance with subsection (k).

(c)(1) A school bus or day care driver shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle while in performance of his or her duties if there is greater than 0.02 percent by weight of alcohol in his or her blood. A person convicted pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the penalties provided by this section, except that on the first conviction the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend the driving privilege or driver’s license for a period of one year.

(2) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR Part 383.5 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations as adopted pursuant to Section 32-9A-2, if there is 0.04 percent or greater by weight of alcohol in his or her blood. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the commercial driver’s license or commercial driving privilege of a person convicted of violating this subdivision shall be disqualified for the period provided in accordance with 49 CFR Part 383.51, as applicable, and the person’s regular driver’s license or privilege to drive a regular motor vehicle shall be governed by the remainder of this section if the person is guilty of a violation of another provision of this section.

(3) Any commutation of suspension or revocation time as it relates to a court order, approval, and installation of an ignition interlock device shall not apply to commercial driving privileges or disqualifications.

(d) The fact that any person charged with violating this section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol or a controlled substance shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this section.

(e) Upon first conviction, a person violating this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the county or municipal jail for not more than one year, or by fine of not less than six hundred dollars ($600) nor more than two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100), or by both a fine and imprisonment. In addition, on a first conviction, the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend the driving privilege or driver’s license of the person convicted for a period of 90 days. The 90-day suspension shall be stayed if the offender elects to have an approved ignition interlock device installed and operating on the designated motor vehicle driven by the offender for 90 days. The offender shall present proof of installation of the approved ignition interlock device to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and obtain an ignition interlock restricted driver license. The remainder of the suspension shall be commuted upon the successful completion of the elected use, mandated use, or both, of the ignition interlock device. If, on a first conviction, any person refusing to provide a blood alcohol concentration or if a child under the age of 14 years was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the offense or if someone else besides the offender was injured at the time of the offense, or if the offender is found to have had at least 0.15 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood while operating or being in actual control of a vehicle, the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend the driving privilege or driver’s license of the person convicted for a period of 90 days and the person shall be required to have an ignition interlock device installed and operating on the designated motor vehicle driven by the offender for a period of one year from the date of issuance of a driver’s license indicating that the person’s driving privileges are subject to the condition of the installation and use of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle. After a minimum of 45 days of the license revocation or suspension pursuant to Section 32-5A-304 or this section, or both, is completed, upon receipt of a court order from the convicting court, upon issuance of an ignition interlock restricted driver license, and upon proof of installation of an operational approved ignition interlock device on the designated vehicle of the person convicted, the mandated ignition interlock period of one year provided in this subsection shall start and the suspension period, revocation period, or both, as required under this subsection shall be stayed. The remainder of the driver license revocation period, suspension period, or both, shall be commuted upon the successful completion of the period of time in which the ignition interlock device is mandated to be installed and operational.

(f) On a second conviction, a person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) nor more than five thousand one hundred dollars ($5,100) and by imprisonment, which may include hard labor in the county or municipal jail for not more than one year. The sentence shall include a mandatory sentence, which is not subject to suspension or probation, of imprisonment in the county or municipal jail for not less than five days or community service for not less than 30 days. In addition, the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall revoke the driving privileges or driver’s license of the person convicted for a period of one year and the offender shall be required to have an ignition interlock device installed and operating on the designated motor vehicle driven by the offender for a period of two years from the date of issuance of a driver’s license indicating that the person’s driving privileges are subject to the condition of the installation and use of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle. After a minimum of 45 days of the license revocation or suspension pursuant to Section 32-5A-304, this section, or both, is completed, upon receipt of a court order from the convicting court, upon issuance of an ignition interlock restricted driver license, and upon proof of installation of an operational approved ignition interlock device on the designated vehicle of the person convicted, the mandated ignition interlock period of two years approved in this subsection shall start and the suspension period, revocation period, or both, as required under this subsection shall be stayed. The remainder of the driver license revocation period, suspension period, or both, shall be commuted upon the successful completion of the period of time in which the ignition interlock device is mandated to be installed and operational.

(g) On a third conviction, a person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100) nor more than ten thousand one hundred dollars ($10,100) and by imprisonment, which may include hard labor, in the county or municipal jail for not less than 60 days nor more than one year, to include a minimum of 60 days which shall be served in the county or municipal jail and cannot be probated or suspended. In addition, the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall revoke the driving privilege or driver’s license of the person convicted for a period of three years and the offender shall be required to have an ignition interlock device installed and operating on the designated motor vehicle driven by the offender for a period of three years from the date of issuance of a driver’s license indicating that the person’s driving privileges are subject to the condition of the installation and use of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle. After a minimum of 60 days of the license revocation or suspension pursuant to Section 32-5A-304, this section, or both, is completed, upon receipt of a court order from the convicting court, upon issuance of an ignition interlock restricted driver license, and upon proof of installation of an operational approved ignition interlock device on the designated vehicle of the person convicted, the mandated ignition interlock period of three years provided in this subsection shall start and the suspension period, revocation period, or both, as required under this subsection shall be stayed. The remainder of the driver license revocation period, suspension period, or both, shall be commuted upon the successful completion of the period of time in which the ignition interlock device is mandated to be installed and operational.

(h) On a fourth or subsequent conviction, or if the person has a previous felony DUI conviction, a person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony and punished by a fine of not less than four thousand one hundred dollars ($4,100) nor more than ten thousand one hundred dollars ($10,100) and by imprisonment of not less than one year and one day nor more than 10 years. Any term of imprisonment may include hard labor for the county or state, and where imprisonment does not exceed three years, confinement may be in the county jail. Where imprisonment does not exceed one year and one day, confinement shall be in the county jail. The minimum sentence shall include a term of imprisonment for at least one year and one day; provided, however, that there shall be a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 days which shall be served in the county jail. The remainder of the sentence may be suspended or probated, but only if, as a condition of probation, the defendant enrolls and successfully completes a state certified chemical dependency program recommended by the court referral officer and approved by the sentencing court. Where probation is granted, the sentencing court may, in its discretion, and where monitoring equipment is available, place the defendant on house arrest under electronic surveillance during the probationary term. In addition to the other penalties authorized, the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall revoke the driving privilege or driver’s license of the person convicted for a period of five years and the offender shall be required to have an ignition interlock device installed and operating on the designated motor vehicle driven by the offender for a period of four years from the date of issuance of a driver’s license indicating that the person’s driving privileges are subject to the condition of the installation and use of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle. After a minimum of one year of the license revocation or suspension pursuant to Section 32-5A-304, this section, or both, is completed, upon receipt of a court order from the convicting court, upon issuance of an ignition interlock restricted driver license, and upon proof of installation of an operational approved ignition interlock device on the designated vehicle of the person convicted, the mandated ignition interlock period of four years provided in this subsection shall start and the suspension period, revocation period, or both, as required under this subsection shall be stayed. The remainder of the driver license revocation period, suspension period, or both, shall be commuted upon the successful completion of the period of time in which the ignition interlock device is mandated to be installed and operational.

The Alabama habitual felony offender law shall not apply to a conviction of a felony pursuant to this subsection, and a conviction of a felony pursuant to this subsection shall not be a felony conviction for purposes of the enhancement of punishment pursuant to Alabama’s habitual felony offender law. However, prior misdemeanor or felony convictions for driving under the influence may be considered as part of the sentencing calculations or determinations under the Alabama Sentencing Guidelines or rules promulgated by the Alabama Sentencing Commission.

(i) When any person convicted of violating this section is found to have had at least 0.15 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood while operating or being in actual physical control of a vehicle, he or she shall be sentenced to at least double the minimum punishment that the person would have received if he or she had had less than 0.15 percent by weight of alcohol in his or her blood. This subsection does not apply to the duration of time an ignition interlock device is required by this section. If the adjudicated offense is a misdemeanor, the minimum punishment shall be imprisonment for one year, all of which may be suspended except as otherwise provided for in subsections (f) and (g).

(j) When any person over the age of 21 years is convicted of violating this section and it is found that a child under the age of 14 years was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the offense, the person shall be sentenced to at least double the minimum punishment that the person would have received if the child had not been a passenger in the motor vehicle. This subsection does not apply to the duration of time an ignition interlock device is required by this section.

(k)(1) In addition to the penalties provided herein, any person convicted of violating this section shall be referred to the court referral officer for evaluation and referral to appropriate community resources. The defendant shall, at a minimum, be required to complete a DUI or substance abuse court referral program approved by the Administrative Office of Courts and operated in accordance with provisions of the Mandatory Treatment Act of 1990, Sections 12-23-1 to 12-23-19, inclusive. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall not reissue a driver’s license to a person convicted under this section without receiving proof that the defendant has successfully completed the required program.

(2) Upon conviction, the court shall notify the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency if the person convicted is required to install and maintain an approved ignition interlock device. The agency shall suspend or revoke a person’s driving privileges until completion of the mandatory suspension or revocation period required by this section, and clearance of all other suspensions, revocations, cancellations, or denials, and proof of installation of an approved ignition interlock device is presented to the agency. The agency shall not reissue a driver’s license to a person who has been ordered by a court or is required by law to have the ignition interlock device installed until proof is presented that the person is eligible for reinstatement of driving privileges. Upon presentation of proof and compliance with all ignition interlock requirements, the agency shall issue a driver’s license with a restriction indicating that the licensee may operate a motor vehicle only with the certified ignition interlock device installed and properly operating. If the licensee fails to maintain the approved ignition interlock device as required or is otherwise not in compliance with any order of the court, the court shall notify the agency of the noncompliance and the agency shall suspend the person’s driving privileges until the agency receives notification from the court that the licensee is in compliance. The requirement that the licensee use the ignition interlock device may be removed only when the court of conviction confirms to the agency that the licensee is no longer subject to the ignition interlock device requirement.

(l) Neither reckless driving nor any other traffic infraction is a lesser included offense under a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or of a controlled substance.

(m)(1) Except for fines collected for violations of this section charged pursuant to a municipal ordinance, fines collected for violations of this section shall be deposited to the State General Fund; however, beginning October 1, 1995, of any amount collected over two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a first conviction, over five hundred dollars ($500) for a second conviction within 10 years, over one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a third conviction within 10 years, and over two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a fourth or subsequent conviction within 10 years, the first one hundred dollars ($100) of that additional amount shall be deposited to the Alabama Chemical Testing Training and Equipment Trust Fund, after three percent of the one hundred dollars ($100) is deducted for administrative costs, and beginning October 1, 1997, and thereafter, the second one hundred dollars ($100) of that additional amount shall be deposited in the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund after deducting five percent of the one hundred dollars ($100) for administrative costs and the remainder of the funds shall be deposited to the State General Fund.

(2) Fines collected for violations of this section charged pursuant to a municipal ordinance where the total fine is paid at one time shall be deposited as follows: The first three hundred fifty dollars ($350) collected for a first conviction, the first six hundred dollars ($600) collected for a second conviction within 10 years, the first one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) collected for a third conviction, and the first two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100) collected for a fourth or subsequent conviction shall be deposited to the State Treasury with the first one hundred dollars ($100) collected for each conviction credited to the Alabama Chemical Testing Training and Equipment Trust Fund and the second one hundred dollars ($100) to the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund after deducting five percent of the one hundred dollars ($100) for administrative costs and depositing this amount in the general fund of the municipality, and the balance credited to the State General Fund. Any amounts collected over these amounts shall be deposited as otherwise provided by law.

(3) Fines collected for violations of this section charged pursuant to a municipal ordinance, where the fine is paid on a partial or installment basis, shall be deposited as follows: The first two hundred dollars ($200) of the fine collected for any conviction shall be deposited to the State Treasury with the first one hundred dollars ($100) collected for any conviction credited to the Alabama Chemical Testing Training and Equipment Trust Fund and the second one hundred dollars ($100) for any conviction credited to the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund after deducting five percent of the one hundred dollars ($100) for administrative costs and depositing this amount in the general fund of the municipality. The second three hundred dollars ($300) of the fine collected for a first conviction, the second eight hundred dollars ($800) collected for a second conviction, the second one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) collected for a third conviction, and the second three thousand eight hundred dollars ($3,800) collected for a fourth conviction shall be divided with 50 percent of the funds collected to be deposited to the State Treasury to be credited to the State General Fund and 50 percent deposited as otherwise provided by law for municipal ordinance violations. Any amounts collected over these amounts shall be deposited as otherwise provided by law for municipal ordinance violations.

(4) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 90 percent of any fine assessed and collected for any DUI offense charged by municipal ordinance violation in district or circuit court shall be computed only on the amount assessed over the minimum fine authorized, and upon collection shall be distributed to the municipal general fund with the remaining 10 percent distributed to the State General Fund.

(5) In addition to fines imposed pursuant to this subsection, a mandatory fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be collected from any individual who successfully completes any pretrial diversion or deferral program in any municipal, district, or circuit court where the individual was charged with a violation of this section or a corresponding municipal ordinance. The one hundred dollars ($100) shall be deposited into the Alabama Chemical Testing Training and Equipment Fund.

(6) In addition to the fines and fees imposed pursuant to this subsection, a mandatory fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be collected from any individual who successfully completes any pretrial diversion or deferral program in any municipal, district, or circuit court where the individual was charged with a violation of this section or a corresponding municipal ordinance. The one hundred dollars ($100) shall be deposited into the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund.

(n)(1) A person who has been arrested for violating this section shall not be released from jail under bond or otherwise, until there is less than the same percent by weight of alcohol in his or her blood as specified in subsection (a)(1) or, in the case of a person who is under the age of 21 years, subsection (b) hereof.

(2) A judge may require an offender to install and use a certified ignition interlock device as a condition of bond. In that instance, the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall issue the offender a restricted driver’s license indicating the person’s driving privileges are subject to the condition of the installation and use of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle. Any driver’s license suspension or revocation period pursuant to Section 32-5A-304 shall be stayed during the period the offender is under the bond condition. The period of time the offender has the ignition interlock device installed as a condition of bond shall not be credited to any requirement to have an ignition interlock device upon conviction.

(o) Upon verification that a defendant arrested pursuant to this section is currently on probation from another court of this state as a result of a conviction for any criminal offense, the prosecutor shall provide written or oral notification of the defendant’s subsequent arrest and pending prosecution to the court in which the prior conviction occurred.

(p)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), a prior conviction for driving under the influence from this state, a municipality within this state, or another state or territory or a municipality of another state or territory shall be considered by a court for imposing a sentence pursuant to this section if the prior conviction occurred within 10 years of the date of the current offense.

(2) If the person has a previous felony DUI conviction, then all of the person’s subsequent DUI convictions shall be treated as felonies regardless of the date of the previous felony DUI conviction.

(q) Any person convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, or a controlled substance, or both, or any substance which impairs the mental or physical faculties in violation of this section, a municipal ordinance adopting this section, or a similar law from another state or territory or a municipality of another state or territory more than once in a 10-year period shall have his or her motor vehicle registration for all vehicles owned by the repeat offender suspended by the Alabama Department of Revenue for the duration of the offender’s driver’s license suspension period, unless such action would impose an undue hardship to any individual, not including the repeat offender, who is completely dependent on the motor vehicle for the necessities of life, including any family member of the repeat offender and any co-owner of the vehicle or, in the case of a repeat offender, if the repeat offender has a functioning ignition interlock device installed on the designated vehicle for the duration of the offender’s driver’s license suspension period.

(r)(1) Any person ordered by the court to have an ignition interlock device installed on a designated vehicle, and any person who elects to have the ignition interlock device installed on a designated vehicle for the purpose of reducing a period of suspension or revocation of his or her driver’s license, shall pay to the court, following his or her conviction, two hundred dollars ($200), which may be paid in installments and which shall be divided as follows:

a. Seventeen percent to the Alabama Interlock Indigent Fund.

b. For cases in the district or circuit court, 30 percent to the State Judicial Administration Fund administered by the Administrative Office of Courts and for cases in the municipal court, 30 percent to the municipal judicial administration fund of the municipality where the municipal court is located to be used for the operation of the municipal court.

c. Thirty percent to the Highway Traffic Safety Fund administered by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

d. Twenty-three percent to the District Attorney’s Solicitor Fund.

(2) In addition to paying the court clerk the fee required above following the conviction or the voluntary installation of the ignition interlock device, the defendant shall pay all costs associated with the installation, purchase, maintenance, or lease of the ignition interlock devices to an approved ignition interlock provider pursuant to the rules of the Department of Forensic Sciences, unless the defendant is subject to Section 32-5A-191.4(i)(4).

(s) The defendant shall designate the vehicle to be used by identifying the vehicle by the vehicle identification number to the court. The defendant, at his or her own expense, may designate additional motor vehicles on which an ignition interlock device may be installed for the use of the defendant.

(t)(1) Any person who is required to comply with the ignition interlock provisions of this section as a condition of restoration or reinstatement of his or her driver’s license, shall only operate the designated vehicle equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device for the period of time consistent with the offense for which he or she was convicted as provided for in this section.

(2) The duration of the time an ignition interlock device is required by this section shall be one year if the offender refused the prescribed chemical test for intoxication.

(u)(1) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may set a fee of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for the issuance of a driver’s license indicating that the person’s driving privileges are subject to the condition of the installation and use of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle. Fifteen percent of the fee shall be distributed to the general fund of the county where the person was convicted to be utilized for law enforcement purposes. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State General Fund. In addition, at the end of the time the person’s driving privileges are subject to the above conditions, the agency shall set a fee of not more than seventy-five dollars ($75) to reissue a regular driver’s license. The fee shall be deposited as provided in Sections 32-6-5, 32-6-6, and 32-6-6.1.

(2) The defendant shall provide proof of installation of an approved ignition interlock device to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency as a condition of the issuance of a restricted driver’s license.

(3) Any ignition interlock driving violation committed by the offender during the mandated ignition interlock period shall extend the duration of ignition interlock use for six months. Ignition interlock driving violations include any of the following:

a. A breath sample at or above a minimum blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02 recorded four or more times during the monthly reporting period unless a subsequent test performed within 10 minutes registers a breath alcohol concentration lower than 0.02.

b. Any tampering, circumvention, or bypassing of the ignition interlock device, or attempt thereof.

c. Failure to comply with the servicing or calibration requirements of the ignition interlock device every 30 days.

(v) Nothing in this section and Section 32-5A-191.4 shall require an employer to install an ignition interlock device in a vehicle owned or operated by the employer for use by an employee required to use the device as a condition of driving pursuant to this section and Section 32-5A-191.4.

(w) The provisions in this section and Section 32-5A-191.4 relating to ignition interlock devices shall not apply to persons who commit violations of this section while under 19 years of age and who are adjudicated in juvenile court, unless specifically ordered otherwise by the court.

(x)(1) The amendatory language in Act 2014-222 to this section, authorizing the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to stay a driver’s license suspension or revocation upon compliance with the ignition interlock requirement shall apply retroactively if any of the following occurs:

a. The offender files an appeal with the court of jurisdiction requesting all prior suspensions or revocation, or both, be stayed upon compliance with the ignition interlock requirement.

b. The offender wins appeal with the court of jurisdiction relating to this section.

c. The court of jurisdiction notifies the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency that the offender is eligible to have the driver’s license stayed.

d. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency issues an ignition interlock restricted driver’s license.

e. The offender remains in compliance of ignition interlock requirements.

(2) The remainder of the driver license revocation, suspension, or both, shall be commuted upon the successful completion of the period of time in which the ignition interlock device is mandated to be installed and operational.

(y) Pursuant to Section 15-22-54, the maximum probation period for persons convicted under this section shall be extended until all ignition interlock requirements have been completed by the offender.

(z) Notwithstanding the ignition interlock requirements of this section, no person may be required to install an ignition interlock device if there is not a certified ignition interlock provider available within a 50 mile radius of his or her place of residence or place of business or employment.
Ala. Code § 32-5-8 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-8
Section 32-5-8 School Bus Specifications and Operation
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall adopt minimum standards, not inconsistent with this chapter, to govern the specifications of all new school buses purchased in the future and for the overall operation of all school buses used for the transportation of school children when owned and operated by any school system or privately owned and operated under contract with any school system.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-309 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-309
Section 32-5A-309 Applicability of Article
Status: in_force

This article applies to conduct occurring after its effective date. Conduct occurring before the effective date of this article shall be governed by pre-existing law.
Ala. Code § 32-6-4.3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-4.3
Section 32-6-4.3 Nondriver Identification Cards - Honorably Discharged Veterans
Status: in_force

(a) The nondriver identification card of a resident of this state who is an honorably discharged veteran as evidenced by the veteran’s DD Form 214, or if the veteran does not have a DD Form 214, as evidenced by the veteran’s Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge Record, upon request of the eligible veteran, shall have the word veteran displayed on the nondriver identification card.

(b) The Department of Public Safety may not impose any charge in addition to the nondriver identification card fee for the issuance or renewal of a veteran’s nondriver identification card.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-93.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-93.1
Section 32-5A-93.1 Designation of a Publicly Owned Off-Road Vehicle as an Authorized Emergency Vehicle
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this title, the chief administrator of any state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, fire department, volunteer fire department, fire district, or rescue squad may designate any publicly owned off-road vehicle, as defined under Section 32-8-2, as an authorized emergency vehicle, if the authorized emergency vehicle is within the jurisdiction of the designating agency and the vehicle meets all of the following requirements:

(1) The vehicle is equipped with headlights and brake lights.

(2) The vehicle is equipped with shoulder harness seatbelts for each passenger.

(3) The vehicle is marked with the state, county, or municipal agency name.

(4) The vehicle is equipped with emergency lighting as provided in Section 32-5A-115(c).

(5) The back of the vehicle is marked with reflective, highly visible chevrons designed to reflect headlights and alert other drivers to its presence.

(b) An off-road vehicle that is designated as an authorized emergency vehicle pursuant to this section may be operated within the applicable jurisdiction on the streets and highways of the state for official purposes only, including emergency call responses and training operations. Such vehicles may only be operated by authorized personnel of the applicable state or local agency who have the requisite training requirements as determined by the head of the agency.

(c) An off-road vehicle that is designated as an authorized emergency vehicle shall be covered under the applicable agency’s insurance policy.

(d) An off-road vehicle that is designated as an authorized emergency vehicle is exempt from all other licensing, equipment, and other requirements provided by law for the operation of vehicles upon the streets and highways of this state.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-15 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-15
Section 32-7A-15 Alteration, Etc., of Insurance Card
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a Class C felony who, with fraudulent intent:

(1) Alters, forges, or counterfeits an insurance card to make it appear valid.

(2) Makes, sells, or otherwise makes available an invalid or counterfeit insurance card, or other evidence of insurance.
Ala. Code § 32-6-216 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-216
Section 32-6-216 Content of License; Copies of Certificate
Status: in_force

Every designated agent, manufacturer, dealer, or transporter qualifying under Section 32-6-212 issuing a temporary license tag shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of each temporary license tag the date of issuance and expiration, the make and vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle for which issued, and other information as the department shall require. Upon issuance of a temporary license tag, the designated agent, manufacturer, dealer, or transporter shall also deliver to the owner a temporary registration certificate upon a form prescribed by the department. The designated agent, manufacturer, dealer, or transporter shall retain a copy of the temporary registration certificate and shall transmit the original of the certificate to the department, one copy to the judge of probate or other county official authorized and required by law to issue motor vehicle license tags of the county in which the temporary license tag is issued, and one copy to the applicant.
Ala. Code § 32-4-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-4-5
Section 32-4-5 Participation in Benefits of National Highway Safety Act of 1966; Standards and Programs of Political Subdivisions
Status: in_force

The Governor is hereby authorized and granted the power to contract and to exercise any other powers which may be necessary in order to insure that all departments of state government and local political subdivisions participate to the fullest extent possible in the benefits available under the “National Highway Safety Act of 1966” and all subsequent amendments thereto and similar federal programs of highway and traffic safety. The Governor is hereby authorized to formulate standards for highway and traffic safety programs for political subdivisions to assure that they meet criteria of the National Highway Safety Bureau, or its successor, and shall institute a reporting system for the local political subdivisions to report the status of their programs to the state.
Ala. Code § 32-15A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15A / Section 32-15A-2
Section 32-15A-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) CAR SHARING DELIVERY PERIOD. The period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location of the car sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by the governing peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement.

(2) CAR SHARING PERIOD. The period of time that commences with the car sharing delivery period or, if there is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the car sharing start time and, in either case, ends at the car sharing termination time.

(3) CAR SHARING START TIME. The time when the shared vehicle becomes subject to the control of the shared vehicle driver at or after the time the reservation of a shared vehicle is scheduled to begin, as documented in the records of a peer-to-peer car sharing program.

(4) CAR SHARING TERMINATION TIME. The earliest of the following events:

a. The expiration of the agreed-upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement, if the shared vehicle is delivered to the agreed upon location in the agreement.

b. When the shared vehicle is returned to a location as alternatively agreed upon by the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car sharing program, if the alternatively agreed upon location is incorporated into the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement.

c. When the shared vehicle owner, or the shared vehicle owner’s authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle.

(5) PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING. The authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle’s owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include any of the following:

a. A rental or leasing transaction of tangible personal property which is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40, except as provided by Section 40-12-222(a)(2)b.1.

b. Hiring, leasing, or renting a motor vehicle under a rental agreement governed by Section 32-15-6.

(6) PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM. A business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration. The term does not include any of the following:

a. A person engaging or continuing within this state in the business of leasing or renting any automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer which is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40.

b. A person facilitating a rental transaction of tangible personal property which is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40, except as provided by Section 40-12-222(a)(2)b.1.

c. A motor vehicle rental company licensed pursuant to Section 27-7-5.1.

d. A person facilitating rental transactions as described in Section 40-2-11(a)(7)c.

(7) PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM AGREEMENT. The terms and conditions applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared vehicle driver which govern the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include any of the following:

a. A motor vehicle rental agreement governed by Section 32-15-6.

b. A rental agreement with a motor vehicle rental company licensed pursuant to Section 27-7-5.1.

(8) SHARED VEHICLE. A vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include an automotive vehicle or a truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer that is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40, except as provided by Section 40-12-222(a)(2)b.1.

(9) SHARED VEHICLE DRIVER. An individual who has been authorized to drive a shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. The term does not include a person hiring, leasing, or renting a motor vehicle under a rental agreement with a motor vehicle rental company licensed pursuant to Section 27-7-5.1 or under a rental agreement governed by Section 32-15-6.

(10) SHARED VEHICLE OWNER. The registered owner, or a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a vehicle made available for sharing to shared vehicle drivers through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include any of the following:

a. A lessor that is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40, except as provided by Section 40-12-222(a)(2)b.1.

b. A motor vehicle rental company licensed pursuant to Section 27-7-5.1.
Ala. Code § 32-14-1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-14-1
Section 32-14-1 Short Title
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 32-7-30 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-7-30
Section 32-7-30 Additional Proof May Be Required
Status: in_force

Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under the provisions of this chapter no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the director shall, for the purpose of this chapter, require other proof as required by this chapter and shall suspend the license and registration or the nonresident’s operating privilege pending the filing of such other proof.
Ala. Code § 32-6-195 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-195
Section 32-6-195 Return of Plates Upon Termination of Membership
Status: in_force

Upon termination of membership with the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, an applicant to whom a distinctive license plate was issued under Section 32-6-192 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 § 32-12-22 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12 / Section 32-12-22
Section 32-12-22 License Requirements of Persons Operating Motor-Driven Cycles
Status: in_force

(a) A person operating a motor-driven cycle with a Class M motorcycle license with a motor-driven cycle restriction, a motorcycle Class M displayed on the person’s regular license, or a Class M motorcycle license shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under Chapter 6 of this title, except as to special regulations in this article and those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.

(b)(1) A Class M motorcycle license with a motor-driven cycle restriction shall be issued to any person 14 years and older if the person has passed a motorcycle knowledge test designated by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency or if the individual has successfully completed an Alabama Traffic Safety Center/Alabama Motorcycle Safety Program, Motorcycle Safety Foundation, Basic Riders Course.

(2) A person 17 years of age or younger operating a motor-driven cycle shall be subject to the operating hours, exceptions, and suspensions provided in Section 32-6-7.2.

(c) This section and the portion of Section 32-5A-240 amended by Act 2015-223 do not apply to a person who has obtained a license to operate a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle prior to January 1, 2016.
Ala. Code § 32-6-393 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-393
Section 32-6-393 Return of Plates Upon Termination of Membership
Status: in_force

Upon termination of membership with the Lions Club International, an applicant to whom a distinctive license plate was issued under this division 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 § 32-5C-4 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5C / Section 32-5C-4
Section 32-5C-4 Medical Exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), upon application from a person required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun, may issue an exemption from this chapter for any motor vehicle owned by the person or in which the person is a habitual passenger. The application shall be supported by written statement of that fact from a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the exemption may be issued with the conditions and limitations prescribed by ALEA.

(b) An exemption granted pursuant to subsection (a) to persons with light-sensitive prophyria shall apply to all areas of the windshield and windows prescribed by the physician in the written statement submitted as part of the application.

(c) ALEA shall design a decal with a unique identification number to be issued to each person granted an exemption pursuant to this section. The decal shall be placed on the windshield of each motor vehicle operated by the exempt person. The department may charge a reasonable fee for each decal issued. The proceeds of the fee shall be used by the department to defray the costs of designing the decal and administering the exemption process.
Ala. Code § 32-6-233 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-233
Section 32-6-233 Penalty for False Representations or Misuse of Privileges
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who is not an individual with a long-term or temporary disability, or who is not an owner of a vehicle primarily transporting an individual with a disability, and who willfully and falsely represents himself or herself as an individual with a long-term or temporary disability or as an owner of a vehicle primarily transporting an individual with a disability to obtain the distinctive special access or disability access license plates, or removable windshield placards, or both, prescribed by this division or Section 40-12-300, or who misuses or abuses the parking privilege protected by this division, or owns a vehicle bearing the distinctive special access or disability access license plate and is not entitled to that plate, or is using removable windshield placards and is not entitled to do so under this division, to include use of an altered, or stolen special access or disability access license plate or removable windshield placard, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished according to law.

(b) Any person who misuses or abuses the parking privileges protected by this division by parking in designated special access parking or disability access spaces with expired removable windshield placards shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished according to law.
Ala. Code § 32-15-3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / Section 32-15-3
Section 32-15-3 Person Hiring Tampering with Mileage Device
Status: in_force

Whoever, after hiring a motor vehicle from any person or persons under an agreement to pay for the use of such motor vehicle a sum of money determinable either in whole or in part upon the distance such motor vehicle travels during the period for which hired, shall, with the intent to deceive the person or persons letting such motor vehicle or such person’s or persons’ lawful agent as to the actual distance such motor vehicle traveled during the period for which let, remove or attempt to remove, tamper with or attempt to tamper with, or in any other wise interfere with any odometer or other mechanical device attached to said hired motor vehicle for the purpose of registering the distance such motor vehicle travels, or who shall knowingly aid, abet, or assist another in so doing, or shall remove or attempt to remove from such motor vehicle any part thereof upon which is attached such odometer or such other mechanical device, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 12 months nor less than 30 days or shall be fined not more than $200.00 nor less than $50.00 or shall be both fined and imprisoned. Any person violating this section may be punished in the county where such motor vehicle is hired or in the county where such odometer or such other mechanical device is removed or attempted to be removed, or tampered with or attempted to be tampered with, or in any other wise interfered with, or in the county where such person knowingly aid, abet, or assist another in violating the provisions of this section, or in the county where any part of such motor vehicle upon which is attached such odometer or such other mechanical device is removed or attempted to be removed.
Ala. Code § 32-5-77 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-77
Section 32-5-77 Driving on Extreme Left Side of Highway Restricted; Notice to Director of Transportation to Erect Markers
Status: in_force

(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Director of the Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to restrict driving in the extreme left side in any portion of any interstate highway, or of any highway of sufficient width, except for overtaking and passing. He or she may issue any reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.

(b) The Director of Public Safety shall give appropriate notice to the state Director of Transportation of the locations of any portions of highways designated as restricted pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section so that appropriate markers or other equipment may be erected by the State Department of Transportation.
Ala. Code § 32-9C-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9C / Section 32-9C-5
Section 32-9C-5 License to Operate
Status: in_force

A conventional human driver of an ADS-equipped vehicle is required to have a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being operated.
Ala. Code § 32-13-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-13-5
Section 32-13-5 Rejection of Bids
Status: in_force

The person making the sale shall have the right to reject any and all bids if the amount bid be unreasonably low, and shall have the right to continue the sale from time to time if no bidders are present.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-8
Section 32-7A-8 Suspension of Registration - Notice
Status: in_force

When the department determines that an owner has registered or maintained the registration of a motor vehicle without a liability insurance policy or a commercial automobile liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 32-7A-4, the department, following the expiration of the 30-day period from the date of the notice provided under Section 32-7A-11, shall notify the owner that such owner’s vehicle registration has been suspended. The notice shall be in writing and shall be mailed by the U.S. Postal Service, to the registrant’s last known address as reflected on the department’s motor vehicle registration records. The notice shall set forth the appeal rights available to the registered owner pursuant to Chapter 2A of Title 40.
Ala. Code § 32-18-1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 18 / Section 32-18-1
Section 32-18-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) OPERATOR. Every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a street, alley, or thoroughfare.

(3) MOTOR VEHICLE. Any vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power, including traction engines, tractor cranes, power shovels, road building machines, road rollers, road sweepers, and sand spreaders, which are self-propelled; and trailers, semitrailers, and motorcycles. This definition shall not include traction engines, tractor cranes, power shovels, road building machines, road rollers, road sweepers, and sand spreaders which are not self-propelled; or tractors used exclusively for agricultural purposes, well drillers, electric trucks with small wheels used in factories, warehouses, and railroad stations and operated principally on private property and such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks; or motor vehicles to the extent of five or more owned by any person having testing equipment and facilities meeting the requirements of the city; or motor vehicles engaged in the business of carrying and transporting passengers or property and subject to the supervision and regulation of the Alabama Public Service Commission.

(4) OWNER. A person who holds the legal title to a motor vehicle, or, in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof 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 motor vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-5
Section 32-7A-5 Exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall not apply to any of the following vehicles or operators:

(1) Trailers as defined in Section 40-12-240, including, but not limited to, semitrailers, travel trailers, boat trailers, pole trailers, and utility trailers.

(2) Motor vehicles owned and operated by the United States or any agency thereof, the State of Alabama, or any political or governmental subdivision thereof.

(3) Any motor vehicle that is subject to the supervision and regulation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or the Alabama Public Service Commission and for which the owner or operator has filed evidence of financial responsibility, the liability under which is not less than that required of the operator of a motor vehicle under the terms of this chapter.

(4) Motor vehicles covered by a certificate of self-insurance issued by the director under Section 32-7-34.

(5) Other motor vehicles complying with laws that require the vehicles to be insured in amounts meeting or exceeding the minimum amounts required under Section 32-7-6(c).

(6) Implements of husbandry as defined in Section 32-8-2.

(7) Any vehicle moved solely by animal power.

(8) Special mobile equipment, as defined in Section 32-8-2.

(9) Inoperable or stored motor vehicles; provided, however, that this does not relieve or nullify any affirmative duty to maintain insurance coverage pursuant to a security agreement.

(10) Motor vehicles owned by a licensed motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, or rebuilder and held in inventory which are covered by a blanket liability insurance policy or commercial automobile liability insurance policy.

(11) Vehicles owned by a bank, a subsidiary or affiliate of a bank, or finance company, acquired as an incident to their regular business which are covered by a blanket liability insurance policy or commercial automobile liability insurance policy.

(12) Vehicles as prescribed by the commissioner which are covered by a blanket liability insurance policy or commercial automobile liability insurance policy.

(b) An individual on active duty with the United States Armed Forces whose motor vehicle is registered in this state but who, as a result of his or her military duty or assignment is required to reside in another state during the registration period as defined under Section 32-6-61, may satisfy the requirements of this chapter by purchasing liability coverage in the state where residing on active military duty or assignment equal to or greater than the minimum amount required by Section 32-7A-4 and providing proof of coverage. An individual’s purchase of liability coverage under this subsection shall not invalidate his or her license or registration in this state pursuant to Chapter 6.
Ala. Code § 32-7B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7B / Section 32-7B-2
Section 32-7B-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL. A group of 13 voting members consisting of: Two representatives of the Department of Revenue, a representative of the Department of Public Safety, and a representative of the Department of Insurance as well as three insurance company representatives appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance, a representative of the American Insurance Association, a representative of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, a representative of the Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America, a representative of the Alabama Independent Agents Association, a representative of the Alabama Probate Judges Association appointed by the president of the association, and a representative of the Alabama Association of Tax Administrators appointed by the president of the association. This group shall be chaired by the Commissioner of Revenue or his or her designee.

(2) COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY. An insurance policy as defined in Section 32-7A-2.

(3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue.

(4) INSURER. An insurance company licensed or authorized to do business in this state and insuring motor vehicles.

(5) MOTOR VEHICLE. A motor vehicle as defined in Section 32-7A-2.

(6) ONLINE INSURANCE VERIFICATION SYSTEM. An online insurance verification system using web services as recommended by the Insurance Industry Committee for Motor Vehicle Administration, developed by the advisory council, and adopted by the department.
Ala. Code § 32-12A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / Section 32-12A-3
Section 32-12A-3 Application for Registration; Fees; Registered Agents
Status: in_force

(a) An application for registration or continued registration shall be made to the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or an authorized agent of the agency in a form prescribed by the secretary. The form shall state the name and address of every owner of the vehicle.

(b) A person who purchases an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle from a retail dealer may make application for registration to the dealer at the point of sale. The dealer shall provide the registration application to the purchaser and submit the completed registration application and fees to the secretary at least once each month. The dealer may deduct a fee of two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) for each registration.

(c) Within 30 days after the receipt of the application and the appropriate fee, the secretary or agent shall issue to the applicant or provide to the dealer an assigned registration sticker. Once issued, the registration sticker shall be affixed to the vehicle in a manner prescribed by the secretary.

(d) Each agent for the registration of boats may also be a registered agent for all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle registration. The secretary may prescribe the accounting and procedural requirements necessary to assure efficient handling of registrations and registration fees. Agents shall strictly comply with the accounting and procedural requirements.

(e) In addition to other fees prescribed by law, an issuance fee of five dollars ($5) shall be charged for each all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle registration renewal, duplicate or replacement registration certificate, replacement decal, or an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle registration transfer issued.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-211 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-211
Section 32-5A-211 Pedestrians’ Right-of-Way in Crosswalks
Status: in_force

(a) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.

(b) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply under the conditions stated in Section 32-5A-212(b).

(d) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
Ala. Code § 32-9-20.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-9-20.1
Section 32-9-20.1 Appurtenance Exceeding Maximum Prescribed Width
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32-9-20, an appurtenance attached to a motor home, travel trailer, self-propelled camper or house car, truck camper, or recreational vehicle commonly known as an R.V. may exceed the maximum prescribed width provided in Section 32-9-20 if the appurtenance does not extend six inches beyond the sidewall of the vehicle. For the purpose of this section, an appurtenance is a part which is an integral part of the vehicle including, but not limited to, awnings, grab handles, lighting equipment, cameras, and vents. An appurtenance may not be used as a load-carrying device.
Ala. Code § 32-5-218 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-218
Section 32-5-218 Safety Glazing Material in Motor Vehicles
Status: in_force

(a) On and after January 1, 1968, no person shall sell any new motor vehicle as specified herein, nor shall any new motor vehicle as specified herein be registered thereafter unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material of a type approved by the director wherever glazing material is used in doors, windows, and windshields. The foregoing provisions shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles, including passenger buses and school buses, but in respect to trucks, including truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material shall apply to all glazing material used in doors, windows, and windshields in the drivers’ compartments of such vehicles. All replacements made of any glazing material in motor vehicles as described herein shall be made with safety glazing material as herein described.

(b) The term “safety glazing materials” means glazing materials so constructed, treated, or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from exterior sources or by these safety glazing materials when they may be cracked or broken.

(c) The director shall compile and publish a list of types of glazing material by name approved by him or her as meeting the requirements of this section and the Commissioner of Revenue shall not register after January 1, 1968, any motor vehicle which is subject to the provisions of this section unless it is equipped with an approved type of safety glazing material, and the Commissioner of Revenue shall thereafter suspend the registration of any motor vehicle so subject to this section which is not so equipped until it is made to conform to the requirements of this section.
Ala. Code § 32-6-49.12 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-49.12
Section 32-6-49.12 Use of Alcohol While Driving; When Placed Out of Service; When Disqualified
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, or of existing law, a person may not drive, operate, or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle within this state while having any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in his or her system.

(b) A person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle within this state while having any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in his or her system or who refuses to submit to an alcohol test under Section 32-6-49.13, must be placed out of service for 24 hours.

(c) Any person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state with an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more must, in addition to any other sanctions which may be imposed under this article, or under federal or state law, or rules or regulations of the department, be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle under Section 32-6-49.11.
Ala. Code § 32-6-680 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-680
Section 32-6-680 Issuance of Distinctive Plates; Fees; Design
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-67, and 32-6-68, 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 law enforcement memorial license plates.

(b) These plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new law enforcement memorial license 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) Officials from the State Law Enforcement Memorial in Anniston, Alabama, may submit a design of the plate honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. 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 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.

(f) The additional revenues derived from the sales of the distinctive motor vehicle license plates shall be distributed as follows: Twenty-five dollars ($25) of the additional fee to the State Law Enforcement Memorial in Anniston, Alabama, and twenty-five dollars ($25) of the additional fee to the State General Fund.
Ala. Code § 32-8-8 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-8
Section 32-8-8 Right of Inspection for Violations
Status: in_force

(a) Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman of an incorporated municipality or duly authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety or Department of Revenue of this state may enter into the premises of any automobile salvage dealer, junkyard, automobile, or other motor vehicle dealer licensed therefor by the State of Alabama or any political subdivision thereof and inspect the identification numbers of all motor vehicles or parts thereof contained on said premises, at any time of the day or night in order to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman of an incorporated municipality, or duly authorized commissioned law enforcement officer of the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Revenue of this state shall have the power to serve and execute any and all search warrants obtained in accordance with law for the purposes of the provisions of this chapter.

(c) Interference by any person with proper inspection by lawful officers as authorized by this section is a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 32-6-69 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-69
Section 32-6-69 Distinctive Plates Which May Not Be Personalized; Annual Fee
Status: in_force

(a) Any distinctive license plate issued under this chapter may be personalized with the exception of the following:

(1) Firefighter, professional firefighter, or retired professional firefighter plates.

(2) Rescue squad plates.

(3) Veterans plates, unless otherwise authorized by law.

(4) Military plates, unless otherwise authorized by law.

(5) Special access or disability access plates.

(6) Twenty day temporary tags.

(7) Alabama State Defense Force plates.

(8) Amateur Radio Operator plates issued pursuant to Sections 32-6-70 and 32-6-90.

(9) Alabama apportioned plates.

(b)(1) In addition to the standard registration fee, the additional fee for each distinctive license plate category shall be assessed, collected, and distributed pursuant to Section 32-6-68, except for distinctive tags for 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 issued pursuant to Section 32-6-150 and except as otherwise provided in this subsection.

(2) The additional fee for a distinctive license plate category shall not apply to the following license plates:

a. The Helping Schools plate, which shall be subject to the fee required pursuant to Section 32-6-300.

b. The Educator and Retired Educator plate, which shall be subject to the fee required pursuant to Section 32-6-302.

(3) The additional fee for a distinctive license plate category shall not apply to the following license plates unless personalized:

a. The Alabama Bicentennial plate issued pursuant to Section 32-6-155.3.

b. The God Bless America plate issued pursuant to Section 32-6-610.

c. The Alabama Gold Star Family plate issued pursuant to Section 32-6-630.

d. Any plate or tag category listed in subsection (a).

(c) The Department of Revenue may promulgate rules necessary to administer this section.

(d) This section shall not affect the fee provided in Section 32-6-64.1.
Ala. Code § 32-20-21 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-21
Section 32-20-21 Issuance Excluded
Status: in_force

No certificate of title shall be issued for any of the following:

(1) A manufactured home owned by the United States or any agency thereof.

(2) A manufactured home owned by a manufacturer or licensed manufactured home dealer and held for sale.

(3) A manufactured home owned by a nonresident of this state and not located in this state.

(4) Manufactured homes designated 1999 and prior year models, unless requested by a current owner pursuant to this article.

(5) Modular homes.

(6) A manufactured home situated in this state and permanently affixed to the real property on which it is placed and for which the certificate of title or the manufacturer’s certificate of origin has been canceled pursuant to Section 32-20-20(b).

(7) Any other manufactured homes as prescribed by the department.
Ala. Code § 32-3-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-3-2
Section 32-3-2 Time and Purpose of Meetings
Status: in_force

The State Safety Coordinating Committee shall meet regularly upon call of the Governor for the purpose of exploring every facet of the complex problem of traffic safety; to identify major highway and traffic problems; to formulate concrete plans of action to meet those needs; to establish a schedule of priorities for action; and to coordinate the separate programs adopted by traffic officials in all executive branches of state government, as well as those of county and municipal governments, and those of civic, commercial, industrial, labor, fraternal, religious, educational, and national organizations in a major effort to promote all aspects of public safety.
Ala. Code § 32-2-7 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-7
Section 32-2-7 Compensation and Expenses of Officers, Employees, Etc. - Controlling Civil Disturbances; Rescue or Protective Duties
Status: in_force

Whenever any officer, agent, or employee of the Department of Public Safety shall be called upon by the Governor, or the appointing authority of said department, to perform a duty or duties, or to be present at or on an alert basis at the scene of, or at any marshalling point for movement to such scene, of any public disorder for the control of civil disturbances, the restoration of the public order, or to perform rescue or protective duties at a natural or man-made disaster which shall extend beyond 24 hours, then any law or laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the compensation of such officers, agents, or employees of said department, the expenses of subsistence while so engaged at the call of the Governor, or of the appointing authority of said department, may be paid out of the general Treasury of the state upon the approval of the Governor, and not from the regular appropriations provided for the organization, maintenance, and upkeep of the Department of Public Safety. Warrants for these purposes shall be issued by the Comptroller on vouchers or payrolls, as may be required by the Governor, certified by the Director of Public Safety, and approved by the Governor.
Ala. Code § 32-5-316 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-316
Section 32-5-316 Courts May Prohibit Operation of Motor Vehicles by Persons Convicted of Violation of Automobile Laws
Status: in_force

Whenever a defendant is convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of operating a motor vehicle in violation of any criminal statute or ordinance, the court trying the case, in its discretion, may, in addition to the other punishment fixed by law, enter an order forbidding such person to drive a motor vehicle upon any street or highway in the State of Alabama for a period to be specified by the court, or perpetually, as the court may determine. Any person driving a motor vehicle in violation of such an order of court shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any defendant against whom such an order has been entered shall have the same right of appeal and supersedeas as is now granted him or her with reference to the sentence of the court imposing punishment fixed by law, and the appellate court shall have the right to modify or annul the order forbidding the operation by the defendant of motor vehicles, as in the opinion of the appellate court the facts may justify or require.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-84 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-84
Section 32-5A-84 Limitations on Overtaking on Left
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking vehicle must return to an authorized lane of travel as soon as practicable and in the event the passing movement involves the use of a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, before coming within 200 feet of any approaching vehicle.
Ala. Code § 32-15-7 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / Section 32-15-7
Section 32-15-7 Embezzlement, Conversion, Etc., of Motor Vehicle Which Is Subject of Larceny
Status: in_force

Whoever embezzles or fraudulently converts to his own use or secretes, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently convert to his own use, any motor vehicle delivered to him, which may be the subject of larceny or any part thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a Class C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or less than one year and one day in a state penitentiary, or shall be fined not more than $5,000.00, or shall be both fined and imprisoned.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-80 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-80
Section 32-5A-80 Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except under any of the following conditions:

(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement.

(2) When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person doing so shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(3) Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon.

(4) Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic.

(b) Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

(c) Upon any roadway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the center line of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic-control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such lanes, or except as permitted under subdivision (a)(2). However, this subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting the crossing of the center line in making a left turn into or from an alley, private road, or driveway.

(d)(1) Upon any interstate highway, except as provided in subdivision (2), a vehicle may not remain in the leftmost lane for more than 1.5 miles without completely passing another vehicle.

(2) A vehicle may travel in the leftmost lane under any of the following conditions:

a. When traffic conditions or congestion make it necessary to operate a vehicle in the leftmost lane.

b. When inclement weather, obstructions, or hazards make it necessary to operate a vehicle in the leftmost lane.

c. When compliance with a law, rule, ordinance, or traffic control device makes it necessary to operate a vehicle in the leftmost lane.

d. When exiting a roadway to the left.

e. When paying a toll or user fee at a toll collection facility.

f. If the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle operated in the course of duty.

g. If the vehicle is operated or used in the course of highway maintenance or construction or is traveling through a construction zone.

(3) The Department of Transportation shall cause to be installed appropriate signs giving notice of this subsection. The department shall place the signs within the first two miles of the beginning of any interstate highway in the state and, where practical, every 50 miles thereafter, and at any intersection of interstate highways. At its discretion, the department may adjust placement of a sign to a location beyond an on-ramp if it falls within close proximity to a specified 50-mile increment and may adjust placement to avoid conflicts with existing signage already in place along the interstate corridor.
Ala. Code § 32-6-511 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-511
Section 32-6-511 Distribution of Proceeds
Status: in_force

The net proceeds of the additional revenues derived from sales of the tags or plates, less administrative costs and the cost of production, shall be distributed by the judge of probate or license commissioner to the state Comptroller who shall distribute the proceeds as follows:

(1) Five dollars ($5) of the balance collected from the sale of each Freemason license tag or plate shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Penny Trust Fund, and the remaining balance shall be transmitted to the Freemasons, a portion of which may be distributed to the Alabama Masonic Home in Montgomery, Alabama, as determined by the Grand Lodge.

(2) Five dollars ($5) of the balance collected from the sale of each Scottish Rite license tag or plate shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Penny Trust Fund, and the remaining balance shall be transmitted to the Scottish Rite for use by the Scottish Rite Foundation of Alabama, Incorporated.

(3) Five dollars ($5) of the balance from the sale of each Eastern Star license tag or plate shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Penny Trust Fund, and the remaining balance shall be transmitted to the Eastern Star, a portion of which may be distributed to the Masonic Home in Montgomery, Alabama, as determined by the Grand Chapter of Eastern Star.

(4) The balance collected for the sale of each emergency medical technician license tag or plate shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Penny Trust Fund.

(5) Twenty-five dollars ($25) of the balance collected from the sale of each Boy Scouts of America license tag or plate shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Penny Trust Fund, and the remaining balance shall be transmitted to the Alabama Boy Scouts Stewardship Education Committee in Anniston, Alabama. The committee shall distribute proper proportionate amounts to other Alabama Boy Scout councils.

(6) Twenty-five dollars ($25) of the balance collected from the sale of each Girl Scouts of America tag or plate shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Penny Trust Fund, and the remaining balance shall be transmitted to the South Central Alabama Girl Scouts Council in Montgomery, Alabama. The council shall distribute proper proportionate amounts to other Alabama Girl Scout councils.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-136 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-136
Section 32-5A-136 Stopping, Standing, or Parking Outside of Business or Residence Districts
Status: in_force

(a) Outside a business or residence district no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is practicable to stop, park, or so leave such vehicle off the roadway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such highway.

(b) This section, Sections 32-5A-137 and 32-5A-138 shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or main-traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position. And the provisions of this section, Sections 32-5A-137 and 32-5A-138 shall not apply to any vehicle nor to the driver of any vehicle engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire and operating over a fixed route and between regular termini operating under the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States or under authority of the Alabama Public Service Commission or any federal, state, or municipal authority while stopped on the right-hand side of the highway to pick up or discharge passengers nor to any vehicle nor to the driver thereof engaged in the official delivery of the United States mail when stopped on the right-hand side of the highway for the purpose of picking up or delivering mail, if a clear view of the vehicle may be obtained from a distance of 300 feet in each direction upon such highway. Nothing herein shall be construed to exempt any vehicle from the provisions of Section 32-5-244 and those provisions shall remain applicable to vehicles transporting the United States mail, anything in the section to the contrary notwithstanding.
Ala. Code § 32-8-88 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-88
Section 32-8-88 Motor Vehicle Theft Facility Prohibited; Definitions; Seizure and Forfeiture of Property; Disposition of Proceeds of Forfeiture Sale
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) A theft facility means any area, building, storage lot, field, or any other premises or place where one or more persons are engaged in altering, dismantling, reassembling or in any way concealing or disguising the identity of a stolen motor vehicle; or any area, building storage lot, field, or any other premises or place where there are three or more stolen motor vehicles present or where there are component parts from three or more stolen vehicles present.

(2) For the purpose of this section, “major component part” means one of the following sub-assemblies of a motor vehicle regardless of its actual market value; front end assembly, including fenders, grill, hood, bumper and related parts; engine; transmission; T-Tops; rear clip assembly, including quarter panels and floor panel assembly, doors, tires, tire wheels, frame, and continuous treads and other devices.

(3) “Motor vehicle” includes every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway which is self-propelled or which may be connected to and towed by a self-propelled device, and also includes any and all other land based devices which are self-propelled but which are not designed for use upon a highway, including but not limited to farm machinery, bulldozers, and steam shovels.

(b) Any person who shall knowingly own, operate or conduct a theft facility or who knowingly aids and abets another person in owning, operating or conducting a theft facility shall be guilty of a Class C felony and shall be punishable as required by law. In addition to any punishment rendered, each such person convicted shall be subject to the laws regarding restitution of the state.

(c) Upon proper process and hearing as required by the State of Alabama in forfeiture proceedings, including notifying any lien holders, the following property may be seized and held for forfeiture, as described above, when any person is charged with a violation of this section, such forfeiture and sale to take place after conviction:

(1) Any engine, tool, machine, implement, device, chemical, or substance used or designed for altering, dismantling, reassembling or in any other way concealing or disguising the identity of a stolen motor vehicle or any major component part.

(2) Any stolen motor vehicle or major component part found at the site of a theft facility or any motor vehicle or major component part for which there is a probable cause to believe that it is stolen.

(3) A wrecker, car hauler, or any other motor vehicle that is used or has been used to convey or transport a stolen motor vehicle or major component part.

(d) All such proceeds of forfeiture and sale shall be divided equally between the district attorney’s fund who proceeded with the forfeiture and sale and the Alabama Department of Public Safety, auto theft division, or its successor.

(e) The records pertaining to a salvage vehicle, junk vehicle, new vehicle, rebuilt vehicle, or the parts of a vehicle, shall be available for inspection by an agent or employee of the Department of Public Safety during normal business hours.

(f) Failure to allow inspection or interference with an agent or employee of the Department of Public Safety inspecting the records of a rebuilder, salvage yard, motor vehicle dealer, reconditioner or salvage sales shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided by law.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-59 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-59
Section 32-5A-59 Crossing Fire Hose
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road, or driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official or police officer in command.
Ala. Code § 32-12A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / Section 32-12A-5
Section 32-12A-5 Registration Certificate
Status: in_force

The secretary shall provide to the registrant a registration certificate that includes the registration number, the date of registration, the make and serial number of the vehicle, the owner’s name and address, and additional information the secretary may require. Information concerning each registration shall be retained by the secretary. The registration is not valid unless signed by at least one owner. Upon a satisfactory showing that the registration certificate has been lost or destroyed, the secretary shall issue a replacement registration certificate upon payment of a fee of five dollars ($5). The fees collected from replacement registration certificates shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Public Safety Fund of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-2
Section 32-5A-2 Provisions of Chapter Refer to Vehicles Upon Highways; Exceptions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except:

(1) Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.

(2) The provisions of Sections 32-7-37, 32-7-5, 32-7-12, 32-10-1 through 32-10-12, as they now exist or may hereafter be amended, and any other statutes of this state relating to accidents and accident reports, and also Sections 32-5A-190 through 32-5A-195 shall apply upon highways and elsewhere throughout the state.
Ala. Code § 32-5B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5B / Section 32-5B-5
Section 32-5B-5 Penalty for Violations of Chapter
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter may be fined up to $25.00. The violation of the provisions of this chapter shall not constitute probable cause for search of the vehicle involved.
Ala. Code § 32-9A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9A / Section 32-9A-3
Section 32-9A-3 Inspection of Records; Etc., Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

Any records required to be maintained by operators of commercial motor vehicles pursuant to state or federal laws or regulations shall be open to inspection during the normal business hours of a carrier by members designated by the director. The inspection may be made without a warrant. Members of the department designated by the director may also go on the property of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle to conduct inspections of facilities and records to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations governing commercial motor vehicle operations.

The director may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations relating to this chapter subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.
Ala. Code § 32-6-60 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-60
Section 32-6-60 Licensing, Registration, Etc., Staggered - Implementation Period
Status: in_force

Effective from and after October 1, 1980, the licensing, registration, and ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles in compliance with the laws of the State of Alabama shall be on a staggered basis. Provided, however, the actual distribution of the license plates described in Sections 32-6-63 and 32-6-64 shall begin from and after January 1, 1982. For the fiscal year 1981 the license plates used for the previous five years as set out in Section 32-6-50, shall continue to be used in the same manner as used in the past five years. An appropriate 1981 tab, disc, or other device suitable for attaching to the motor vehicle tag or plate shall be issued upon the payment of the annual license tax prescribed by law for the 1981 fiscal year. While the actual issuance of license plates described in Sections 32-6-63 and 32-6-64, on a staggered basis shall not begin until January 1, 1982, the licensing, registration, and ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles shall be on a staggered basis effective from and after October 1, 1980.

To implement this subdivision, the licensing, registration, and taxation may be for periods less than or greater than 12 months during the conversion year only. However, such proration of fees during the implementation of a staggered registration system shall result in the collection of a total amount of moneys for the taxable year no more nor less than the current annual amounts received.

During the implementation period and thereafter the licensing, registration, and taxation for vehicles weighing 12,001 pounds and over shall be prorated on a monthly basis.
Ala. Code § 32-7A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / Section 32-7A-9
Section 32-7A-9 Online Insurance Verification System - Insurer to Allow Access
Status: in_force

An insurer shall allow access through an online insurance verification system to verify insurance status in accordance with Section 32-7A-7.
Ala. Code § 32-2-9 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-9
Section 32-2-9 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The Director of Public Safety, with the approval of the Governor, may establish and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations not in conflict with the laws of this state concerning operation of motor vehicles and concerning the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-241 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-241
Section 32-5A-241 Riding on Motorcycles
Status: in_force

(a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator.

(b) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle.

(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents him or her from keeping both hands on the handlebars.

(d) No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.
Ala. Code § 32-6-470 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-470
Section 32-6-470 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to promote Arts in Alabama, especially arts education, including fine arts, dance, folk arts, drama, and music by providing for a distinctive license tag or plate to raise funds for art education in this state.
Ala. Code § 32-6-580 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-580
Section 32-6-580 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 are members in good standing of the Kiwanis International shall be issued distinctive Kiwanis International license plates.

(b) These plates shall be valid for five years, and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new Kiwanis International license 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 Kiwanis Alabama District Office in Birmingham, Alabama, 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 § 32-6-31 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-31
Section 32-6-31 Terms of Compact
Status: in_force

The Driver License Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:

(a) The party states find that:

(1) The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state and local ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles.

(2) Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engages in conduct which is likely to endanger the safety of persons and property.

(3) The continuance in force of a license to drive is predicated upon compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated.

(b) It is the policy of each of the party states to:

(1) Promote compliance with the laws, ordinances and administrative rules and regulations relating to the operation of motor vehicles by their operators in each of the jurisdictions where such operators drive motor vehicles.

(2) Make the reciprocal recognition of licenses to drive and eligibility therefor more just and equitable by considering the overall compliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances and administrative rules and regulations as a condition precedent to the continuance or issuance of any license by reason of which the licensee is authorized or permitted to operate a motor vehicle in any of the party states.

As used in this compact:

(a) “State” means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(b) “Home state” means the state which has issued and has the power to suspend or revoke the use of the license or permit to operate a motor vehicle.

(c) “Conviction” means a conviction of any offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle which is prohibited by state law, municipal ordinance or administrative rule or regulation, or a forfeiture of bail, bond or other security deposited to secure appearance by a person charged with having committed any such offense and which conviction or forfeiture is required to be reported to the licensing authority.

The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction of a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. Such report shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the violation specifying the section of the statute, code or ordinance violated; identify the court in which action was taken; indicate whether a plea of guilty or not guilty was entered, or the conviction was a result of the forfeiture of bail, bond or other security; and shall include any special findings made in connection therewith.

(a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of suspension, revocation or limitation of the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported, pursuant to article III of this compact, as it would if such conduct had occurred in the home state, in the case of conviction for:

(1) Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;

(2) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;

(3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;

(4) Failure to stop and render aid in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.

(b) As to other convictions, reported pursuant to article III, the licensing authority in the home state shall give such effect to the conduct as is provided by the laws of the home state.

(c) If the laws of a party state do not provide for offenses or violations denominated or described in precisely the words employed in subdivision (a) of this article, such party state shall construe the denomination and description appearing in subdivision (a) hereof as being applicable to and identifying those offenses or violations of a substantially similar nature and the laws of such party state shall contain such provisions as may be necessary to ensure that full force and effect is given to this article.

Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held or is the holder of a license to drive issued by any other party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made shall not issue a license to drive to the applicant if:

(1) The applicant has held such a license, but the same has been suspended by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation and if such suspension period has not terminated.

(2) The applicant has held such a license, but the same has been revoked by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation and if such revocation has not terminated, except that after the expiration of one year from the date the license was revoked, such person may make application for a new license if permitted by law. The licensing authority may refuse to issue a license to any such applicant if, after investigation, the licensing authority determines that it will not be safe to grant to such person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways.

(3) The applicant is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state and currently in force unless the applicant surrenders such license.

Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect the right of any party state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses to drive to any person or circumstances, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver license agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a nonparty state.

(a) The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be the administrator of this compact for his state. The administrators, acting jointly, shall have the power to formulate all necessary and proper procedures for the exchange of information under this compact.

(b) The administrator of each party state shall furnish to the administrator of each other party state any information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of this compact.

(a) This compact shall enter into force and become effective as to any state when it has enacted the same into law.

(b) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until six months after the executive head of the withdrawing state has given notice of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all other party states. No withdrawal shall affect the validity or applicability by the licensing authorities of states remaining party to the compact of any report of conviction occurring prior to the withdrawal.

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the Constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
Ala. Code § 32-6-2 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-2
Section 32-6-2 Persons Exempt from Securing License
Status: in_force

The following persons when driving a motor vehicle under the following conditions are exempt from a license hereunder:

(1) Any person in the service of the federal government while driving an official motor vehicle in such service;

(2) Any person while driving any road machine, farm tractor, or implement of husbandry temporarily driven or moved on a highway;

(3) A nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver’s license issued in his or her home state or country;

(4) Any nonresident who is at least 16 years of age whose home state or country does not require the licensing of drivers for a period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so driven is duly registered in the home state or country of such nonresident.
Ala. Code § 32-15A-10 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15A / Section 32-15A-10
Section 32-15A-10
Status: in_force

Each peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement made in this state shall disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver all of the following:

(1) Any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing program to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the peer-to-peer car sharing program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement.

(2) That a motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued to the shared vehicle owner for the shared vehicle or to the shared vehicle driver does not provide a defense or indemnification for any claim asserted by the peer-to-peer car sharing program.

(3) That the peer-to-peer car sharing program’s insurance coverage on the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver is in effect only during each car sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle driver after the car sharing termination time, the shared vehicle driver and the shared vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage.

(4) The daily rate, fees, and, if applicable, any insurance or protection package costs that are charged to the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver.

(5) That the shared vehicle owner’s motor vehicle liability insurance may not provide coverage for a shared vehicle, including as a commercial rental.

(6) An emergency telephone number to personnel capable of fielding roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries.

(7) Whether there are conditions under which a shared vehicle driver must maintain a personal automobile insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis in order to book a shared motor vehicle.

(8) The tire requirements for motor vehicles operated on the highways of the state under Section 32-5-210.
Ala. Code § 32-6-93 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-93
Section 32-6-93 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 § 32-20-30 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 20 / Section 32-20-30
Section 32-20-30 Transfer of Interest by Owner
Status: reserved

(a) If an owner transfers his or her interest in a manufactured home, other than by the creation of a security interest, he or she shall, at the time of the sale of the manufactured home, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and cause the certificate and assignment to be mailed or delivered to the transferee or to the department.

(b) Except as provided in this section, the transferee promptly, after delivery to him or her of the manufactured home, shall execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and cause the certificate and application to be mailed or delivered to a designated agent.

(c) Upon request of the owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title, unless the transfer was in breach of his or her security agreement, shall deliver the certificate to the transferee. Upon receipt of the certificate, the transferee shall make application to a designated agent for a new certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder under his or her security agreement.

(d) If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the lienholder and the parties shall comply with Section 32-20-32.

(e) Except as provided in Section 32-20-32, and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section have been complied with.
Ala. Code § 32-7C-22 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7C / Section 32-7C-22
Section 32-7C-22 Permit Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate a TNC in the state without first having obtained a permit from the commission.

(b) The commission shall issue a permit to each applicant that meets the requirements for a TNC under this article and may require the permit to be renewed annually.

(c) A TNC operating under a municipal ordinance in a municipality of this state on June 30, 2018, may operate at any location in this state without the permit required under subsection (a) until the later of:

(1) The thirtieth day after the date the permit process is adopted by the commission.

(2) The date the TNC’s application for a permit under this section, submitted to the commission before the date described in subdivision (1), is approved or denied.

(d) Any person who operates a TNC without having obtained a permit in accordance with this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 32-6-572 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-572
Section 32-6-572 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 § 32-5A-150 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-150
Section 32-5A-150 Obedience to Signal Indicating Approach of Train
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:

(1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;

(2) A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;

(3) A railroad train approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;

(4) An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing.

(b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
Ala. Code § 32-6-7.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-7.1
Section 32-6-7.1 Persons with Physical Disabilities or Impairments
Status: in_force

(a) Any person with physical disabilities, a record of an impairment, or regarded as having an impairment shall be subject to the same laws, rules, and regulations set forth by the Department of Public Safety relating to the licensure of an individual to operate a motor vehicle.

(b) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation, the state Department of Public Safety shall not refuse to issue any permit or license for the operation of a motor vehicle, or the renewal of either, on the grounds of physical appearance, speculations, or generalizations that the individual’s physical impairment would impede that person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner without probable cause to believe the person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner is in fact impaired.

(c) If the department refuses to issue a permit or license or arbitrarily questions the person’s abilities based on physical appearance or speculated inability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner, the person shall have a right to an impartial hearing before the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee. At the hearing, the person shall have the right to be represented by counsel and to present witnesses including, but not limited to, a physician of choice. The person may appeal any decision to the circuit court of competent jurisdiction for a trial de novo.

(d) This section shall be interpreted to be consistent with and to further the purposes and policies of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 34 CFR part 104 and P.L. 101-336, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, together with implementing regulations and subsequent amendments to the laws and regulations.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-193 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5A / Section 32-5A-193
Section 32-5A-193 Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police Officer
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §6, effective August 1, 2009.
Ala. Code § 32-8-10 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-10
Section 32-8-10 Enforcement of Chapter
Status: in_force

The department is charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and it is hereby authorized and empowered to call upon any and all law enforcement agencies and officers of this state for such assistance as it may deem necessary in order to assure such enforcement; and it shall be the duty of such law enforcement agencies and officers to render such assistance to the department when called upon by it to so do.
Ala. Code § 32-1-1.1 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-1-1.1
Section 32-1-1.1 Definitions
Status: reserved

The following words and phrases when used in this title have the following meanings, except when the context otherwise requires:

(1) ALLEY. A street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for the purpose of through vehicular traffic.

(2) ARTERIAL STREET. Any federal or state numbered route, controlled-access highway, or other major radial or circumferential street or highway designated by local authorities within their respective jurisdictions as part of a major arterial system of streets or highways.

(3) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Fire department vehicles, police vehicles, and ambulances that are publicly owned, and other publicly or privately owned vehicles that are designated by the director or the chief of police of an incorporated city.

(4) BICYCLE. Every device propelled by human power upon which any individual may ride, having two tandem wheels either of which is more than 14 inches in diameter.

(5) BUS. Every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers and used for the transportation of individuals and every motor vehicle other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of individuals for compensation.

(6) BUSINESS DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to and including a highway when within any 600 feet along the highway there are buildings in use for business or industrial purposes, including, but not limited to, hotels, banks, office buildings, railroad stations, and public buildings which occupy at least 300 feet of frontage on one side or 300 feet collectively on both sides of the highway.

(7) CANCELLATION OF DRIVER LICENSE. The annulment or termination by formal action of the director of an individual’s driver license because of some error or defect in the license or because the licensee is no longer entitled to the license, but the cancellation of a license is without prejudice and application for a new license may be made at any time after the cancellation.

(8) CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY. Every highway, street, or roadway to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except at such points only and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway.

(9) CROSSWALK. Either of the following:

a. That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway.

b. Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.

(10) DEALER. Every person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles who has an established place of business for that purpose in this state and to whom current dealer registration plates have been issued by the Department of Revenue.

(11) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents.

(12) DIRECTOR. The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

(13) DRIVEAWAY-TOWAWAY OPERATION. Any operation in which any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, singly or in combination, new or used, constitutes the commodity being transported, when one set or more of wheels of any such vehicle are on the roadway during the course of transportation, whether or not any such vehicle furnishes the motive power.

(14) DRIVER. Every individual who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.

(15) DRIVER LICENSE. Any license to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this state.

(16) ELECTRIC BICYCLE. A bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals, a saddle or seat for the rider, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that meets the requirements of one of the following three classes:

a. Class 1 electric bicycle means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.

b. Class 2 electric bicycle means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.

c. Class 3 electric bicycle means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour.

(17) ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE. A self-balancing, two non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport only one individual with an electric propulsion system with an average power of 750 watts (1 h.p.), that has a maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by the propulsion system while ridden by an operator who weighs not more than 170 pounds, of less than 20 m.p.h. The term shall not include a motorized bicycle, motorized scooter, or motorized skateboard.

(18) ESSENTIAL PARTS. All integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this title, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its appearance, model, type, or mode of operation.

(19) ESTABLISHED PLACE OF BUSINESS. The place actually occupied either continuously or at regular periods by a dealer or manufacturer where his or her books and records are kept and a large share of his or her business is transacted.

(20) EXPLOSIVES. Any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb.

(21) FARM TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement, for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.

(22) FIRST RESPONDER. Any law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician.

(23) FLAMMABLE LIQUID. Any liquid that has a flash point of 70 F. or less, as determined by a fagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.

(24) FOREIGN VEHICLE. Every vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder brought into this state from another state, territory, or country other than in the ordinary course of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer and not registered in this state.

(25) GROSS WEIGHT. The weight of a vehicle without load plus the weight of any load thereon.

(26) HIGHWAY. The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

(27) HOUSE TRAILER. Either of the following:

a. A trailer or semitrailer that is designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways.

b. A trailer or semitrailer that has a chassis and exterior shell that is designed and constructed for use as a house trailer, as defined in paragraph a., but which is used instead permanently or temporarily for the advertising, sales, display, or promotion of merchandise or services, or for any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.

(28) IMPLEMENT OF HUSBANDRY. Every vehicle designed and adapted exclusively for agricultural, horticultural, or livestock raising operations or for lifting or carrying an implement of husbandry and in either case not subject to registration if used upon the highways.

(29) INTERSECTION. Any of the following:

a. The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two highways that join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.

b. Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event the intersecting highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection.

c. The junction of an alley with a street or highway shall not constitute an intersection.

(30) LANED ROADWAY. A roadway that is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic.

(31) LICENSE or LICENSE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE. Any driver license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued by the director under the laws of this state, including any nonresident’s operating privilege as defined in this section.

(32) LOCAL AUTHORITIES. Either of the following:

a. Every county commission.

b. Every municipal and other local board or body having authority to enact laws relating to traffic under the constitution and laws of this state.

(33) MAIL. To deposit in the United States mail properly addressed and with postage prepaid.

(34) METAL TIRE. Every tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard, nonresilient material.

(35) MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle that is self-propelled and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, except for electric personal assistive mobility devices and electric bicycles.

(36) MOTORCYCLE. Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and an electric bicycle.

(37) MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE. Every motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor that produces not more than five brake horsepower nor exceeds 150 cubic centimeter engine displacement, and weighs less than 200 pounds fully equipped, and every bicycle with a motor attached. The term does not include electric bicycles.

(38) NONRESIDENT. Every individual who is not a resident of this state.

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

(40) OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES. All signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with this title placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.

(41) OWNER. A person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.

(42) PARK or PARKING. The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not. The term does not include a vehicle that is stopped temporarily for the purpose of and actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

(43) PASSENGER CAR. Every motor vehicle, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, designed for carrying 10 passengers or less and used for the transportation of individuals.

(44) PEDESTRIAN. Any individual afoot.

(45) PERSON. Every individual, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation.

(46) PNEUMATIC TIRE. Every tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load.

(47) POLE TRAILER. Every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes, or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections.

(48) POLICE OFFICER. Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.

(49) PRIVATE ROAD or DRIVEWAY. Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons.

(50) RAILROAD. A carrier of individuals or property upon cars other than street cars, operated upon stationary rails.

(51) RAILROAD SIGN or SIGNAL. Any sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.

(52) RAILROAD TRAIN. A steam engine, electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails.

(53) RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLE. Every vehicle of a type required to be registered under this title materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or substitution of essential parts, new or used.

(54) REGISTRATION. The registration certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the registration of vehicles.

(55) RESIDENCE DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district when the property on the highway for a distance of 300 feet or more is, in the main, improved with residences or residences and buildings in use for business.

(56) REVOCATION OF DRIVER LICENSE. The termination by formal action of the director of an individual’s license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways, which termination shall not be subject to renewal or restoration except that an application for a new license may be presented and acted upon by the director after the expiration of the applicable period of time prescribed in this title.

(57) RIGHT-OF-WAY. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other.

(58) ROAD TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon either independently or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.

(59) ROADWAY. That portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term refers to each roadway separately but not to all roadways collectively.

(60) SAFETY ZONE. The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.

(61) SCHOOL BUS. Every motor vehicle that complies with the color and identification requirements set forth by law or rule and is used to transport children to or from school or in connection with school activities, but not including buses operated by common carriers in urban transportation of school children.

(62) SCOOTER. a. A device weighing less than 100 pounds that satisfies all of the following:

1. Has handlebars and an electric motor.

2. Is solely powered by the electric motor or human power.

3. Has a maximum speed of no more than 20 m.p.h. on a paved level surface when powered solely by the electric motor.

b. This term does not include an e-bike, EPAMD, Segway, motorcycle, or moped.

(63) SECURITY AGREEMENT. A written agreement that reserves or creates a security interest.

(64) SECURITY INTEREST. An interest in a vehicle reserved or created by agreement and which secures payment or performance of an obligation. The term includes the interest of a lessor under a lease intended as security. A security interest is perfected when it is valid against third parties generally, subject only to specific statutory exceptions.

(65) SEMITRAILER. Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying individuals or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.

(66) SHARED MICROMOBILITY DEVICE. A type of transportation device that includes a bicycle, electric bicycle, tricycle, scooter, hoverboard, skateboard, pedal car, or similar device, except a device used as an electrical personal assistive mobility device by an individual with disabilities, used in a shared micromobility device system.

(67) SHARED MICROMOBILITY DEVICE SYSTEM. A system that provides shared micromobility devices to users for short-term rentals, whether or not the system requires docking stations or other similar fixed infrastructure to receive or return the shared micromobility device.

(68) SIDEWALK. That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use by pedestrians.

(69) SOLID TIRE. Every tire of rubber or other resilient material that does not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load.

(70) SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT. Every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of individuals or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including, but not limited to: Ditch digging apparatus, well boring apparatus, and road construction and maintenance machinery such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck tractors, ditchers, levelling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth moving carry-alls and scrapers, power shovels and drag lines, self-propelled cranes, and earth moving equipment. The term does not include house trailers, dump trucks, truck mounted transit mixers, cranes or shovels, or other vehicles designed for the transportation of individuals or property to which machinery has been attached.

(71) SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE. Every vehicle of a type required to be registered under this title not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles and not materially altered from its original construction.

(72) STAND or STANDING. The halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not. The term does not include a vehicle that is halted temporarily for the purpose of and actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.

(73) STATE. A state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a province of Canada.

(74) STOP. When required, means complete cessation from movement.

(75) STOP or STOPPING. When prohibited, means any halting, even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal.

(76) STREET. The entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

(77) SUSPENSION OF DRIVER LICENSE. The temporary withdrawal by formal action of the director of an individual’s driver license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways, which temporary withdrawal shall be for a period specifically designated by the secretary.

(78) THROUGH HIGHWAY. Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right-of-way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield the right-of-way to vehicles on such through highway in obedience to a stop sign, yield sign, or other official traffic-control device, when the signs or devices are erected as provided in this title.

(79) TRACKLESS TROLLEY COACH. Every motor vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails.

(80) TRAFFIC. Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any highway for purposes of travel.

(81) TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL. Any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.

(82) TRAILER. Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying individuals or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.

(83) TRANSPORTER. Every person engaged in the business of delivering vehicles of a type required to be registered under this title from a manufacturing, assembling, or distributing plant to dealers or sales agents of a manufacturer.

(84) TRUCK. Every motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

(85) TRUCK PLATOON. A group of individual commercial trucks traveling in a unified manner at electronically coordinated speeds at following distances that are closer than would be reasonable and prudent without the electronic coordination.

(86) TRUCK TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.

(87) URBAN DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to and including any street which is built up with structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses situated at intervals of less than 100 feet for a distance of a quarter of a mile or more.

(88) VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any individual or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or electric personal assistive mobility devices; provided, that for the purposes of this title, a bicycle, an electric bicycle, or a ridden animal shall be deemed a vehicle, except those provisions of this title, which by their very nature can have no application.
Ala. Code § 32-7B-7 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7B / Section 32-7B-7
Section 32-7B-7 Nondiscriminatory Application
Status: in_force

Enforcement and investigative activities as they relate to the provisions of 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 § 32-13-11 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-13-11
Section 32-13-11 Application of Abandoned Motor Vehicle Statutes
Status: in_force

Act 2015-470, 2015 Regular Session, only applies to the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle for which notice of the sale is published on or after July 1, 2016. A purchaser of an abandoned motor vehicle sold pursuant to this chapter, other than an abandoned motor vehicle sold in accordance with Act 2015-470, 2015 Regular Session, shall make application for certificate of title prior to January 1, 2017, or thereafter make application for certificate of title under Section 32-8-36(2).
Ala. Code § 32-2-26 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-2-26
Section 32-2-26 Officers to Receive Badge, Pistol, Etc., as Part of Retirement Benefits
Status: in_force

Any person who, at the time of his or her retirement, is employed by the state Department of Public Safety as a state trooper or other law-enforcement officer shall receive, as a part of his or her retirement benefit, without cost to him or her, his or her badge, pistol, and such other equipment as the Department of Public Safety may designate.
Ala. Code § 32-6-250 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-250
Section 32-6-250 Distinctive Plate Authorized; Fees
Status: in_force

(a) A distinctive permanent license plate shall be issued to any resident of the state who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor or the widow of a recipient of the Medal of Honor, to any resident who is a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, to any resident who is a member of the Legion of Valor with positive proof of membership and the award of the Medal of Honor, the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force Cross, to any resident who is a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, to any resident who is a recipient of the Silver Star, to any resident who is a recipient of the Bronze Star, to any resident who is a recipient of the Air Medal, or to any resident who shows by satisfactory proof that he or she was a duly recognized former prisoner of war, for use on a private motor vehicle registered in the name of the resident. There shall be no fee or tax for the license plate, except Purple Heart Medal recipients shall pay ad valorem taxes on vehicles for which the distinctive plates are issued, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Air Medal recipients shall pay the regular registration fee and ad valorem taxes and an annual additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), and no recipient shall receive a plate for more than one vehicle except as provided in subsection (c).

(b) A former prisoner of war for purposes of this section is an individual who, as a member of the United States Armed Forces, or while serving with a formal United States ally force, or as a United States civilian, was held as a prisoner of war during any armed conflict by forces hostile to the United States.

(c) An individual eligible to be issued a distinctive license plate under this section may be issued additional distinctive license plates, under any of the above license plate categories, if the individual otherwise qualifies to receive the distinctive license plate, upon payment of all license tax and registration fees, including ad valorem taxes, for the vehicles and an annual additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star , and the Air Medal distinctive license plates. Annual renewal decals shall be provided after payment, if required, of license fees and taxes for the years during which a new tag or plate is not issued as provided in Section 32-6-63.
Ala. Code § 32-8-66 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-8-66
Section 32-8-66 Exclusiveness of Procedure
Status: in_force

The method provided in this article of perfecting and giving notice of security interest in motor vehicles required to be titled under the terms of this chapter or titled under the terms hereof, shall be exclusive.

Security interests in motor vehicles required to be titled or which are titled under this chapter, are hereby exempted from the provisions of law which otherwise require the filing or recording of financing statements or of other instruments creating or evidencing security interests.

Security interests in motor vehicles not required to be titled under this chapter or not titled under the terms hereof, which are perfected under any other applicable laws of this state shall not be affected by this chapter but shall continue in all respects to be governed by such other laws of this state.
Ala. Code § 32-5-191 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-5-191
Section 32-5-191 “Driving Privilege” or “Privilege” Defined
Status: in_force

Whenever and wherever the words “driving privilege” or “privilege” appear in this division, they shall mean both the driver license of those licensed in Alabama, and the driving privilege of unlicensed residents and the privilege of nonresidents, licensed or not; the purpose of this section being to make unlicensed and nonresident drivers subject to the same penalties as licensed residents.
Ala. Code § 32-6-58 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-58
Section 32-6-58 Applicants for Registration Must Furnish Proof of Paying Certain Federal Taxes
Status: in_force

(a) All judges of probate, license commissioners, and other officials authorized by law to register motor vehicles and issue motor vehicle license plates and to perform other duties in connection with the issuance of motor vehicle license plates shall refuse to issue motor vehicle registrations and license plates and shall refuse to transfer or renew motor vehicle registrations and license plates unless the applicant furnishes proof of payment, in the form prescribed by the Secretary of the United States Treasury, that any federal heavy vehicle excise tax imposed by Title 26, United States Code §4481, has been paid.

(b) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration of this section.
Ala. Code § 32-6-670 — Alabama Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-6-670
Section 32-6-670 Issuance of Distinctive Plates; Fees; Design
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32-6-64, upon application to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other issuing official, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for motorcycle license tags or plates, and payment of an annual additional fee of fifty dollars ($50), owners of motorcycles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued distinctive “Breast Cancer Research” motorcycle license tags or plates. The motorcycle tags or plates shall be numbered or personalized. These tags or plates shall be valid for five years and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new “Breast Cancer Research” motorcycle tags or plates. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the motorcycle tags or plates shall only be printed and issued as long as the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama qualifies for a distinctive license plate category pursuant to Section 32-6-64, for passenger cars, pickup trucks, and self-propelled campers or house cars.

(b) 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 in Section 32-6-63.

(c) The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama shall be responsible for the design of the distinctive motorcycle license plate subject to approval by the Commissioner of Revenue and compliance with all laws and rules.

(d) The annual additional fee for the motorcycle plates shall be distributed in accordance with Section 32-6-68. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama portion of the fee shall be used to provide funding for breast cancer research in the State of Alabama.

(e) The Department of Revenue may promulgate rules to implement this section.