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AL Code § 30-3D-615 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 6 - Registration, Enforcement, and Modication of Support Order.|Part 4 - Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order.|Section 30-3D-615 - Jurisdiction to Modify Child-Support Order of Foreign Country.

Section 30-3D-615Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3D-711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to Section 30-3D-611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country. (b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-616 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 6 - Registration, Enforcement, and Modication of Support Order.|Part 4 - Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order.|Section 30-3D-616 - Procedure to Register Child-Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification.

Section 30-3D-616Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification.  A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under Sections 30-3D-601 through 30-3D-608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 32-5-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 8 - Driving Under Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Narcotic Drugs.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-171 - Arrest Without Warrant; Issuance of Traffic Citation.

Section 32-5-171Arrest without warrant; issuance of traffic citation. (a) A law enforcement officer as defined in Section 36-21-40, may arrest, at the scene of a traffic accident, any driver of a vehicle involved in the accident if upon personal investigation, including information from eyewitnesses, the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person by violating Section 32-5A-191 contributed to the accident. He or she may arrest such a person without a warrant although he or she did not personally see the violation. (b) A law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 36-21-40, subsequent to a traffic accident, may issue a traffic citation to a driver of a vehicle involved in the accident when, based on personal investigation, the officer has prima facie evidence demonstrating grounds to believe that the person has committed any offense under Chapter 5, 5A, 6, 7, or 7A of Title 32. (Acts 1971, No. 1942, p. 3137; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-201, p. 379; Act 2016-292, §1.)
AL Code § 32-5-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 8 - Driving Under Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Narcotic Drugs.|Division 2 - Chemical Tests for Intoxication.|Section 32-5-190 - Short Title.

Section 32-5-190Short title. This division may be cited as the Alabama Chemical Test for Intoxication Act. (Acts 1969, No. 699, p. 1255, §4.)
AL Code § 32-5-191 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 8 - Driving Under Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Narcotic Drugs.|Division 2 - Chemical Tests for Intoxication.|Section 32-5-191 - "Driving Privilege" or "Privilege" Defined.

Section 32-5-191"Driving privilege" or "privilege" defined. 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. (Acts 1969, No. 699, p. 1255, §3.)
AL Code § 32-5-194 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 8 - Driving Under Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Narcotic Drugs.|Division 2 - Chemical Tests for Intoxication.|Section 32-5-194 - Which Law Enforcement Officers May Be Authorized to Make Tests.

Section 32-5-194Which law enforcement officers may be authorized to make tests. The State Board of Health shall not approve the permit required in this division for making tests for any law enforcement officer other than a member of the state highway patrol, a sheriff or his or her deputies or a city policeman. (Acts 1969, No. 699, p. 1255, §5.)
AL Code § 32-5-211 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-211 - Flag or Light at End of Load.

Section 32-5-211Flag or light at end of load. Whenever the load of any vehicle shall extend more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle, there shall be displayed at the end of the load in a position which shall be clearly visible at all times from the rear of the load a red or orange flag not less than 12 inches both in length and width. Between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise there shall be displayed at the end of any load a red light or amber strobe light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions at least 200 feet from the rear of the vehicle. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 32-5-311. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §77; Acts 1996, No. 96-473, p. 586, §1.)
AL Code § 32-5-212 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-212 - Brakes.

Section 32-5-212Brakes. Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels and so constructed that no part which is liable to failure shall be common to two; except, that a motorcycle need be equipped with only one brake. All such brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall conform to regulations not inconsistent with this section to be promulgated by the Director of Public Safety. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §35.)
AL Code § 32-5-213 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-213 - Horns and Warning Devices.

Section 32-5-213Horns and warning devices. (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order capable of emitting a sound audible under normal conditions for a distance of not less than 200 feet. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to use upon a vehicle any siren or for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device. (b) Every police and fire department and fire patrol vehicle and every ambulance used for emergency calls shall be equipped with a siren, bell, ululating multi-toned horns or other electronic siren type device approved by the Director of Public Safety. (c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §36; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 432, p. 578.)
AL Code § 32-5-214 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-214 - Mirrors.

Section 32-5-214Mirrors. Every motor vehicle, operated singly or when towing any other vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such motor vehicle. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §37; Acts 1959, No. 292, p. 860.)
AL Code § 32-5-215 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-215 - Windshields Must Be Unobstructed; Windshield Wipers; Tinting.

Section 32-5-215Windshields must be unobstructed; windshield wipers; tinting. (a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway. (b) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle. (c) Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order. (d) No person shall operate a motor vehicle which has a windshield, sidewing, or rear window which has tinting to the extent or manufactured in such a way that occupants of the vehicle cannot be easily identified or recognized through the sidewing or rear windows from outside the motor vehicle. (e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the manufactured tinting of windshields of motor vehicles or to certificates of identification, decals, or other papers required by law to be displayed on such windshield or windows. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §38; Acts 1949, No. 517, p. 754, §8; Acts 1983, No. 83-572, p. 877.)
AL Code § 32-5-216 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-216 - Mufflers; Prevention of Noise, Smoke, Etc.

Section 32-5-216Mufflers; prevention of noise, smoke, etc. (a) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass, a muffler without baffles, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway. (b) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §39; Acts 1949, No. 517, p. 754, §9.)
AL Code § 32-5-217 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-217 - Safety Belts.

Section 32-5-217Safety belts. (a) No seat safety belt or anchor shall be sold or installed for use in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state unless it meets the specifications prescribed by the Department of Public Safety. (b) The department shall adopt regulations governing approved types of seat safety belts and anchors, but the department shall accept, as approved, all seat safety belts and anchors meeting the specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers. (c) Any person who knowingly sells or installs a seat safety belt in violation of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $25.00 and not more than $50.00. (Acts 1967, No. 734, p. 1570.)
AL Code § 32-5-218 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-218 - Safety Glazing Material in Motor Vehicles.

Section 32-5-218Safety glazing material in motor vehicles. (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. (Acts 1949, No. 516, p. 740, §34; Acts 1967, No. 735, p. 1571.)
AL Code § 32-5-219 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-219 - Location of Television Viewers.

Section 32-5-219Location of television viewers. No television viewer, screen, or other means of visually receiving a television broadcast shall be located in a motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat or in any manner so that the driver of the vehicle can see it while in actual control of the vehicle. (Acts 1949, No. 516, p. 740, §35.)
AL Code § 32-5-220 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-5-220 - Flares or Other Warning Devices - Carrying Required by Certain Vehicles; Specifications.

Section 32-5-220Flares or other warning devices - Carrying required by certain vehicles; specifications. (a) No person shall operate any truck, passenger bus, or truck tractor upon any highway outside the corporate limits of municipalities at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise unless there shall be carried in such vehicle the following equipment, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section: (1) At least three flares or three red electric lanterns each of which shall be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of 500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at nighttime. Each flare (liquid-burning pot torch) shall be capable of burning for not less than 12 hours in five miles per hour wind velocity and capable of burning in any air velocity from zero to 40 miles per hour. Every such flare shall be substantially constructed so as to withstand reasonable shocks without leaking. Every such flare shall be carried in the vehicle in a metal rack or box. Every such red electric lantern shall be capable of operating continuously for not less than 12 hours and shall be substantially constructed so as to withstand reasonable shock without breakage. (2) At least three red-burning fusees unless red electric lanterns are carried. Every fusee shall be made in accordance with specifications of the Bureau of Explosives, New York, and so marked and shall be capable of burning at least 15 minutes. (3) At least two red cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square, with standards to support same. (b) No person shall operate at the time and under the conditions stated in subsection (a) of this section any motor vehicle used in the transportation of inflammable liquids in bulk, or transporting compressed inflammable gases unless there shall be carried in such vehicle three red electric lanterns meeting the requirements above stated and there shall not be carried in any vehicle any flares, fusees, or signal produced by a flame. (c) As an alternative it shall be deemed a compliance with this section in the event a person operating any motor vehicle described in this section shall carry in such vehicle three portable reflector units on standards of a type approved by the department. No portable reflector unit shall be approved unless it is so designed and constructed as to include two reflectors one above the other each of which shall be capable of reflecting red light clearly visible from all distances within 500 feet to 50 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at nighttime when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps. (Acts 1949, No. 516, p. 740, §42.)
AL Code § 32-5-243 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 2 - Lights, Lamps and Reflective Devices.|Section 32-5-243 - Lighting Equipment and Warning Devices for Vehicles Engaged in Mail Service.

Section 32-5-243Lighting equipment and warning devices for vehicles engaged in mail service. Any vehicle in active service transporting United States mail may display two simultaneously flashing lights to be used for the purpose of warning other vehicle operators of its presence and to exercise caution in approaching, overtaking, or in passing. Such lights may be flashed continuously or actuated by application of the service brake (foot) while the vehicle is either in motion or parked. Such lamps shall have the following specifications and shall meet the following requirements: (1) Lamps shall be not less than four inches in diameter and shall be powered by a bulb of not less than 21 candlepower with a reflectorization sufficient to assure visibility for at least 500 feet in front and to the rear of the vehicle under normal atmospheric conditions. (2) Lamps shall be of double face or two way type. (3) Lamps shall have amber lens to the front and red lens to the rear. (4) Lamps shall be mounted on the highest part of the top of the vehicle in such a position that illumination from the lights is visible both to the front and rear for the required distance. Lamps shall be spaced laterally as far apart as body construction will permit but not closer than 30 inches. Between the lamps there shall be mounted a 22-inch by seven-inch sign with the wording "U.S. MAIL" in minimum of four-inch letters and of not less than three quarters of an inch in width of strobe, in black on a white background. (5) This sign and lamps shall be so installed that the sign can be easily lowered and the lamps turned off when the vehicle is not actually engaged in the United States mail service. (6) Any vehicle in active service transporting United States mail may, as an option to the foregoing, display a flashing red light not less than four inches in diameter with the letters "STOP" printed thereon and a uniform sign not less than 14 inches in diameter approved by the Department of Public Safety with the words printed thereon "U.S. MAIL, WATCH FOR STOPS," which sign and light is to be attached to the rear of such vehicle. (7) In addition to the above lighting equipment the Department of Public Safety is hereby granted the authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the use of amber colored strobe lights or any other lighting device on mail delivery vehicles. In prescribing the rules and regulations the Department of Public Safety shall seek the advice of the U.S. Postal Service. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 136, p. 2062, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-865, p. 1732, §1.)
AL Code § 32-5-244 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 2 - Lights, Lamps and Reflective Devices.|Section 32-5-244 - Lights on Parked Vehicles.

Section 32-5-244Lights on parked vehicles. (a) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise where there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway no lights need to be displayed upon such parked vehicle. (b) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour after sunset and half hour before sunrise and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway side visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle and a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle. (c) Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §46; Acts 1949, No. 517, p. 754, §13; Acts 1959, No. 354, p. 944.)
AL Code § 32-5-245 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, etc., Generally.|Article 9 - Equipment.|Division 2 - Lights, Lamps and Reflective Devices.|Section 32-5-245 - Reflectors or Similar Warning Devices on Horse-Drawn Wagons and Other Vehicles.

Section 32-5-245Reflectors or similar warning devices on horse-drawn wagons and other vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a horse-drawn wagon, buggy, carriage, or other vehicle upon any public highway, road, or street between sunset and sunrise unless there is affixed to the rear of such vehicle at least two red reflectors or similar warning devices, one on each corner, and to the front of such vehicle one amber reflector or similar warning device on the left-hand front of said vehicle. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law. All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this section are repealed, but this section does not repeal the provisions of subsection (e) of Section 32-5-240. (Acts 1951, No. 131, p. 357.)