(a) Any person who is held responsible for payment of a civil fine as provided herein, but who was not actually operating the involved vehicle, who timely and properly followed the procedure to transfer responsibility but is ultimately held responsible because of the person’s ownership of the vehicle, and who actually pays the civil fine, shall have a cause of action against the person who was operating the vehicle for the amount of the civil fine actually paid plus a reasonable attorney fee, without regard to the rules regarding joint and several liability, contribution, or indemnity.
(b) As a condition precedent to the bringing of a civil action under subsection (a), the person held responsible for payment of the civil fine must first make written demand on the other person for reimbursement of the civil fine, giving a minimum of 60 days to remit payment, and if reimbursement is fully made within the 60-day period then the cause of action shall be extinguished and no attorney fees or other damages shall attach to the reimbursement.
Structure Code of Alabama
Part 2 - School Bus Safety Act.
Section 45-49-101 - Short Title.
Section 45-49-101.01 - Definitions.
Section 45-49-101.02 - Civil Enforcement of Violations.
Section 45-49-101.03 - Adoption of Electronic School Bus Enforcement Program Fines.
Section 45-49-101.04 - Notice of Violation; Destruction of Images and Information.
Section 45-49-101.05 - Payment of Fees.
Section 45-49-101.06 - Transfer of Responsibility for Payment of Fine.
Section 45-49-101.07 - Contesting Notice of Violation; Procedures.
Section 45-49-101.08 - Appeals.
Section 45-49-101.09 - Exception When Identity of Owner Cannot Be Reliably Established.
Section 45-49-101.10 - Civil Violations Under Part.
Section 45-49-101.11 - Relation to Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint.
Section 45-49-101.12 - Cause of Action by Owner Against Actual Operator.