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32-5A-191
Section 32-5A-191 (Effective until July 1, 2023) Driving while under influence of alcohol,
controlled substances, etc. (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical control
of any vehicle while: (1) There is 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her
blood; (2) Under the influence of alcohol; (3) Under the influence of a controlled substance
to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving; (4) Under the combined influence
of alcohol and a controlled substance to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely
driving; or (5) Under the influence of any substance which impairs the mental or physical
faculties of such person to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving.
(b) A person who is under the age of 21 years shall not drive or be in actual physical control
of any vehicle if there is 0.02 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood.
The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend or revoke the...
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32-9-29
Section 32-9-29 Permits for movement of oversized vehicles or loads. (a) Authorized; application;
issuance; seasonal, etc., limitations; refusal, revocation, or cancellation. (1) The Director
of the Department of Transportation or the official of the department designated by the director,
upon application and for good cause being shown therefor, may issue a permit in writing authorizing
the applicant to operate or move upon the state's public roads a vehicle or combination of
no more than two vehicles and loads whose weight, width, length, or height, or combination
thereof, exceeds the maximum limit specified by law; provided, that the load transported by
such vehicle or vehicles is of such nature that it is a unit which cannot be readily dismantled
or separated; provided, however, that bulldozers and similar construction equipment shall
not be deemed readily separable for purposes of this chapter; and further provided, that no
permit shall be issued to any vehicle whose operation upon...
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32-5A-88
Section 32-5A-88 Driving on roadways laned for traffic. Whenever any roadway has been divided
into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following rules in addition to all others
consistent herewith shall apply: (1) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely
within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained
that such movement can be made with safety. (2) Upon a roadway which is divided into three
lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center
lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction when
such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation for making
a left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving
in the same direction that the vehicle is proceeding and such allocation is designated by
official traffic-control devices. (3) Official traffic-control...
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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-151
Section 32-5A-151 Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad grade crossings; exceptions. (a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), the driver of any vehicle described in regulations issued
pursuant to subsection (c), before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall
stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad
and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching
train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train and shall not proceed until he or
she can do so safely. After stopping as required herein and upon proceeding when it is safe
to do so the driver of any said vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the vehicle that
there will be no necessity for manually changing gears while traversing such crossing and
the driver shall not manually shift gears while crossing the track or tracks. Nothing contained
in this section is intended to abrogate or modify the...
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32-5-242
Section 32-5-242 Requirements as to head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps. (a) Visibility
distance and mounted height of lamps. (1) Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as
to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within
which such lamps or devices shall be visible, the provisions shall apply during the times
stated in Section 32-5-240 in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level,
unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition
is expressly stated. (2) Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to the mounted height
of lamps or devices it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground
upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load. (b) Multiple-beam road-lighting
equipment. Except as hereinafter provided, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or
the auxiliary passing lamp or combination thereof on motor vehicles other...
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32-5A-138
Section 32-5A-138 Additional parking regulations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked
with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge
of the roadway. (b) Except when otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped
or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge
of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels
within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, or its left-hand wheels within
18 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway. (c) Local authorities may by ordinance
permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any
federal-aid or state highway unless the Department of Transportation has determined by regulation
that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking...
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32-6-19
Section 32-6-19 Penalties - Violation by person whose license or driving privilege has been
cancelled, etc.; impoundment of vehicle. (a)(1) Any person whose driver's or chauffeur's license
issued in this or another state or whose driving privilege as a nonresident has been cancelled,
denied, suspended, or revoked as provided in this article and who drives any motor vehicle
upon the highways of this state while his or her license or privilege is cancelled, denied,
suspended, or revoked shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished
by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500),
and in addition thereto may be imprisoned for not more than 180 days. 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) to be placed in the Traffic Safety Trust Fund and the Peace
Officers Standards and Training Fund. Also, at the...
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32-6-49.11
Section 32-6-49.11 Disqualification from driving commercial motor vehicle. (a) Any person is
disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year
if convicted of a first violation of one of the following: (1) Driving a motor vehicle under
the influence of alcohol, or a controlled substance or any other drug which renders a person
incapable of safely driving. (2) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration
of the person's blood, urine, or breath is 0.04 or more. (3) Knowingly and willfully leaving
the scene of an accident involving a motor vehicle driven by the person. (4) Using a motor
vehicle in the commission of any felony. (5) Refusal to submit to a test to determine the
driver's use of a controlled substance or alcohol concentration while driving a motor vehicle.
If any of the violations in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, occurred while transporting
a hazardous material required to be placarded, the person is...
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45-28-82.22
Section 45-28-82.22 Applicants for admittance. (a) An offender charged with any of the following
criminal offenses in a circuit court or district court may apply to the district attorney
for admittance to the pretrial diversion program: (1) A drug offense, excluding trafficking
in controlled substances or cannabis as provided in Section 13A-12-231, or manufacturing of
controlled substances in the first degree as provided in Section 13A-12-218. (2) A property
offense. (3) A misdemeanor. (4) A traffic or conservation offense, except that a holder of
a commercial driver's license, an operator of a commercial motor vehicle, or a commercial
driver learner permit holder who is charged with a violation of a traffic law in this state
shall not be eligible for a deferred prosecution program, diversion program, or any deferred
imposition of judgment program pursuant to Section 32-6-49.23. (b) An offender charged with
any of the following offenses is ineligible for consideration for the pretrial...
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