41-27-60
Section 41-27-60 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AGENCY. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (2) MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the public roads and highways which is self-propelled. (3) NONCONSENSUAL TOWING. The moving, transporting, or recovery of a commercial vehicle by a towing and recovery service without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the vehicle. (4) TOWING. The moving, transporting, or recovery from private property or from a storage facility of a person's commercial motor vehicle, the moving or removing of an unclaimed motor vehicle, as defined in Section 32-8-84, or the immobilization of or preparation for moving or removing of the commercial motor vehicle, for which a fee is charged, either directly or indirectly. (5) TOWING AND RECOVERY SERVICE. An individual or business entity that provides towing and recovery services at the...
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41-27-61
Section 41-27-61 Rules governing towing and recovery services; service charge dispute resolution process. (a) Subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall establish rules governing the use of towing and recovery services for nonconsensual towing directed by the agency of commercial motor vehicles as defined by 49 C.F.R. Part 390.5. At a minimum, the rules shall include all of the following provisions: (1) The agency may not receive compensation from a towing and recovery service. (2) A state trooper of the agency may not do any of the following: a. Receive compensation or receive any other incentive, monetary or otherwise, to use a particular towing and recovery service. b. Hold any financial interest in a towing and recovery service. c. Recommend any towing and recovery service in the performance of his or her duties. (3) All assignments for towing and recovery services shall be made by the trooper commander or his or her designee...
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32-1-1.1
so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn. (85) URBAN DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to and including any street which is built up with structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses situated at intervals of less than 100 feet for a distance of a quarter of a mile or more. (86) VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or electric personal assistive mobility devices; provided, that for the purposes of this title, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall be deemed a vehicle, except those provisions of this title, which by their very nature can have no application. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §1-100; Acts 1981, No. 81-803, p. 1412, §1; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-998, p. 366, §1; Act 2003-342, p. 851, §1; Act 2018-286, §1; Act 2019-437, §1.)...
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32-8-2
regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing, constructing, assembling, importing, or distributing new motor vehicles, either within or without this state. (9) MOTOR VEHICLE. The term shall include all of the following: a. Every automobile, motorcycle, mobile trailer, semitrailer, truck, truck tractor, trailer, and other device that is self-propelled or drawn, in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway except such as is moved by animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. b. Every trailer coach and travel trailer manufactured upon a chassis or undercarriage as an integral part thereof drawn by a self-propelled vehicle. (10) NEW VEHICLE. A motor vehicle that has never been the subject of a first sale for use by a new motor vehicle dealer as defined in Section 40-12-390 or an equivalently licensed dealer in another state and includes, among others, vehicles maintained in a dealer's inventory, vehicles...
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32-10-1
Section 32-10-1 Duties of driver involved in motor vehicle accident; removal of vehicle from roadway. (a) The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person, or in damage to a motor vehicle or other vehicle which is driven or attended by any person, shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible and shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of Section 32-10-2. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. (b) If the accident does not involve any apparent injury or the death of a person and the driver is not impaired, the driver may immediately move the vehicle from the roadway to the shoulder, emergency lane, median, or other location close to the accident site if the vehicle is drivable and can be safely moved from the roadway and shall forthwith...
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6-5-332.5
Section 6-5-332.5 Persons who rescue child or incapacitated person from unattended motor vehicle; public safety officials. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CHILD. A person who is under nine years of age. (2) INCAPACITATED PERSON. As defined in Section 26-2A-20. (3) MOTOR VEHICLE. As defined in Section 32-1-1.1. (4) PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL. An individual employed by a law enforcement agency, fire department, or 911 emergency service. (b) No person shall leave a child or an incapacitated person in a motor vehicle unattended in a manner that creates an unreasonable risk of injury or harm to the child or incapacitated person. A vehicle that has an ambient interior temperature of 99 degrees Fahrenheit or less shall be presumed safe. (c) A person who enters a motor vehicle by force or otherwise at the direction of a public safety official for the purpose of removing a child or an incapacitated person from the vehicle shall be immune from...
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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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32-5A-58.2
Section 32-5A-58.2 Moving over or reducing speed when approaching law enforcement vehicles, emergency vehicles, etc. (a) This section shall be known as the "Alabama Move Over Act." (b)(1) When an authorized law enforcement vehicle or emergency vehicle making use of any visual signals is parked, when a wrecker displaying amber rotating or flashing lights is performing a recovery or loading on the roadside, when a utility service vehicle operated by or on behalf of an entity providing utility services displaying any rotating lights, flashing lights, or other visual signals is parked on the roadside while performing tasks associated with the provision of utility services, when a vehicle displaying flashing lights is parked or engaged in the performance of official duties on or along a road, or when a garbage, trash, refuse, or recycling collection vehicle is actively collecting garbage, trash, refuse, or recycling materials on the roadside, the driver of every other vehicle, as soon as it...
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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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45-41-210
Section 45-41-210 Abandoned motor vehicles. (a) In Lee County, except in the jurisdiction of the City of Auburn, any motor vehicle left unattended on any private property without the express or implied permission of the owner or lessee of the property or his or her agent shall be considered an abandoned vehicle and may be towed or wheel locked, or both, by the owner or lessee of the property or his or her agent provided the motor vehicle is left on property posted in accordance with this section. (b) A posted notice, when required by this section, shall meet the following specifications: (1) The notice shall be prominently placed at each driveway access or curb cut allowing vehicular access to the property, within five feet from the public right-of-way line. If there are no curbs or access barriers, the signs shall be posted not less than one sign each 25 feet of lot frontage. (2) The notice shall clearly indicate, in not less than two-inch high light-reflective letters on a...
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