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12-14-51
Section 12-14-51 Magistrates deemed chief officers of agency; appointment and powers of magistrates.
(a) The magistrates shall be considered the chief officers of the municipal court administrative
agency. (b) The Supreme Court may, by rule, prescribe procedures for the appointment of magistrates
by class or position and, in addition thereto, provide for the appointment of other magistrates
by the Administrative Director of Courts, upon recommendation by municipal judges. (c) The
powers of a magistrate shall be limited to the following: (1) Issuance of arrest warrants.
(2) Granting of bail in minor misdemeanor prosecutions in accordance with the discretionary
bail schedule and approving property, cash, and professional surety bonds upon a municipal
judge's approval. (3) Receiving of pleas of guilty in minor misdemeanors where a schedule
of fines has been prescribed by rule. (4) Accountability to the municipal court for all uniform
traffic tickets and complaints issued, including all...
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11-40-10.2
reports that document incidents and activities. (5) Reviewing facts of incidents to determine
if a criminal act or a statutory violation was involved. (6) Rendering aid to accident victims
and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries. (7) Testifying in court to present
evidence or acting as witness in traffic and criminal cases. (8) Evaluating complaint and
emergency-request information to determine response requirements. (9) Patrolling specific
areas on foot, horseback, bicycle, or motorized conveyance and responding promptly
to calls for assistance. (10) Monitoring, noting, reporting, and investigating suspicious
persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area. (11)
Investigating traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if
a crime has been committed. (12) Photographing or drawing diagrams of crime or accident scenes
and interviewing principals and eyewitnesses. (13) Monitoring traffic to...
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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE FACILITY.
A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or certification
to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person or entity who
submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to the Department
of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment or for a volunteer
position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult care facility. With
regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the term includes an adult
household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes an individual who
submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the Department of Human
Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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32-13-2
Section 32-13-2 Removal of motor vehicles; liability; lien on vehicles removed; notice. (a)
A law enforcement officer or, in a Class 1 municipality, a parking enforcement officer or
traffic enforcement officer who is not required to be certified by the Alabama Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Commission, may cause a motor vehicle to be removed to the nearest
garage or other place of safety under any of the following circumstances: (1) The motor vehicle
is left unattended on a public street, road, or highway or other property for a period of
at least 48 hours. (2) The motor vehicle is left unattended because the driver of the vehicle
has been arrested or is impaired by an accident or for any other reason which causes the need
for the vehicle to be immediately removed as determined necessary by a law enforcement officer.
(3) The motor vehicle is subject to an impoundment order for outstanding traffic or parking
violations. (b)(1) A law enforcement officer, parking enforcement...
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27-1-23
Section 27-1-23 Motor vehicle accidents by certain public safety officers. (a) A personal auto
insurance carrier of a full-time law enforcement officer or firefighter of a municipality
or a county or the State of Alabama or a member of a volunteer fire department, volunteer
rescue squad, or volunteer emergency medical service shall not consider any motor vehicle
accident of the full-time law enforcement officer or firefighter or member of a volunteer
fire department, volunteer rescue squad, or volunteer emergency medical service in fixing
insurance premiums or cause any increase in the employee's personal automobile insurance premiums
if, at the time of the accident, any of the following conditions exist: (1) The full-time
law enforcement officer or firefighter or member of a volunteer fire department, volunteer
rescue squad, or volunteer emergency medical service was acting as an agent of the governmental
employer or of the volunteer fire department, volunteer rescue squad, or...
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32-5-200
Section 32-5-200 Consent to blood test; definitions; incapacity; refusal to submit to test;
notice of suspension, etc., of license; hearing; appeal. (a) Any person who operates a motor
vehicle on the public highways of this state who is involved in an accident that results in
death or a serious physical injury to any person shall be deemed to have given consent to
a test of his or her blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his or
her blood or the presence of amphetamines, opiates, or cannabis. The test or tests shall be
administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe
that the person, while driving a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state, was under
the influence of alcohol, amphetamines, opiates, or cannabis. The person shall be informed
by the law enforcement officer who is investigating the accident that failure to submit to
a test will result in the suspension of his or her privilege to operate a...
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45-24A-32.01
Section 45-24A-32.01 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Accident data establishes that vehicles running red lights have been and are a dangerous
problem in Selma, Alabama. (2) Studies have found that automated traffic camera enforcement
in a municipal area is a highly accurate method for detecting red light violations and is
very effective in reducing the number of red light violations and decreasing the number of
traffic accidents, deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to
stop and remain stopped at a traffic-control signal which is emitting a steady red signal
is a criminal misdemeanor. Under Alabama law one who commits such a misdemeanor is subject
to prosecution only if the misdemeanor was witnessed by either a duly empowered police officer
or other witness who makes a verified complaint to a sworn magistrate. (4) Many jurisdictions
have adopted laws that allow use of automated photographic traffic enforcement,...
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45-37A-331.01
Section 45-37A-331.01 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Accident data establishes that vehicles running red lights have been and are a dangerous
problem in Midfield, Alabama. (2) Studies have found that automated traffic camera enforcement
in a municipal area is a highly accurate method for detecting red light violations and is
very effective in reducing the number of red light violations and decreasing the number of
traffic accidents, deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to
stop and remain stopped at a traffic control signal which is emitting a steady red signal
is a criminal misdemeanor. Under Alabama law one who commits such a misdemeanor is subject
to prosecution only if the misdemeanor was witnessed by either a duly empowered police officer
or other witness who makes a verified complaint to a sworn magistrate. (4) Many jurisdictions,
including the City of Midfield, have adopted laws that allow the use of...
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45-41A-41.01
Section 45-41A-41.01 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Accident data establishes that vehicles running red lights have been and are a dangerous
problem in Opelika, Alabama. (2) Studies have found that automated traffic camera enforcement
in a municipal area is a highly accurate method for detecting red light violations and is
very effective in reducing the number of red light violations and decreasing the number of
traffic accidents, deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to
stop and remain stopped at a traffic-control signal which is emitting a steady red signal
is a criminal misdemeanor. Under Alabama law one who commits such a misdemeanor is subject
to prosecution only if the misdemeanor was witnessed by either a duly empowered police officer
or other witness who makes a verified complaint to a sworn magistrate. (4) Many jurisdictions
have adopted laws that allow use of automated photographic traffic enforcement,...
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32-1-4
Section 32-1-4 Appearance upon arrest for misdemeanor. (a) Whenever any person is arrested
for a violation of any provision of this title punishable as a misdemeanor, the arresting
officer shall, unless otherwise provided in this section, take the name and address of such
person and the license number of his or her motor vehicle, and shall issue a summons or otherwise
notify him or her in writing or by an electronic traffic ticket or e-ticket to appear at a
time and place to be specified in such summons, notice, or e-ticket. An electronic traffic
ticket or e-ticket, for purposes of this chapter, is defined as a ticket that is generated
and printed at the site of a traffic violation after a violation has been electronically transmitted
to the court. An arresting officer transfers arrest and licensing information of a violator
electronically to the court. The court electronically records the arrest and issues a complaint
and summons or notice to appear, which is printed at the site of...
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