32-5A-245
Section 32-5A-245 Headgear and shoes required for motorcycle riders; approval of headgear; responsibility for juvenile riders; sale of helmets. (a) No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless he or she is wearing protective headgear which complies with standards established by Section 32-12-41. (b) No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless he or she is wearing shoes. (c) This section shall not apply to persons riding within an enclosed cab. (d) The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to approve or disapprove protective headgear, and to issue and enforce regulations establishing standards and specifications for the approval thereof. The Director of Public Safety shall publish lists of all protective headgear which have been approved by him or her. (e) No person shall knowingly permit or allow any juvenile for whom he or she is a parent or guardian to operate or ride upon a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle...
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32-1-7
Section 32-1-7 Operation of vehicles on beaches and sand dunes of Gulf of Mexico prohibited; exceptions, penalty, etc. (a) It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or motor driven cycle as they are defined by Section 32-1-1.1 on the beaches and sand dunes on the Gulf of Mexico along the southern boundary of the State of Alabama off of the public roads, parking places, and private driveways. Provided, however, owners of private property, their families, and invited guests may park their motor vehicles on their private property; and provided that motor vehicles engaged in the construction, maintenance, or repair of utility facilities may be operated on such beaches and sand dunes to the extent necessary to carry out such construction, repair, or maintenance of utility facilities; and provided further that motor vehicles actively engaged in construction projects may be operated on sites for which building permits have been issued by the proper building inspector or...
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32-1-1.1
Section 32-1-1.1 Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this title, for the purpose of this title, shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, 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 United States 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. Such fire department vehicles, police vehicles, and ambulances as are publicly owned, and such other publicly or privately owned vehicles as are designated by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or the chief of police of an incorporated city. (4) BICYCLE....
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32-12-22
Section 32-12-22 License requirements of persons operating motor-driven cycles. (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...
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32-12-42
Section 32-12-42 Duties of manufacturers. The manufacturers of motorcycle helmets for sale in Alabama shall meet the following specifications and comply with the following procedures: (1) All protective helmets shall be required to meet minimum regulations of the USA standards set forth in Z-90 regulations of 1966. (2) A manufacturer desiring to secure approval of a protective helmet shall submit to the Director of Public Safety, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, postage prepaid, a test report certified as required in Z-90 basic standards, together with a sample of the helmet for which approval is sought. The director may contract with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators in conducting testing procedures and the giving of approval of helmets submitted. (3) If, after receipt of the test report from an independent testing laboratory, the Director of Public Safety finds that the helmet meets the requirements, notice of approval of the helmet will be issued....
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32-5A-242
Section 32-5A-242 Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic. (a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane. (b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken. (c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles. (d) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane. (e) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §13-103.)...
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32-12-24
Section 32-12-24 Brakes. (a) Every motor-driven cycle when operated upon the highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle. (b) The Director of Public Safety is authorized to require an inspection of the brakes of any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove any brakes which he finds are not adequate. (c) All such brakes shall be maintained in good working order. (d) The Director of Public Safety may refuse to register or he or she may suspend or revoke the registration of any motor-driven cycle when he or she determines that the brakes thereon do not comply with the provisions of this section. (e) No person shall operate on any highway any motor-driven cycle in the event the Director of Public Safety has disapproved the brake equipment on such cycle or type of cycle. (f) Every motor-driven cycle when operated upon the highway shall be equipped with at least one brake, which may be operated by hand or foot. (g) Any person...
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32-5A-283
Section 32-5A-283 Unlawful for person to use bicycle under certain conditions. It is unlawful for any person to use a bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle path, other public rights-of-way, state, city, or county public park under any one of the following conditions: (1) For any person under the age of 16 years to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle unless at all times the person wears a protective bicycle helmet of good fit, fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet. (2) For any person to operate a bicycle with a passenger who weighs less than 40 pounds or is less than 40 inches in height unless the passenger is properly seated in and adequately secured in a restraining seat. (3) For any parent or legal guardian of a person under the age of 16 years to knowingly permit the person to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle in violation of subdivision (1) or (2). (Acts 1995, No. 95-198, p. 306, §4.)...
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32-6-8
Section 32-6-8 Temporary instruction and learner's licenses. (a) Any person 16 years of age or older who, except for his or her lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be qualified to obtain a driver's license under this article may apply for a learner's license, and the Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division, may issue the license upon a form which shall be provided by the Director of Public Safety, entitling the applicant, while having the license in his or her immediate possession, to drive or operate a motor vehicle upon the highways for a period of four years, except when operating a motorcycle, the person shall be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age and actually occupying a seat beside the driver. At the time of applying for the license, the applicant shall pay to the Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division, a fee of twenty dollars ($20), and the Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division,...
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39-1-4
Section 39-1-4 selection of surety company, etc.; approval of bonds, etc. (a) No officer or employee of an awarding authority and no person acting or purporting to act on behalf of such officer or employee of an awarding authority, except a public agency or authority created pursuant to agreement or compact with another state, shall, with respect to any public works contract, require the bidder to obtain or procure any surety bond or contract of insurance specified in connection with such contract or specified by any law, ordinance, or regulation from a particular surety company, insurance company, bonding company, agent, or broker. No officer, employee, person, firm, or corporation acting or purporting to act on behalf of any officer or employee of an awarding authority shall negotiate, make application, obtain, or procure any surety bond or contract of insurance, except contracts of insurance for builder's risk or owner's protective liability, which shall be obtained or procured by...
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