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AL Code § 32-5B-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5B - Alabama Safety Belt Act of 1991.|Section 32-5B-4 - Safety Belt Requirements for Occupants of Passenger Cars; Exemptions.

Section 32-5B-4Safety belt requirements for occupants of passenger cars; exemptions. (a)(1) Each occupant of a passenger car manufactured with safety belts in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 shall have a safety belt properly fastened about his or her body at all times when the vehicle is in motion. (2) An adult occupant of a passenger car in violation of subdivision (1) shall be the proper person to be charged with the violation. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a violation of this section in any seat other than a front seat of a vehicle shall be a secondary violation after a lawful stop of the vehicle based on probable cause of another violation of law and the issuance of a citation or warrant of arrest for the violation. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to: (1) A child passenger under the purview of Section 32-5-222, who is required to use a child passenger restraint system or a seat belt pursuant to Section 32-5-222. (2) An occupant of a passenger car who possesses a written statement from a licensed physician that he or she is unable for medical reasons to wear a safety belt. (3) A rural letter carrier of the United States Postal Service while performing his or her duties as a rural letter carrier. (4) A driver or passenger delivering newspapers or mail from house to house. (5) Passengers in a passenger car with a model year prior to 1965. (6) Passengers in motor vehicles which normally operate in reverse. (Acts 1991, No. 91-255, p. 483, §4; Act 2019-386, §2.)
AL Code § 32-5B-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5B - Alabama Safety Belt Act of 1991.|Section 32-5B-5 - Penalty for Violations of Chapter.

Section 32-5B-5Penalty for violations of chapter. 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. (Acts 1991, No. 91-255, p. 483, §5.)
AL Code § 32-5B-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5B - Alabama Safety Belt Act of 1991.|Section 32-5B-6 - (Repealed Effective December 9, 1999) Issuance of Citation or Warrant.

Section 32-5B-6(Repealed effective December 9, 1999) Issuance of citation or warrant. Repealed by Act 99-397, §1, effective December 9, 1999.  (Acts 1991, No. 91-255, p. 483, §6; Act 99-397, §1.)
AL Code § 32-5B-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5B - Alabama Safety Belt Act of 1991.|Section 32-5B-7 - Failure to Wear Safety Belt; Not Evidence of Contributory Negligence; Liability of Insurer Not Limited; Driving Record of Individual Charged.

Section 32-5B-7Failure to wear safety belt; not evidence of contributory negligence; liability of insurer not limited; driving record of individual charged. Failure to wear a safety belt in violation of this chapter shall not be considered evidence of contributory negligence and shall not limit the liability of an insurer, nor shall the conviction be entered on the driving record of any individual charged under the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1991, No. 91-255, p. 483, §7.)
AL Code § 32-5B-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5B - Alabama Safety Belt Act of 1991.|Section 32-5B-8 - Disposition of Funds; Searches; Statistics.

Section 32-5B-8Disposition of funds; searches; statistics.  (a) A person subject to a penalty pursuant to Section 32-5B-5, shall not be assessed court costs on a conviction. (b) In any case brought by a law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Public Safety, sixty percent (60%) of the funds generated shall be allocated to the Department of Public Safety, Law Enforcement Division. The remaining forty percent (40%) of the funds shall be allocated to the State General Fund. (c) A law enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its content, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a violation of this chapter. (d) Each state, county, and municipal police department must maintain statistical information on traffic stops of this nature on minorities and report that information monthly to the Department of Public Safety and the Attorney General. (Act 99-397, p. 660, §§3-5.)
AL Code § 32-5C-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5C - Window Tinting.|Section 32-5C-1 - Definitions.

Section 32-5C-1Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) LIGHT REFLECTANCE. The ratio of the amount of total light that is reflected outward by a product or material to the amount of total light falling on the product or material. (2) LIGHT TRANSMISSION. The ratio of the amount of total light, expressed in percentages, which is allowed to pass through a surface to the amount of light falling on the surface. (3) MANUFACTURER. A person who produces or assembles a vehicle glass-coating material or who fabricates, laminates, or tempers a safety-glazing material, which material reduces light transmission. (4) MATERIAL. Any transparent product or substance which reduces light transmission. (Acts 1996, No. 96-534, p. 746, §1.)
AL Code § 32-5C-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5C - Window Tinting.|Section 32-5C-2 - Prohibitions Against Operation of Motor Vehicle Under Conditions Which Reduce Light Transmission.

Section 32-5C-2Prohibitions against operation of motor vehicle under conditions which reduce light transmission. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-451 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a person shall not operate a motor vehicle registered in this state under either of the following conditions: (1) With material or glazing applied or affixed to the front windshield which reduces light transmission through the front windshield. (2) With material or glazing applied or affixed to the rear windshield or the side or door windows which reduce light transmission through the rear windshield or side windows to less than 32 percent or increase light reflectance to more than 20 percent, with a measurement tolerance of at least 3 percent. The light transmission shall be measured with a device or instrument capable of measuring light transmission before a person may be charged with a violation of this section, and the officer shall be equipped with such a meter before stopping the driver. (b) This section does not apply to any personal use vehicles belonging to, and occupied by, any active or retired state, local, or federal law enforcement officer. (c) All active or retired state, local, or federal law enforcement officers shall carry law enforcement identification while driving their personal use vehicles referenced in subsection (b). (Acts 1996, No. 96-534, p. 746, §2; Act 2021-451, §1.)
AL Code § 32-5C-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5C - Window Tinting.|Section 32-5C-3 - Exceptions.

Section 32-5C-3Exceptions. The provisions of Section 32-5C-2 shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Adjustable sun visors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass. (2) Signs, stickers, or other matter which is displayed in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the front or rear windshield. (3) Direction, destination, or termination signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle if the signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic. (4) Any transparent item which is not red or amber in color which is placed on the uppermost six inches of the windshield. (5) Any federal, state, or local sticker or certificate which is required by law to be placed on any windshield or window. (6) Any other vehicle, the windows or windshields of which have been tinted or darkened before factory delivery or permitted by federal law or regulation. (7) Any motor vehicle not registered in this state. (Acts 1996, No. 96-534, p. 746, §3.)
AL Code § 32-5C-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5C - Window Tinting.|Section 32-5C-4 - Medical Exemptions.

Section 32-5C-4Medical exemptions. (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. (Acts 1996, No. 96-534, p. 746, §4; Act 2016-392, §1.)
AL Code § 32-5C-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5C - Window Tinting.|Section 32-5C-5 - Approval of Materials Used for Window Tinting; Provision of Labels, Etc.

Section 32-5C-5Approval of materials used for window tinting; provision of labels, etc. Each manufacturer of material designed to be affixed or applied to the windows or windshields of a motor vehicle for the purpose of window tinting shall apply to the director for approval and registration of the material and the label for identification and certification of compliance before shipping the material into the state. No material shall be approved by the director unless the manufacturer demonstrates that the material, when applied or affixed to a window, does not reduce light transmission or increase light reflectance in violation of Section 32-5C-2. The manufacturer of any material shipped into this state shall provide labels of a size and type approved by the director, written instructions for the placement of the labels, and a notice that the improper installation of material to a window or windshield or the failure to display a label as provided in this section is a violation of state law. It is unlawful for any person to alter or reproduce any label approved by the director or to knowingly use any approved label except as authorized by this section. (Acts 1996, No. 96-534, p. 746, §5.)
AL Code § 32-5C-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5C - Window Tinting.|Section 32-5C-6 - Display of Labels Indicating Compliance; Prohibition Against Installation of Noncomplying Material.

Section 32-5C-6Display of labels indicating compliance; prohibition against installation of noncomplying material. Any motor vehicle which has material and glazing applied or affixed to the windows or rear windshield of a vehicle, which material and glazing have reduced the light transmission through the window or windshield or increased the light reflectance of the window or windshield, shall display a label visible from the outside of the vehicle indicating that the windows and windshield are in compliance with the light transmission and light reflectance requirements as provided in Section 32-5C-2. No person shall install any material upon the windshield or windows of any motor vehicle, the installation of which would result in a reduction of light transmission or an increase in light reflectance in violation of Section 32-5C-2. (Acts 1996, No. 96-534, p. 746, §6.)
AL Code § 32-5C-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 5C - Window Tinting.|Section 32-5C-7 - Penalties.

Section 32-5C-7Penalties. A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and for a first conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or by both fine and imprisonment; for a second conviction for an offense committed within one year after the date of the first offense, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both fine and imprisonment; and for a third conviction for a third or subsequent offense committed within one year after the date of the first offense, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by both fine and imprisonment. (Acts 1996, No. 96-534, p. 746, §7.)
AL Code § 32-6A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 6A - Autocycles.|Section 32-6A-1 - Operation of Autocycles.

Section 32-6A-1Operation of autocycles. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, an "autocycle" means a motor vehicle that is designed to travel with three wheels on the ground, equipped with a steering wheel, equipped with seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride the seat, and manufactured and certified to comply with federal safety requirements for a motorcycle including, but not limited to, Part 571 of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) The operator of an autocycle shall be required to have a regular driver's license and shall not be required to have a Class M displayed on his or her driver's license or a Class M motorcycle license. (c) An autocycle shall be equipped with a seat belt, and the operator shall be subject to the requirements of the seat belt law when operating the vehicle. (d) For the purposes of this title and Title 40, an autocycle shall be registered, taxed, and titled in the same manner as a motorcycle and shall otherwise be considered a motorcycle for the purposes of this title and Title 40. (e) A person 17 years of age or younger operating an autocycle shall be subject to the operating hours, exceptions, and suspensions provided in Section 32-6-7.2. (Act 2015-553, 2nd Sp. Sess., §1.)
AL Code § 32-7-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-1 - Citation of Chapter.

Section 32-7-1Citation of chapter. This chapter may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §43.)
AL Code § 32-7-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-4 - Director to Furnish Operating Record.

Section 32-7-4Director to furnish operating record. The director shall upon request furnish any person an abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter, which abstract shall also fully designate the motor vehicle, if any, registered in the name of such person, and, if there shall be no record of any convictions of such person of violating any law relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or any injury or damage caused by such person, the director shall so certify. The director shall collect for such abstract the sum of $5.75. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §3; Acts 1961, No. 707, p. 999; Acts 1971, No. 1598, p. 2743; Acts 1983, No. 83-722, p. 1177; Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-909, p. 486, §1.)
AL Code § 32-7-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-5 - Report Required Following Accident.

Section 32-7-5Report required following accident. The operator of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident within this state, in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person, including himself or herself, in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) is sustained, shall within 30 days after the accident report the matter in writing to the director. The report, the form of which shall be prescribed by the director, shall contain only the information necessary to enable the director to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under Section 32-7-6 are inapplicable by reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in this chapter. The director may rely upon the accuracy of the information unless and until there is reason to believe that the information is erroneous. If the operator is physically incapable of making the report, the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the accident shall, within 10 days after learning of the accident, make the report. The operator or the owner shall furnish additional relevant information as the director shall require. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §4; Acts 1984, No. 84-301, p. 672, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-260, p. 442, §2.)
AL Code § 32-7-6.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-6.1 - Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Coverage.

Section 32-7-6.1Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage. Repealed by Act 2000-554, p. 1005, §3, effective January 1, 2001. (Act 99-430, §2.)
AL Code § 32-7-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-7 - Further Exceptions to Requirement of Security.

Section 32-7-7Further exceptions to requirement of security. The requirements as to security and suspension in Section 32-7-6 shall not apply to any of the following persons: (1) The operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the person or property of anyone other than the operator or owner. (2) The operator or the owner of a motor vehicle legally parked at the time of the accident. (3) The owner of a motor vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was being operated without the permission of the owner, express or implied, or was parked by a person who had been operating the motor vehicle without the permission. (4) If, prior to the date that the director would otherwise suspend license and registration or nonresident's operating privilege under Section 32-7-6, there shall be filed with the director evidence satisfactory to him or her that the person who would otherwise have to file security has been released from liability or been finally adjudicated not to be liable or has executed a duly acknowledged written agreement or conditional release providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments, with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident, which agreement or conditional release may properly include reasonable interest charges not to exceed three percent above the prime rate in effect at the time of the signing of the agreement or conditional release. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §6; Act 99-430, p. 779, §3.)
AL Code § 32-7-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-8 - Duration of Suspension.

Section 32-7-8Duration of suspension. The license and registration and nonresident's operating privilege suspended as provided in Section 32-7-6 shall remain suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any license or registration be issued to that person for a period of three years or until: (1) The person shall deposit or there shall be deposited on his or her behalf the security required under Section 32-7-6; or (2) Two years shall have elapsed following the date of the suspension and evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with him or her that during that period no action for damages arising out of the accident has been instituted; or (3) Evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with him or her of a release from liability, a final adjudication of nonliability or a duly acknowledged written agreement, in accordance with subdivision (4) of Section 32-7-7. In the event there shall be any default in the payment of any installment under any duly acknowledged written agreement, then, upon notice of default, the director shall forthwith suspend the license and registration or nonresident's operating privilege of the person defaulting which shall not be restored unless and until: a. The person deposits and thereafter maintains security as required under Section 32-7-6 in the amount the director may then determine; or b. Two years shall have elapsed following the date when the security was required, and during that period no action upon the agreement has been instituted in a court in this state. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §7; Acts 1959, No. 72, p. 478; Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-903, p. 192, §2.)
AL Code § 32-7-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 7 - Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.|Section 32-7-9 - Application to Nonresidents, Unlicensed Drivers, Unregistered Motor Vehicles and Accidents in Other States.

Section 32-7-9Application to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, unregistered motor vehicles and accidents in other states. (a) In case the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license or registration or is a nonresident, he shall not be allowed a license or registration until he or she has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, he or she had held a license and registration. (b) When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended pursuant to Section 32-7-6 or Section 32-7-8, the director shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates in the state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in subsection (c) of this section. (c) Upon receipt of such certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in any such other state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle accident, under circumstances which would require the director to suspend a nonresident's operating privilege had the accident occurred in this state, the director shall suspend the license of such resident if he or she was the operator and all of his or her registrations if he or she was the owner of a motor vehicle involved in such accident. Such suspension shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the law of such other state relating to the deposit of such security. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §8.)