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32-10-13
Section 32-10-13 Accident response service. (a) As used in this section, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE FEE. A fee imposed for the
response or investigation by a law enforcement officer or agency of a motor vehicle accident.
(2) ENTITY. A governmental entity or agency or department of a governmental entity. (3) LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. The Alabama Department of Public Safety, the police department of each
incorporated city or municipality, the department of each sheriff of the state, including
all deputy sheriffs, the enforcement division of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources, the Public Service Commission, and each public agency in the state charged with
the enforcement of any laws and the officers and employees of which have the power as such
to make arrests. The term does not include rescue squads or volunteer fire departments. (4)
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An officer of a law enforcement agency. (b)...
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32-9-20
Section 32-9-20 Schedule of restrictions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive
or move on any highway in this state any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight except in
accordance with the following: (1) WIDTH. Vehicles and combinations of vehicles, operating
on highways with traffic lanes 12 feet or more in width, shall not exceed a total outside
width, including any load thereon, of 102 inches, exclusive of mirrors or other safety devices
approved by the Department of Transportation. The Director of Transportation may, in his or
her discretion, designate other public highways for use by vehicles and loads with total outside
widths not exceeding 102 inches, otherwise; vehicles and combinations of vehicles, operating
on highways with traffic lanes less than 12 feet in width, shall not exceed a total outside
width, including any load thereon, of 96 inches, exclusive of mirrors or other safety devices
approved by the Department of Transportation. No passenger vehicle shall...
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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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45-45-201.07
Section 45-45-201.07 Payment of tax required for issuance of license. To prevent motor vehicles,
as defined by Section 40-12-240, from escaping taxation and to provide for the more efficient
assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no license shall be issued to operate a motor
vehicle on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the director
of the department as provided under this part, until the ad valorem tax on such vehicle shall
have been paid in the county for the preceding year, as evidenced by a receipt of the director
of the department where the owner of the vehicle resides, if the vehicle is owned by an individual;
and if the vehicle is owned by a firm, corporation, or association, then as evidenced by the
receipt of the director of the department in the county in which the motor vehicle is used
or operated; provided, that this section shall not apply to motor vehicles owned by dealers,
the state, counties, and municipalities. Every person,...
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32-6-8
Section 32-6-8 Temporary instruction and learner's licenses. (a) Any person 16 years of age
or older who, except for his or her lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would
otherwise be qualified to obtain a driver's license under this article may apply for a learner's
license, and the Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division, may issue the license
upon a form which shall be provided by the Director of Public Safety, entitling the applicant,
while having the license in his or her immediate possession, to drive or operate a motor vehicle
upon the highways for a period of four years, except when operating a motorcycle, the person
shall be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age and actually occupying
a seat beside the driver. At the time of applying for the license, the applicant shall pay
to the Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division, a fee of twenty dollars ($20),
and the Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division,...
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32-7-20
Section 32-7-20 Certificate of insurance as proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may
be furnished by filing with the director the written certificate of any insurance carrier
duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle
liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility.
Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which
date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit
description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy
is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle. (b) Proof of financial responsibility
relating to a motor vehicle liability policy may be verified through the online insurance
verification system of Chapter 7B and Chapter 7A. (c) No motor vehicle shall be or continue
to be registered in the name of any person required...
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40-12-240
Section 40-12-240 Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall
have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department
of Revenue. (2) ESTABLISHED PLACE OF BUSINESS. A place actually occupied either continuously
or at regular periods at or from which a business or a part thereof is transacted. (3) FARM
TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows,
mowing machines, and other implements designed and used for agricultural purposes and only
incidentally moved upon public highways. (4) FARMER. An individual, partnership, cooperative
corporation, or other entity actively engaged in agriculture or agricultural activities as
the same are circumscribed and defined in paragraphs a. and b. of Section 41-14-51(1). (5)
FLEET. A group of similarly classified fleet vehicles comprised of 50 or more units or other
amount as prescribed by the department. (6) FLEET OPERATOR. A person,...
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40-12-262
Section 40-12-262 Effect of provisions relative to registration and display of tags on nonresidents;
international registration plan; temporary trip permit; penalties. (a) The provisions of the
foregoing sections relative to registration and display of registration numbers shall not
apply to a motor vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state and not used for hire or used
for commercial purposes in this state for a period of 30 days from date of entering the state;
provided, that the owner thereof shall have complied with the provisions of the law of the
foreign country, state, territory, or federal district of his residence relative to the registration
of motor vehicles and the display of registration numbers thereon and shall conspicuously
display his registration number as required thereby; provided further, that nothing herein
shall be construed to permit the use of motor vehicles for hire, or for commercial purposes,
by nonresidents without complying with the provisions of this...
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45-2-182
Section 45-2-182 Regulation of motor vehicle wreckers. (a) In Baldwin County, all motor vehicle
wreckers shall be placed upon a rotation system to be devised by the Alabama State Department
of Public Safety to be used in calling wreckers to the scene of motor vehicle wrecks or where
a motor vehicle is disable. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not
be applicable to any municipality which has an ordinance or which enacts an ordinance contrary
to the provisions herein. (b) A request system shall be used in cases where the owner or operator
of the motor vehicle expresses a preference for a particular wrecker, but in cases where no
preference is expressed or where the owner/operator is unconscious or otherwise unable to
communicate, the trooper or other law enforcement officer shall call the wrecker at the top
of the rotation list. (c) Wreckers shall not go to the scene of a wreck unsolicited; nor while
en route to a wreck, shall they speed or drive recklessly....
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45-8-210
Section 45-8-210 Motor vehicle wreckers; rotation system and request system; violations. (a)
In Calhoun County, all motor vehicle wreckers shall be placed upon a rotation system to be
devised by the Alabama State Department of Public Safety to be used in calling wreckers to
the scene of motor vehicle wrecks or where a motor vehicle is disabled. Provided, however,
that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any municipality which has
an ordinance or which enacts an ordinance contrary to the provisions herein. (b) A request
system shall be used in cases where the owner or operator of the motor vehicle expresses a
preference for a particular wrecker, but in cases where no preference is expressed or where
the owner operator is unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate, the trooper or other
law enforcement officer shall call the wrecker at the top of the rotation list. (c) Wreckers
shall not go to the scene of a wreck unsolicited; nor while en route to a wreck, shall...
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