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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32-5-217
Section 32-5-217 Safety belts. (a) No seat safety belt or anchor shall be sold or installed for use in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state unless it meets the specifications prescribed by the Department of Public Safety. (b) The department shall adopt regulations governing approved types of seat safety belts and anchors, but the department shall accept, as approved, all seat safety belts and anchors meeting the specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers. (c) Any person who knowingly sells or installs a seat safety belt in violation of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $25.00 and not more than $50.00. (Acts 1967, No. 734, p. 1570.)...
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33-5-56
Section 33-5-56 Certification to bear distinguishing number, color photograph, signature, and other identification information; notification on motor vehicle driver or learner license. Each boater safety certification issued by the Department of Public Safety, except for temporary certifications issued pursuant to Section 33-5-54, or except special circumstances as determined by the Director of the Department of Public Safety, shall bear thereon a distinguishing number assigned to the holder and a color photograph of the holder, the name, birth date, address, and a description of the holder, who, for the purpose of identification and as a condition precedent to the validity of the certification, immediately upon receipt thereof, shall endorse his or her usual or regular signature in ink upon the certification in the space provided, unless a facsimile of the holder's signature appears. The photo boater safety certification, as provided in Section 33-5-54, shall have a photo core that...
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11-73-4
Section 11-73-4 Operation of low-speed vehicles on roads and streets of Class 2 municipalities - Conditions. A low-speed vehicle may only be operated on any public roads or streets under the following conditions: (1) The vehicle may not be operated on a public road or street by any person other than a licensed driver. (2) The vehicle may be operated only during the hours between sunrise and sunset, unless the municipality has determined that a low-speed vehicle may be operated between sunset and sunrise and the vehicle is equipped with headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and a windshield. (3) The vehicle is certified as meeting all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations governing safety, emissions, and antitheft standards, including the safety standards provided in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500. (4) The vehicle has a 17-digit vehicle identification number which conforms to National Highway Safety and Traffic Administration standards, the manufacturer's statement of origin...
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32-12A-12
Section 32-12A-12 Disposition of fees. (a) Fees from the registration of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the off-road vehicle account. (b) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, money in the account may only be used for the following purposes: (1) Education and training on all-terrain vehicle and recreational off-highway vehicle safety. (2) Administration, enforcement, and implementation of this chapter. (3) Acquisition, maintenance, and development of off-road vehicle trails and use areas. (4) Grant-in-aid programs to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain off-road vehicle trails and use areas. (Act 2017-395, §12.)...
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32-3-3
Section 32-3-3 Problems to be specifically studied. The State Safety Coordinating Committee shall study specifically the problems of interstate and intrastate highway safety; the feasibility and advisability of the adoption of interstate highway safety compacts; the adoption of uniform laws and ordinances, uniform signs, signals and markings; the means of obtaining more uniform enforcement of traffic laws, the use of motor vehicle safety equipment; and the problem of engineering safety control in roads and highways. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 92, p. 107, §3.)...
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32-5-76
Section 32-5-76 Spilling loads or litter; penalty. (a)(1) Whoever willfully and knowingly operates, owns, or causes to be operated on any public highway, road, street, or public right-of-way a motor vehicle so loaded with gravel, rock, slag, or bricks, in any manner or in any condition that the contents of the vehicle spill out and cause it to be deposited upon the highway, road, street, or public right-of-way is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor pursuant to Section 13A-7-29, the criminal littering statute. (2) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. (b) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway. (c)(1) Whoever willfully and...
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32-9A-2
Section 32-9A-2 Compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; in-service training by law enforcement officers. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no person may operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state, or fail to maintain required records or reports, in violation of the federal motor carrier safety regulations as prescribed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, 49 C.F.R. Part 107, Parts 171-180, Parts 382-387, and Parts 390-399 and as they may be amended in the future. Except as otherwise provided herein, this chapter shall not be construed to repeal or supersede other laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles. (2)a. No person may operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state in violation of 49 C.F.R. §393.120, as amended, relating to load securement for certain metal coils. b. No one owning, leasing, or allowing a commercial vehicle to be operated in this state shall knowingly or negligently be in violation of 49 C.F.R. §393.120,...
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32-5-216
Section 32-5-216 Mufflers; prevention of noise, smoke, etc. (a) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass, a muffler without baffles, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway. (b) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §39; Acts 1949, No. 517, p. 754, §9.)...
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32-5-221
Section 32-5-221 Flares or other warning devices - Display. (a) Whenever any truck, passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is disabled upon the traveled portion of any highway or the shoulder thereof outside of any municipality at any time when lighted lamps are required on vehicles the driver of such vehicle shall display the following warning devices upon the highway during the time the vehicle is so disabled on the highway except as provided in subsection (b) of this section: (1) A lighted fusee or other flare shall be immediately placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the motor vehicle unless electric lanterns are displayed. (2) Within the burning period of the fusee or other flare and as promptly as possible three lighted flares (pot torches) or three electric lanterns shall be placed on the roadway as follows: One approximately 100 feet in advance of the vehicle; one at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of the vehicle, each in the...
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