Title 32 — Title 32

It is unlawful and, unless otherwise declared in this chapter with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this chapter. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §1-102.)

(a) The Department of Transportation is authorized to classify, designate, and mark both interstate and intrastate highways lying within the boundaries of this state. (b) The Department of Transportation shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-cont…

(a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, or his or her agent, shall suspend the driving privilege of any person upon a determination that the person drove or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while the amount of alcohol in the blood of the pe…

(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 agency a sworn report of all information relevant t…

(a) Upon receipt of the report of the law enforcement officer, the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, or his or her agent, shall make the determination described in Section 32-5A-300. If the secretary, or his or her agent, determines that the person is subject…

(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 Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement…

(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 intende…

(a) The periods of suspension specified by Section 32-5A-304 are intended to be minimum periods of suspension for the described conduct. No driving privilege shall be restored under any circumstances and no license of any classification shall be issued during the suspension perio…

(a) Any person who has received a notice of suspension or a notice of intended suspension under this article may request an administrative review. The request may be accompanied by a sworn statement or statements and any other relevant evidence which the person wants the Secretar…

(a) Any person who has received a notice of intended suspension pursuant to Section 32-5A-303 or a notice of suspension pursuant to Section 32-5A-302 where no notice of intended suspension was served may request an administrative hearing. A request for an administrative hearing s…

Within 30 days of the issuance of the final determination of the agency following a hearing under Section 32-5A-307, a person aggrieved by the determination shall have the right to file a petition in the circuit court of the county where the arrest was made for judicial review. T…

This article applies to conduct occurring after its effective date. Conduct occurring before the effective date of this article shall be governed by pre-existing law. History: (Acts 1996, No. 96-322, p. 388, §10.)

(a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with law, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in thi…

Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red, and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word or s…

Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words or symbols “walk” or “don’t walk” are in place such signals shall indicate as follows: (1) “WALK”. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the …

(a) As used in this section, the following terms are defined: (1) OPEN CONTAINER. A container which is other than in the manufacturer’s sealed condition. (2) PUBLIC HIGHWAY or RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. The entire width between and immediately adjacent to the boundary line…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) SMOKE. The same meaning as smoking in Section 22-15A-3. (2) TOBACCO PRODUCT. The same meaning as in Section 28-11-2. (3) VAPE. To use an electronic nicotine delivery system as defined in Se…

(a) Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: (1) Flashing red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop…

When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-43…

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-478, EFFECTIVE JUNE 14, 2023. (a) For purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE. A handheld cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand alone compute…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) STAND-ALONE ELECTRONIC DEVICE. A device other than a wireless telecommunications device which stores audio or video data files to be retrieved on demand by a user. (2) UTILITY SERVICES. Includes ele…

(a) A first conviction of this article shall be entered on the driving record of any individual charged under this article as a one-point violation. (b) A second conviction of this article shall be entered on the driving record of any individual charged under this article as a tw…

(a) In any case brought by a law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Public Safety all fines shall be allocated to the State General Fund. (b) Each state, county, and municipal law enforcement agency shall maintain statistical information on traffic stops made pursu…

Procedure for Approval. (a) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which…

No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic- control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof. History: (Acts 1980, No. 8…

No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer or fireman invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §1-103.)

Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter, which by their very nature…

No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to …

(a) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic. (b) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway. History: (Acts 1980, No.…

No person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §11-103.)

(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. (…

No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle availa…

No person or persons shall occupy a house trailer while it is being moved upon a public highway. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §11-106.)

The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on mountain highways shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the roadway as reasonably possible and, except when driving entirely to the right of the center of the roadway…

(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle in neutral or the clutch disengaged. (b) The driver of a truck or bus when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged. H…

The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any authorized emergency vehicle traveling in response to an emergency call closer than 500 feet or stop such vehicle within 500 feet of any authorized emergency vehicle stopped in answer to an emergen…

Repealed by Act 2009-577, p. 1695, §4, effective August 1, 2009. History: (Act 2006-546, p. 1263, §1.)

(a) This section shall be known as the “John Hubbard Move Over Act.” (b) When an authorized law enforcement vehicle or emergency vehicle making use of any visual signals is parked, when a wrecker displaying amber rotating or flashing lights is performing a recovery or loading on …

Recycling Materials. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian worker engaged in the collection of garbage, trash, refuse, or recycling materials along a roadway whenever the driver is reasonably notified of the presence of the worker by the p…

No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road, or driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official or police officer in command. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80…

Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this chapter except Sections 32-5A-190, 32-5A-191 and 32-5A-194 shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway but shall apply to such person…

(a) No person shall throw or deposit upon or alongside any highway, road, street, or public right-of-way any bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, cigarettes, cigars, containers of urine, or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon or alongside …

No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructin…

(a) No person shall operate a snowmobile on any controlled-access highway. (b) No person shall operate a snowmobile on any other highway except when crossing the highway at a right angle, when use of the highway by other motor vehicles is impossible because of snow, or when such …

(a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but …

(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or of Title 32, unless such violation is by this chapter or other law of this state declared to be a felony. (b) Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provision…

(a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except under any of the following conditions: (1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement. (2) Whe…

Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as ne…

The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated: (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall …

(a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions: (1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn; (2) Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines …