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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32-5A-191.3
Section 32-5A-191.3 Operation of vessel and other marine devices while under
influence of alcohol or controlled substances. (a) A person shall not operate or be in actual
physical control of any vessel, or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or any other marine
transportation device on the waters of this state, as the waters are defined in Section
33-5-3, under any condition in which a person would be guilty of driving under the influence
of alcohol or drugs pursuant to Section 32-5A-191 if the person was driving
or controlling a motor vehicle. (b) In the case of a vessel or other marine device described
in subsection (a), where a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the
operator of the vessel or other marine device is operating in violation of this section,
the law enforcement officer is authorized to administer and may test the operator, at the
scene, by using a field breathalyzer or other approved device, as a screening device, to determine
if the operator...
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32-5A-191.4
Section 32-5A-191.4 Ignition interlock devices. (a) As used in Section
32-5A-191, the term, "ignition interlock device" means a constant monitoring
device that prevents a motor vehicle from being started at any time without first determining
the equivalent blood alcohol level of the operator through the taking of a breath sample for
testing. The system shall be calibrated so that the motor vehicle may not be started if the
blood alcohol level of the operator, as measured by the test, reaches a blood alcohol concentration
level of 0.02. (b) The ignition interlock device shall be installed, calibrated, and monitored
directly by trained technicians who shall train the offender for whom the device is being
installed in the proper use of the device. The use of a mail in or remote calibration system
where the technician is not in the immediate proximity of the vehicle being calibrated is
prohibited. The Department of Forensic Sciences shall promulgate rules for punishment and
appeal for...
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32-5A-191.2
Section 32-5A-191.2 Administration and disposition of funds in Alabama Head and
Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund. (a) Beginning October 1, 1994, moneys in the Alabama Head and
Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund shall be distributed to the Division of Rehabilitation Services
in the State Department of Education for the following purposes: (1) As a payer of last resort
for the costs of care provided in this state for citizens of this state who have survived
neuro-trauma with head or spinal cord injuries. Expenditures for spinal cord injury and head
injury care shall be made by the Division of Rehabilitation Services according to criteria
established by the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board. Expenditures
may include but need not be limited to, post acute medical care, rehabilitation therapies,
medication, attendant care, home accessibility modification, and equipment necessary for activities
of daily living. (2) Public information, prevention education, and research...
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32-5A-304
Section 32-5A-304 Period of suspension; relation to Section 32-5A-191.
(a) A driving privilege suspension shall become effective 45 days after the person has received
a notice of intended suspension as provided in Section 32-5A-303, or is deemed to have
received a notice of suspension by mail as provided in Section 32-5A-302 if no notice
of intended suspension was served. (b) The period of driving privilege suspension under this
section shall be as follows: (1) Ninety days if the driving record of a person shows
no prior alcohol or drug-related enforcement contacts during the immediately preceding five
years. (2) One year if the driving record of a person shows one prior alcohol or drug-related
enforcement contact during the immediately preceding five years. (3) Three years if the driving
record of a person shows two or three alcohol or drug-related enforcement contacts during
the immediately preceding five years. (4) Five years if the driving record of a person shows
four or more...
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32-5A-191.1
Section 32-5A-191.1 (Repealed effective October 1, 1997) Additional fines on
persons convicted of offenses involving driving under the influence. Repealed by Acts 1997,
No. 97-556, p. 985, effective October 1, 1997. (Acts 1993, No. 93-323, p. 492, §1;
Acts 1997, No. 97-556, §2.)...
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32-5A-301
Section 32-5A-301 Report of arresting officer. (a) A law enforcement officer who arrests
any person for a violation of Section 32-5A-191 shall within five days after
the day of arrest, excluding weekends and state holidays, hand deliver, mail, or submit electronically
to the department a sworn report of all information relevant to the enforcement action, including
information which adequately identifies the arrested person, a statement of the officer's
grounds for belief that the person violated Section 32-5A-191, the results of
any chemical test which was conducted, a statement if the person refused to submit to a test,
and a copy of the citation or complaint filed with the court. (b) The report required by this
section shall be made on forms supplied by the department or in a manner specified
by regulations of the department. (c) The department shall not take action on any report not
sworn to and not mailed and postmarked or received by the department within five days after
the day...
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32-5A-303
Section 32-5A-303 Notice of intended suspension. (a) If the chemical test results for
a person charged with a violation of Section 32-5A-191 show 0.08 percent or
more by weight of alcohol in the blood of the person, or the person refuses a test, the officer,
acting on behalf of the director, shall serve a notice of intended suspension personally on
the arrested person. (b) When serving a notice of intended suspension, the law enforcement
officer shall take possession of any driver's license issued by this state which is held by
the person. When taking possession of a valid driver's license issued by this state, the officer,
acting on behalf of the director, shall issue a temporary driving permit which is valid for
30 days after the date of issuance. (c) A copy of the completed notice of intended suspension
form, a copy of any completed temporary driving permit form, and any driver's license taken
into possession under this section shall be forwarded within five days to the department...

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15-22-54
Section 15-22-54 Period of probation; termination of probation; violation of terms of
probation; sanctions. (a) The period of probation or suspension of execution of sentence shall
be determined by the court and shall not be waived by the defendant, and the period of probation
or suspension may be continued, extended, or terminated. However, except as provided in Section
32-5A-191 relating to ignition interlock requirements, in no case shall the maximum
probation period of a defendant guilty of a misdemeanor exceed two years, nor shall the maximum
probation period of a defendant guilty of a felony exceed five years, except as provided in
Section 13A-8-2.1. When the conditions of probation or suspension of sentence are fulfilled,
the court shall, by order duly entered on its minutes, discharge the defendant. (b) The court
granting probation, upon the recommendation of the officer supervising the probationer, may
terminate all authority and supervision over the probationer prior to the...
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11-45-9
Section 11-45-9 Penalties which may be imposed for violations of ordinances. (a) Municipal
ordinances may provide penalties of fines, imprisonment, hard labor, or one or more of such
penalties for violation of ordinances. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
no fine shall exceed five hundred dollars ($500), and no sentence of imprisonment or hard
labor shall exceed six months. (c) In the enforcement of the penalties prescribed in Section
32-5A-191, the fine shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) and the sentence
of imprisonment or hard labor shall not exceed one year. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the maximum fine for every person either convicted for violating any of the following
misdemeanor offenses adopted as a municipal ordinance violation or adjudicated as a youthful
offender shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000): (1) Criminal mischief in the second degree,
Section 13A-7-22. (2) Criminal mischief in the third degree, Section 13A-7-23.
(3)...
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