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45-24A-32.01
Section 45-24A-32.01 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Accident data establishes that vehicles running red lights have been and are a dangerous
problem in Selma, Alabama. (2) Studies have found that automated traffic camera enforcement
in a municipal area is a highly accurate method for detecting red light violations and is
very effective in reducing the number of red light violations and decreasing the number of
traffic accidents, deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to
stop and remain stopped at a traffic-control signal which is emitting a steady red signal
is a criminal misdemeanor. Under Alabama law one who commits such a misdemeanor is subject
to prosecution only if the misdemeanor was witnessed by either a duly empowered police officer
or other witness who makes a verified complaint to a sworn magistrate. (4) Many jurisdictions
have adopted laws that allow use of automated photographic traffic enforcement,...
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45-37A-331.01
Section 45-37A-331.01 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Accident data establishes that vehicles running red lights have been and are a dangerous
problem in Midfield, Alabama. (2) Studies have found that automated traffic camera enforcement
in a municipal area is a highly accurate method for detecting red light violations and is
very effective in reducing the number of red light violations and decreasing the number of
traffic accidents, deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to
stop and remain stopped at a traffic control signal which is emitting a steady red signal
is a criminal misdemeanor. Under Alabama law one who commits such a misdemeanor is subject
to prosecution only if the misdemeanor was witnessed by either a duly empowered police officer
or other witness who makes a verified complaint to a sworn magistrate. (4) Many jurisdictions,
including the City of Midfield, have adopted laws that allow the use of...
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45-41A-41.01
Section 45-41A-41.01 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Accident data establishes that vehicles running red lights have been and are a dangerous
problem in Opelika, Alabama. (2) Studies have found that automated traffic camera enforcement
in a municipal area is a highly accurate method for detecting red light violations and is
very effective in reducing the number of red light violations and decreasing the number of
traffic accidents, deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to
stop and remain stopped at a traffic-control signal which is emitting a steady red signal
is a criminal misdemeanor. Under Alabama law one who commits such a misdemeanor is subject
to prosecution only if the misdemeanor was witnessed by either a duly empowered police officer
or other witness who makes a verified complaint to a sworn magistrate. (4) Many jurisdictions
have adopted laws that allow use of automated photographic traffic enforcement,...
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45-37A-42.01
Section 45-37A-42.01 Traffic safety system authorized; legislative findings. (a) The City of
Bessemer, Alabama, by ordinance, may provide for the implementation of an automated traffic
safety system within the city as provided for in this part. (b) The Legislature finds and
declares the following: (1) Vehicles that violate traffic control regulations and signage
have been and are a dangerous problem in the City of Bessemer, Alabama. (2) Studies have found
that automated traffic camera enforcement in a municipal area is a highly accurate method
for detecting violations of traffic control regulations and signage and is very effective
in reducing the number of traffic violations and decreasing the number of traffic accidents,
deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to stop and remain stopped
at a traffic-control signal which is emitting a steady red signal is a criminal misdemeanor.
Current Alabama law also provides that failing to abide by traffic signage or...
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45-37A-100.01
Section 45-37A-100.01 Traffic safety system authorized; legislative findings. (a) The City
of Center Point, Alabama, by ordinance, may provide for the implementation of an automated
traffic safety system within the city as provided for in this article. (b) The Legislature
finds and declares the following: (1) Vehicles that violate traffic control regulations and
signage have been and are a dangerous problem in the City of Center Point. (2) Studies have
found that automated traffic camera enforcement in a municipal area is a highly accurate method
for detecting violations of traffic control regulations and signage and is very effective
in reducing the number of traffic violations and decreasing the number of traffic accidents,
deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to stop and remain stopped
at a traffic control signal which is emitting a steady red signal is a criminal misdemeanor.
Current Alabama law also provides that failing to abide by traffic signage...
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45-37A-331.03
Section 45-37A-331.03 Utilization of photographic traffic signal enforcement system. (a) The
city is authorized to utilize an automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system
to detect and record traffic signal violations, to issue notices of civil violations by mail,
and to prosecute civil violations for the recorded traffic signal violations which may occur
within the corporate limits of the city as provided in this part. A civil fine assessed under
this part shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100), and municipal court costs shall be
assessed in the same manner and in the same amounts prescribed for a municipal criminal traffic
control device violation prosecuted as a misdemeanor under Sections 32-5A-31, 32-5A-32, or
32-5A-35, or any combination thereof. Court costs collected pursuant to this part shall be
distributed in the same manner as prescribed by law for the distribution of municipal court
costs for misdemeanor violations. An additional fee of ten dollars ($10)...
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45-24A-32.03
Section 45-24A-32.03 Automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system. (a) The city
is empowered to utilize an automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system to detect
and record traffic signal violations, to issue notices of civil violations by mail, and to
prosecute civil violations for the recorded traffic signal violations which may occur within
the corporate limits of the city as provided in this part. A civil penalty assessed under
this part shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100), and municipal court costs shall be
assessed only in contested cases in the same manner and in the same amounts prescribed for
a municipal criminal traffic-control device violation prosecuted as a misdemeanor under Section
32-5A-31, 32-5A-32, or 32-5A-35, or any combination thereof. An additional fee of ten dollars
($10) shall be added to the municipal court costs authorized to be collected in connection
with notices issued under this part. Court costs collected pursuant to this...
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45-41A-41.03
Section 45-41A-41.03 Utilization of photographic traffic signal enforcement system. (a) The
city is empowered to utilize a photographic traffic signal enforcement system to detect and
record traffic signal violations, to issue notices of civil violations by mail, and to prosecute
civil violations for the recorded traffic signal violations which may occur within the corporate
limits of the city as provided in this part. A civil fine assessed under this part shall not
exceed one hundred dollars ($100), and municipal court costs shall be assessed only in contested
cases in the same manner and in the same amounts prescribed for a municipal criminal traffic-control
device violation prosecuted as a misdemeanor under Sections 32-5A-31, 32-5A-32, and 32-5A-35,
or any combination thereof. An additional fee of ten dollars ($10) shall be collected in connection
with notices issued under this part. Court costs collected pursuant to this part shall be
distributed in the same manner as prescribed by...
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45-37A-331.31
Section 45-37A-331.31 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Accident data establishes that speeding vehicles have been and are a dangerous problem
in Midfield, Alabama. (2) Studies have found that automated speeding enforcement in a municipal
area is a highly accurate method for detecting speeding violations and is very effective in
reducing the number of speeding violations and decreasing the number of traffic accidents,
deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that speeding is a criminal misdemeanor.
Under Alabama law, one who commits such a misdemeanor is subject to prosecution only if the
misdemeanor was witnessed by either a duly empowered police officer or other witness who makes
a verified complaint to a sworn magistrate. (4) Many jurisdictions that have adopted laws
that allow the use of automated speeding enforcement have experienced a significant reduction
in the instances of speeding, and the Legislature finds that it...
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45-37A-331.05
Section 45-37A-331.05 Power and jurisdiction of municipal court; contesting liability; fines
and costs; affirmative defenses. (a) The municipal court is vested with the power and jurisdiction
to hear and adjudicate the civil violations provided for in this part, and to issue orders
imposing the civil fines and costs set out in this part. (b) A person who receives a notice
of violation may contest the imposition of the civil fine by submitting a request for a hearing
on the adjudication of the civil violation, in writing, within 15 days of the 10th day after
the date the notice of violation is mailed. Upon receipt of a timely request, the city shall
notify the person of the date and time of the adjudicative hearing by United States mail,
return receipt requested. (c) Failure to pay a civil penalty or to contest liability in a
timely manner is an admission of liability in the full amount of the civil fine assessed in
the notice of violation. (d) The civil fine shall not be assessed if,...
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