32-6-1
Section 32-6-1 Required; expiration date; renewal; identification cards for nondrivers. (a)
Every person, except those specifically exempted by statutory enactment, shall procure a driver's
license before driving a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state. Every new resident
of the State of Alabama shall procure an Alabama driver's license within 30 days after establishing
residence in this state. (b) Each original driver's license issued to a person born in a year
ending in an odd number shall expire on the second anniversary of the licensee's birth date
occurring in an odd-numbered calendar year after the date on which the application for the
license was filed, and each original driver's license issued to a person born in a year ending
with an even number shall expire on the second anniversary of the licensee's birth date occurring
in an even-numbered calendar year after the date on which the application for the license
was filed; provided, that if the license issued would...
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32-5A-89
Section 32-5A-89 Following too closely. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow
another more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such
vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway. Except when overtaking and
passing another vehicle, the driver of a vehicle shall leave a distance of at least 20 feet
for each 10 miles per hour of speed between the vehicle that he or she is driving and the
vehicle that he or she is following. (b) The driver of any truck or motor vehicle drawing
another vehicle of 25 or more feet in length when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business
or residence district and which is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another
vehicle of 25 or more feet in length shall, whenever conditions permit, leave sufficient space,
at least 300 feet, so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger,
except that this shall not prevent a truck or motor vehicle drawing...
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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-134
Section 32-5A-134 Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps. (a) Any stop or turn signal when
required herein shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps, except
as otherwise provided in subsection (b). (b) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be
equipped with, and the required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from
the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or
load of such motor vehicle exceeds 24 inches, or when the distance from the center of the
top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds 14 feet. The
latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle, also to any combination of vehicles.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §6-105.)...
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32-6-12
Section 32-6-12 Restricted licenses. (a) The Director of Public Safety, upon issuing an operator's
license, shall have authority whenever the licensee is afflicted with or suffering from a
physical disability to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with
respect to the type of or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which
the licensee may operate or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the Director
of Public Safety may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle
by the licensee. (b) The Director of Public Safety in such case may either issue a special
restricted license or may set forth such restrictions upon the usual license form. (c) The
Director of Public Safety may, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the
restrictions of such license, suspend the same, but the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing
as upon a suspension under Section 32-5A-195. (d) It shall be a...
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32-8-84
Section 32-8-84 Unclaimed motor vehicles; suspension of registration of stolen or converted
vehicles. (a) The following shall be considered an unclaimed motor vehicle: (1) A motor vehicle
left unattended on a public road or highway for more than 48 hours. (2) A motor vehicle, not
left on private property for repairs, that has remained on private or other public property
for a period of more than 48 hours without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property.
(3) A motor vehicle, left on private property for repairs, that has not been reclaimed within
48 hours from the latter of either the date the repairs were completed or the agreed upon
redemption date. (b) A person, as defined in Section 40-12-240, in possession of an unclaimed
motor vehicle shall report the motor vehicle as unclaimed to the Department of Revenue within
five calendar days from the date the motor vehicle first was considered unclaimed. The report
shall be made in a manner as prescribed by the department. (c)(1)...
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32-9B-4
Section 32-9B-4 Automated commercial vehicles - Owner of vehicle considered its operator; license
to operate. (a) The owner of an automated commercial vehicle, or the lessee if the vehicle
is leased or rented, is considered the operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing
compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws, including the rules of the road.
(b) The automated driving system is considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle. (Act
2019-496, §4.)...
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40-12-263
Section 40-12-263 Registration of certain commercial vehicles owned by nonresidents prohibited.
No truck, semitrailer truck, road tractor, or other like motor vehicle used for hire or for
commercial purposes which is owned by a nonresident of this state shall be registered in this
state except as may be otherwise provided in or authorized or required by Section 40-12-262.
Every person, firm, or corporation who applies for the registration of a truck, semitrailer
truck, road tractor, or other like motor vehicle used for hire or for commercial purposes
shall be required by the judge of probate or commissioner of licenses to state in writing
under oath his name and address and whether the vehicle is owned by a resident or by a nonresident
of this state. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in applying for the registration
of a motor vehicle pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished as prescribed by law. (Acts 1955, No. 361, p....
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32-5-244
Section 32-5-244 Lights on parked vehicles. (a) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon
a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before
sunrise where there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of
500 feet upon such street or highway no lights need to be displayed upon such parked vehicle.
(b) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether
attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour after sunset and half hour before
sunrise and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance
of 500 feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one
or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway side visible from
a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle and a red light visible from a distance
of 500 feet to the rear. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to a...
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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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