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32-5A-174
Section 32-5A-174 Minimum speed regulation. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such
a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced
speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. (b) Whenever the Director
of Public Safety and the Director of Transportation, with the approval of the Governor, or
local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine on the basis of an engineering
and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any highway or part of a highway consistently
impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the directors or such local authority
may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which no person shall drive a vehicle
except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law, and that limit shall be
effective when posted upon appropriate fixed or variable signs. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p.
604, §8-105.)...
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32-8-87
Section 32-8-87 Dismantling, destroying, changing identity of vehicle; certificate requirements;
insurance claims; "total loss"; removal of identification numbers, plates, etc.;
transfer of salvage vehicles; inspections; "component parts"; rebuilt vehicles;
flood vehicles; online verifications. (a) Each owner of a motor vehicle and each person mentioned
as owner in the last certificate of title who scraps, dismantles, destroys, or changes the
motor vehicle in such a manner that it is not the same motor vehicle described in the certificate
of origin or certificate of title shall as soon as practicable cause the certificate of origin
or certificate of title, if any, and any other documents or information required by the department
to be mailed or delivered to the department for processing. The department shall, with the
consent of any holder of liens noted on the surrendered certificate, enter a cancellation
upon its records. Upon cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of...
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32-5A-178
Section 32-5A-178 Racing on highways; penalties. (a) It is a violation of this section for
any person to drive any vehicle on any public highway in any race, speed competition or contest,
drag race or acceleration contest, test of physical endurance, exhibition of speed or acceleration,
or for the purpose of making a speed record. (b) "Drag race" is defined as the operation
of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive
attempt to outdistance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common
selected course, from the same point to the same point, for the purpose of comparing the relative
speeds or power of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a certain distance or time
limit. (c) "Racing" is defined as the use of one or more vehicles in an attempt
to outgain, outdistance, or prevent another vehicle from passing, to arrive at a given destination
ahead of another vehicle or vehicles, or to test the physical stamina or...
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32-6-49.18
Section 32-6-49.18 Reciprocity. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive
a commercial motor vehicle in this state if the person has a valid commercial driver license
or commercial driver license instruction permit issued by any state or provinces or territories
of Canada in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial
motor vehicle driver licenses, if the license is not suspended, revoked, or canceled; and
if the person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or subject to an
out of service order. (b) The department must give all out of state convictions full faith
and credit and treat them for sanctioning purposes under this article as if they occurred
in this state. (Acts 1989, No. 89-878, p. 1759, §18.)...
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32-6-49.7
Section 32-6-49.7 Commercial driver license required; exceptions. (a) Except when driving with
a commercial driver license learner's permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial
driver license valid for the vehicle being driven, no person may drive a commercial motor
vehicle on the highways of this state unless the person holds, and is in immediate possession
of, a commercial driver license with applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle he or she
is driving. Active duty military or National Guard personnel operating government vehicles,
farmers operating certain commercial motor vehicles, firefighters and operators of emergency
equipment exempt from licensing provisions of the CMVSA are exempt from this article as detailed
in FHWA's "Notice of Final Disposition" published in the Federal Register, September
26, 1988, 53 FR 37313, and as hereafter updated. Commercial driver license requirements do
not apply to drivers of vehicles used for personal use such as recreational...
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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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32-5A-171
Section 32-5A-171 Maximum limits. Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed
for compliance with Section 32-5A-170, the limits hereinafter specified or established as
hereinafter authorized shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle
at a speed in excess of the maximum limits. (1) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess
of 30 miles per hour in any urban district. (2)a. No person shall operate a motor vehicle
in excess of 35 miles per hour on any unpaved road. For purposes of this chapter the term
unpaved road shall mean any highway under the jurisdiction of any county, the surface of which
consists of natural earth, mixed soil, stabilized soil, aggregate, crushed sea shells, or
similar materials without the use of asphalt, cement, or similar binders. b. No person shall
operate a motor vehicle on any county-maintained paved road in an unincorporated area of the
state at a speed in excess of 45 miles per hour unless a different maximum speed...
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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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32-5-218
Section 32-5-218 Safety glazing material in motor vehicles. (a) On and after January 1, 1968,
no person shall sell any new motor vehicle as specified herein, nor shall any new motor vehicle
as specified herein be registered thereafter unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing
material of a type approved by the director wherever glazing material is used in doors, windows,
and windshields. The foregoing provisions shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles,
including passenger buses and school buses, but in respect to trucks, including truck tractors,
the requirements as to safety glazing material shall apply to all glazing material used in
doors, windows, and windshields in the drivers' compartments of such vehicles. All replacements
made of any glazing material in motor vehicles as described herein shall be made with safety
glazing material as herein described. (b) The term "safety glazing materials" means
glazing materials so constructed, treated, or combined with...
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32-5-64
Section 32-5-64 Persons under 16 years of age operating motor vehicles - Prohibited; driver
training programs. Any person under the age of 16 years who shall drive or operate any motor
vehicle upon the public highways of this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be dealt with as provided by the juvenile laws of this state. This section shall not apply
to any student enrolled in a driver training program approved by the State Superintendent
of Education or the Director of Public Safety while driving or operating a motor vehicle pursuant
to the instructional program. However, no student in any driver training program who is under
16 years of age shall drive or operate any motor vehicle unless accompanied by a licensed
driver who is 21 years of age or older. (Code 1923, §3329; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code
1940, T. 36, §55; Acts 1949, No. 517, p. 754, §17; Act 2010-735, p. 1850, §1.)...
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