Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 5A - Rules of the Road.

Section 32-5A-30 - Uniform Marking of Highways and Erection of Traffic-Control Devices. - (a) The Department of Transportation is authorized to classify, designate,...

Section 32-5A-31 - Obedience to Traffic-Control Devices; Devices Presumed to Comply With Requirements. - (a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions...

Section 32-5A-32 - Traffic-Control Signal Legend. - Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored...

Section 32-5A-33 - Pedestrian-Control Signals. - Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words or symbols "walk"...

Section 32-5A-34 - Flashing Signals. - (a) Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is...

Section 32-5A-35 - Lane-Direction-Control Signals. - When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of...

Section 32-5A-36 - Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals, or Markings as Public Nuisance; Signs, Markings, etc., to Be Approved; Procedure for Approval. - (a) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or...

Section 32-5A-37 - Interference With Official Traffic-Control Devices or Railroad Signs or Signals. - No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in...

Article 3 - Operation and Use of Vehicles Generally.

Section 32-5A-50 - Unattended Motor Vehicle. - No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle...

Section 32-5A-51 - Limitations on Backing. - (a) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the...

Section 32-5A-52 - Driving Upon Sidewalk. - No person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or...

Section 32-5A-53 - Obstruction to Driver's View or Driving Mechanism. - (a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is...

Section 32-5A-54 - Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors. - No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle...

Section 32-5A-55 - Riding in House Trailers. - No person or persons shall occupy a house trailer while...

Section 32-5A-56 - Driving on Mountain Highways. - The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or...

Section 32-5A-57 - Coasting Prohibited. - (a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon...

Section 32-5A-58 - Following Emergency Vehicle Prohibited. - The driver of any vehicle other than one on official...

Section 32-5A-58.1 - Yielding Right-of-Way to Stationary Authorized Emergency Vehicle. - Repealed by Act 2009-577, p. 1695, §4, effective August 1,...

Section 32-5A-58.2 - Moving Over or Reducing Speed When Approaching Law Enforcement Vehicles, Emergency Vehicles, Etc. - (a) This section shall be known as the "Alabama Move...

Section 32-5A-58.3 - Yielding Right-of-Way to Vehicles and Pedestrian Workers Engaged in Collection of Garbage, Trash, Refuse, or Recycling Materials. - (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall yield the...

Section 32-5A-59 - Crossing Fire Hose. - No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of...

Section 32-5A-60 - Throwing, Dropping, etc., Destructive or Injurious Materials Onto Highway, Road, etc., Prohibited; Removal; Penalty. - (a) No person shall throw or deposit upon or alongside...

Section 32-5A-61 - Driver Not to Proceed Where Traffic Obstructed. - No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk...

Section 32-5A-62 - Snowmobile Operation Limited. - (a) No person shall operate a snowmobile on any controlled-access...

Article 4 - Driving on and Use of Roadways Generally; Overtaking and Passing.

Section 32-5A-80 - Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions. - (a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall...

Section 32-5A-81 - Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions. - Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each...

Section 32-5A-82 - Overtaking Vehicle on Left. - The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of...

Section 32-5A-83 - When Passing on Right Permitted. - (a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass...

Section 32-5A-84 - Limitations on Overtaking on Left. - No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of...

Section 32-5A-85 - Further Limitations on Driving on Left of Center of Roadway. - (a) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side...

Section 32-5A-86 - No-Passing Zones. - (a) The Department of Transportation and local authorities are hereby...

Section 32-5A-87 - One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands. - (a) The Department of Transportation and local authorities with respect...

Section 32-5A-88 - Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic. - Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more...

Section 32-5A-89 - Following Too Closely. - (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow...

Section 32-5A-90 - Driving on Divided Highways. - Whenever any highway has been divided into two or more...

Section 32-5A-91 - Access Onto Controlled Roadways Restricted. - No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any...

Section 32-5A-92 - Restrictions on Use of Controlled-Access Roadway. - (a) The Department of Transportation by resolution or order entered...

Section 32-5A-93 - Law Enforcement Officers Authorized to Operate Motorized Bicycle, Mopeds, etc., on Streets, Highways, and Sidewalks. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, or any...

Article 5 - Right-of-Way.

Section 32-5A-110 - Vehicle Approaching or Entering Intersection. - (a) When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from...

Section 32-5A-111 - Vehicle Turning Left. - The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the...

Section 32-5A-112 - Vehicle Entering Stop or Yield Intersection; Collision as Prima Facie Evidence of Failure to Yield. - (a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by...

Section 32-5A-113 - Authority to Designate Through Highways and Stop and Yield Intersections. - The Department of Transportation with reference to state highways and...

Section 32-5A-114 - Vehicles Entering Highway From Private Road or Roadway. - The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross...

Section 32-5A-115 - Operation of Vehicles on Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicles; Signals on Emergency Vehicles; Duty of Emergency Vehicle Driver. - (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle...

Section 32-5A-116 - Highway Construction and Maintenance. - (a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way...

Article 6 - Turning, Starting and Stopping Generally.

Section 32-5A-130 - Required Position and Method of Turning at Intersections. - The driver of a vehicle intending to turn shall do...

Section 32-5A-131 - Turning on Curve or Crest of Grade Prohibited. - (a) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such...

Section 32-5A-132 - Starting Parked Vehicle. - No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing,...

Section 32-5A-133 - Turning Movements and Required Signals. - (a) No person shall turn a vehicle or move right...

Section 32-5A-134 - Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal Lamps. - (a) Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall...

Section 32-5A-135 - Method of Giving Hand and Arm Signals. - All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall...

Section 32-5A-136 - Stopping, Standing, or Parking Outside of Business or Residence Districts. - (a) Outside a business or residence district no person shall...

Section 32-5A-137 - Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places. - (a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic,...

Section 32-5A-138 - Additional Parking Regulations. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle...

Section 32-5A-139 - Officers Authorized to Remove Vehicles. - (a) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon...

Article 7 - Special Stops Required.

Section 32-5A-150 - Obedience to Signal Indicating Approach of Train. - (a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad...

Section 32-5A-151 - Certain Vehicles Must Stop at All Railroad Grade Crossings; Exceptions. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the driver of...

Section 32-5A-152 - Moving Heavy Equipment at Railroad Grade Crossings. - (a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor,...

Section 32-5A-153 - Emerging From Alley, Driveway, or Building. - The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building,...

Section 32-5A-154 - Overtaking and Passing School Bus or Church Bus; Penalties and Fines. - (a) The driver of a vehicle upon meeting or overtaking...

Section 32-5A-155 - Visual Signals on School and Church Buses. - (a) Every school bus shall, and every church bus may,...

Article 8 - Speed Restrictions.

Section 32-5A-170 - Reasonable and Prudent Speed. - No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater...

Section 32-5A-171 - Maximum Limits. - Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed...

Section 32-5A-172 - Establishment of State Speed Zones. - Whenever the Director of Public Safety and the Director of...

Section 32-5A-173 - When Local Authorities May and Shall Alter Maximum Limits. - (a) Whenever local authorities in their respective jurisdictions determine on...

Section 32-5A-174 - Minimum Speed Regulation. - (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such...

Section 32-5A-175 - Special Speed Limitation on Motor-Driven Cycles. - No person shall operate any motor-driven cycle at any time...

Section 32-5A-176 - Special Speed Limitation Over Bridge or Elevated Structure; Conclusive Evidence of Speed. - (a) No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge...

Section 32-5A-176.1 - Construction Zone Moving Violations. - (a) A person commits a construction zone moving violation if,...

Section 32-5A-177 - Charging Violations; Burden of Proof in Civil Actions; Arrest for Violation of Speed Laws Communicated From Officer Operating Measuring Device to Another Officer; Testimony Derived From Use of Speed Measuring Device. - (a) In every charge of violation of any speed regulation...

Section 32-5A-178 - Racing on Highways; Penalties. - (a) It is a violation of this section for any...

Article 8A - County and Municipal Reduced Speed School Zone Act.

Section 32-5A-180 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the County and Municipal...

Section 32-5A-181 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following words have...

Section 32-5A-182 - Reduced Speed School Zones Established. - A reduced speed school zone is established for every public...

Section 32-5A-183 - Maintenance of Signs. - (a) Signs on a reduced speed school zone located on...

Section 32-5A-184 - Speed Limits; Enforcement. - School zone speed limits shall be posted on the State...

Section 32-5A-185 - Violations. - Upon conviction of a school zone speed violation, the operator...

Section 32-5A-186 - Fines. - The proceeds from any fines collected pursuant to this article...

Article 9 - Serious Traffic Offenses.

Section 32-5A-190 - Reckless Driving. - (a) Any person who drives any vehicle carelessly and heedlessly...

Section 32-5A-190.1 - Homicide by Vehicle. - (a) A person who causes the death of another person...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Section 32-5A-191.4 - Ignition Interlock Devices. - (a) As used in Section 32-5A-191, the term, "ignition interlock...

Section 32-5A-192 - Homicide by Vehicle or Vessel. - Repealed by Act 2014-427, §2, effective July 1, 2014.

Section 32-5A-193 - Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police Officer. - Repealed by Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §6, effective August 1,...

Section 32-5A-194 - Admissibility of Chemical Tests as Evidence; Procedures; Presumptions; Refusal to Submit; Liability. - (a) Upon the trial of any civil, criminal, or quasi-criminal...

Section 32-5A-194.1 - Effect of Certification Permits Issued by State Board of Health; Effect of Rules and Regulations Enacted by State Board of Health. - All certification permits issued by the State Board of Health...

Section 32-5A-195 - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Driver's License; Grounds, Procedure, Etc. - (a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency...

Section 32-5A-196 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law and for purposes of...

Article 9A - Safe Streets Act.

Section 32-5A-200 - Short Title. - Repealed by Act 98-470, § 2, effective May 1, 1998.

Section 32-5A-201 - Legislative Findings. - Repealed by Act 98-470, § 2, effective May 1, 1998.

Section 32-5A-202 - Definitions. - Repealed by Act 98-470, § 2, effective May 1, 1998.

Section 32-5A-203 - Seizure and Forfeiture of Vehicle Driven by Person Driving While License Suspended or Revoked. - Repealed by Act 98-470, § 2, effective May 1, 1998.

Section 32-5A-204 - Court to Inform Defendant Convicted of Violating &Sect;32-5a-191 That Vehicle Subject to Forfeiture if Driven on Highway. - Repealed by Act 98-470, § 2, effective May 1, 1998.

Section 32-5A-205 - Enactment of Ordinance Which Provides for Administrative Sanctions Involving Impoundment of Vehicles. - Repealed by Act 98-470, § 2, effective May 1, 1998.

Article 10 - Pedestrians' Rights and Duties.

Section 32-5A-210 - Pedestrian Obedience to Traffic-Control Devices and Traffic Regulations. - (a) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any official...

Section 32-5A-211 - Pedestrians' Right-of-Way in Crosswalks. - (a) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not...

Section 32-5A-212 - Crossing at Other Than Crosswalks. - (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other...

Section 32-5A-213 - Drivers to Exercise Care. - Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter or the provisions of...

Section 32-5A-214 - Pedestrians to Use Right Half of Crosswalks. - Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of...

Section 32-5A-215 - Pedestrians on Roadways. - (a) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is...

Section 32-5A-216 - Pedestrian Soliciting Rides or Business or Fishing. - (a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the...

Section 32-5A-217 - Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited. - No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or...

Section 32-5A-218 - Pedestrians' Right-of-Way on Sidewalks. - The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to...

Section 32-5A-219 - Pedestrians to Yield to Authorized Emergency Vehicles. - (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle...

Section 32-5A-220 - Right-of-Way to Blind Persons, Guide Dogs in Training. - The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to...

Section 32-5A-221 - Pedestrians Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. - A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or...

Section 32-5A-222 - Bridge and Railroad Signals. - (a) No pedestrian shall enter or remain upon any bridge...

Article 11 - Motorcycles.

Section 32-5A-240 - License Requirements of Persons Operating Motorcycles. - (a) Subject to subsection (b), each person operating a motorcycle...

Section 32-5A-241 - Riding on Motorcycles. - (a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon...

Section 32-5A-242 - Operating Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic. - (a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a...

Section 32-5A-243 - Clinging to Other Vehicles. - No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or...

Section 32-5A-244 - Footrests and Handlebars. - (a) Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a...

Section 32-5A-245 - Headgear and Shoes Required for Motorcycle Riders; Approval of Headgear; Responsibility for Juvenile Riders; Sale of Helmets. - (a) No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle...

Article 12 - Bicycles and Play Vehicles.

Section 32-5A-260 - Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Riding Bicycles. - Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be...

Section 32-5A-261 - Riding on Bicycles. - (a) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other...

Section 32-5A-262 - Clinging to Vehicles. - No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled,...

Section 32-5A-263 - Riding on Roadways and Bicycle Paths; Right Side Signalling. - (a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall...

Section 32-5A-264 - Carrying Articles. - No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle,...

Section 32-5A-265 - Lamps and Other Equipment on Bicycles. - (a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be...

Section 32-5A-266 - Violations of Article as Misdemeanor; Responsibility of Parent or Guardian; Applicability of Article. - (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to do...

Section 32-5A-267 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective July 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an electric...

Article 13 - Bicycle Safety.

Section 32-5A-280 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 32-5A-281 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words shall have...

Section 32-5A-282 - Purpose. - The purpose of this article is to reduce the incidence...

Section 32-5A-283 - Unlawful for Person to Use Bicycle Under Certain Conditions. - It is unlawful for any person to use a bicycle...

Section 32-5A-284 - Duties of Person Regularly Engaged in Business of Renting Bicyles. - (a) A person regularly engaged in the business of renting...

Section 32-5A-285 - Statewide Bicycle Safety Education Program; Manner Violations Handled. - It is the legislative intent to implement an effective statewide...

Section 32-5A-286 - Establishment of More Comprehensive Bicycle Safety Program by Ordinance. - A municipality may establish a more comprehensive bicycle safety program...

Article 14 - Suspension of Driving Privileges for Alcohol Related Offenses.

Section 32-5A-300 - Determinations Requiring Suspension of Driving Privileges; Basis for and Finality of Determination. - (a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency,...

Section 32-5A-301 - Report of Arresting Officer. - (a) A law enforcement officer who arrests any person for...

Section 32-5A-302 - Determination by Secretary; Notice. - (a) Upon receipt of the report of the law enforcement...

Section 32-5A-303 - Notice of Intended Suspension. - (a) If the chemical test results for a person charged...

Section 32-5A-304 - Period of Suspension; Relation to Section 32-5a-191. - (a) A driving privilege suspension shall become effective 45 days...

Section 32-5A-305 - Minimum Periods of Suspension; Reinstatement. - (a) The periods of suspension specified by Section 32-5A-304 are...

Section 32-5A-306 - Administrative Review. - (a) Any person who has received a notice of suspension...

Section 32-5A-307 - Administrative Hearing. - (a) Any person who has received a notice of intended...

Section 32-5A-308 - Judicial Review. - Within 30 days of the issuance of the final determination...

Section 32-5A-309 - Applicability of Article. - This article applies to conduct occurring after its effective date....

Article 15 - Possession of Open Container of Alcoholic Beverages in Motor Vehicle Prohibited.

Section 32-5A-330 - Definitions; Applicability; Violations. - (a) As used in this section, the following terms are...

Article 16 - Text Messaging While Operating a Motor Vehicle; Prohbited.

Section 32-5A-350 - Definitions; Prohibited Activities; Fines; Exceptions. - (a) For purposes of this article, the following words have...

Section 32-5A-351 - Violations. - A conviction of this article shall be entered on the...

Section 32-5A-352 - Disposition of Funds; Reporting. - (a) In any case brought by a law enforcement officer...

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Code of Alabama Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic. Chapter 5A - Rules of the Road.

Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 5A - Rules of the Road.