(a) There shall be exempt from the provisions of this article trucks, semitrailer trucks, or trailers owned by the United States, or any agency thereof, the State of Alabama, or any county or city, or incorporated town; nor shall the provisions of this article apply to implements of husbandry temporarily propelled or moved upon the highways; nor shall the provisions of this article apply to trucks, semitrailer trucks, or trailers used exclusively for carrying 50 bales or less of cotton.
(b) If any truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer shall be licensed by any city or incorporated town and the registration plate or plates issued as evidence of the license shall be conspicuously exhibited on the truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer, in the manner required by law, the provisions of this article shall not apply to the operation of such vehicles within the limits of the municipality or within the police jurisdiction thereof; provided, that municipalities may provide by ordinance maximum limits with respect to the weight, height, width, and length of trucks, semitrailer trucks, and trailers within their police jurisdiction; provided, that the maximum limits prescribed shall not be less than those fixed in Section 32-9-20 and may impose license taxes on such vehicles and require all such vehicles to have affixed thereto, in some conspicuous place, a registration plate or plates.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 9 - Trucks, Trailers and Semitrailers.
Section 32-9-20 - Schedule of Restrictions.
Section 32-9-20.1 - Appurtenance Exceeding Maximum Prescribed Width.
Section 32-9-21 - Maximum Permissible Length and Width of Motor Bus.
Section 32-9-22 - Exemptions - Generally.
Section 32-9-23 - Exemptions - Milk Transporters.
Section 32-9-24 - Exemptions - Farm Tractors.
Section 32-9-25 - Exemptions - Length.
Section 32-9-28 - Exemptions - Two to Eight Wheel, One to Four-Axle Trailer - Violations.
Section 32-9-29 - Permits for Movement of Oversized Vehicles or Loads.
Section 32-9-29.1 - Special Permits for Movement of Certain Site-Built Buildings.