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32-5A-139
Section 32-5A-139 Officers authorized to remove vehicles. (a) Whenever any police officer finds
a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of Section 32-5A-136
such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person
in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off the paved or main-traveled part
of such highway. (b) Any police officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed
to a place of safety any unattended vehicle illegally left standing upon any highway, bridge,
causeway, or in any tunnel, in such position or under such circumstances as to obstruct the
normal movement of traffic. (c) Any police officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause
to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle found upon a highway
when: (1) Report has been made that such vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent
of its owner; (2) The person or persons in charge of such vehicle...
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32-5A-154
Section 32-5A-154 Overtaking and passing school bus or church bus; penalties and fines. (a)
The driver of a vehicle upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which
has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children on a highway,
on a roadway, on school property, or upon a private road or any church bus which has stopped
for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers shall bring the vehicle to a complete
stop before reaching the school or church bus when there is in operation on the school or
church bus a visual signal as specified in Section 32-5A-155. The driver shall not proceed
until the school or church bus resumes motion or is signaled by the school or church bus driver
to proceed or the visual signals are no longer actuated. (b) Every bus used for the transportation
of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible signs containing
the words "school bus" in letters not less than eight inches in...
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32-6-18
Section 32-6-18 Penalties - Violations in general; disposition of funds. (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,...
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40-12-264
Section 40-12-264 Time limit for purchase of tags or plates; dealer plates; manufacturer plates.
(a) Any person, including a motor vehicle dealer, acquiring a new or used motor vehicle may
be granted a grace period of 20 calendar days from date of acquisition to procure a license
tag or plate. (b) Notwithstanding Section 32-6-65, a new or used motor vehicle dealer who
has a current regulatory license required under this article and a dealer license as required
by Section 40-12-51 or Section 40-12-169 may purchase dealer license plates from the department
upon presentation of the current licenses and payment of the fee for a private passenger automobile
as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-12-242 and subsection (a) of
Section 40-12-273 per dealer plate. An additional two dollar ($2) issuance fee shall also
be collected by the department. A new or used motor vehicle dealer that has a current regulatory
license required under this article and a dealer license as...
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16-28-40
Section 16-28-40 License applicant under 19 to provide documentation of school enrollment,
etc.; duties of school attendance official; withdrawal from school; conviction for certain
pistol offenses. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall deny a driver's license or a learner's
license for the operation of a motor vehicle to any person under the age of 19 who does not,
at the time of application, present a diploma or other certificate of graduation issued to
the person from a secondary high school of this state or any other state, or documentation
that the person: (1) is enrolled and making satisfactory progress in a course leading to a
general educational development certificate (GED) from a state approved institution or organization,
or has obtained the certificate; (2) is enrolled in a secondary school of this state or any
other state and has not at the time of application accumulated disciplinary points while a
student in school that would extend the age of eligibility for the...
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32-10-4
Section 32-10-4 Duty upon striking fixtures upon a highway. The driver of any motor vehicle
involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a
highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of
such property of such fact and of his or her name and address and of the registration number
of the vehicle he or she is driving and shall upon request exhibit his or her driver's license
and shall make report of such accident when and as required in Section 32-10-5. (Acts 1943,
No. 558, p. 548, §5.)...
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32-5-171
Section 32-5-171 Arrest 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,...
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32-5-215
Section 32-5-215 Windshields 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...
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32-5-222
Section 32-5-222 Requirements for child passenger restraints. (a) Every person transporting
a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall
provide for the protection of the child by properly using an aftermarket or integrated child
passenger restraint system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and the
requirements of subsection (b). This section shall not be interpreted to release in part or
in whole the responsibility of an automobile manufacturer to insure the safety of children
to a level at least equivalent to existing federal safety standards for adults. In no event
shall failure to wear a child passenger restraint system be considered as contributory negligence.
The term "motor vehicle" as used in this section shall include a passenger car,
pickup truck, van (seating capacity of 10 or less), minivan, or sports utility vehicle. (b)
The size appropriate restraint system required for a child in subsection (a) must...
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32-5-9
Section 32-5-9 Liability for damage to highway or structure. (a) Any person driving any vehicle,
object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage
which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal or careless operation,
driving or moving of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving,
or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight prescribed
by law but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in Section 32-9-29. (b) Whenever
such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, but is so operating,
driving, or moving the same with the express or implied permission of the owner, then the
owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage. (c) Such damage
may be recovered in a civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highway or
highway structures. (Acts 1949, No. 516, p. 740, §41.)...
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