Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 13A-12-291 (2026)

Specific Crimes Warranting Suspension of Driver’s License.

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(a) A driver’s license shall be suspended pursuant to Section 13A-12-290 for conviction of, adjudication of, or a finding of delinquency based on, the following crimes:

(1) Criminal solicitation to commit the crime of trafficking in specified substances under Section 13A-12-231 or unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance under subsections (c) and (d) of Section 13A-12-211.

(2) Attempt to commit the crime of trafficking in specified substances under Section 13A-12-231 or unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance under subsections (c) and (d) of Section 13A-12-211.

(3) Criminal conspiracy to commit the crime of trafficking in specified substances under Section 13A-12-231.

(4) Trafficking in specified substances under Section 13A-12-231.

(5) Unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance under subsections (c) and (d) of Section 13A-12-211.

(b) The suspension of a driver’s license for driving under the influence of a controlled substance or under the combined influence of a controlled substance and alcohol pursuant to Section 32-5A-191 shall be governed by that section.

(Acts 1993, No. 93-352, §2; Act 2015-185, §2.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2000 · leading case: Harris v. State, 826 So. 2d 897 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000).
Harris v. State, 826 So. 2d 897 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “convicted or adjudicated of, or subjected to a finding of delinquency based on, the crimes specified in § 13A-12-291.” 1 (Emphasis added.) Section 36-18-7(a), AIa.”
R.T.M. v. State, 677 So. 2d 801 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “II The appellant argues that § 13A-12-290, Code of Alabama 1975, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution because it orders the revocation of the driver’s license of a defendant convicted of a crime specified in § 13A-12-291, Code of Alabama 1975.…”
RTM v. State, 677 So. 2d 801 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “II The appellant argues that § 13A-12-290, Code of Alabama 1975, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution because it orders the revocation of the driver's license of a defendant convicted of a crime specified in § 13A-12-291, Code of Alabama 1975.…”
Lewis v. State, 794 So. 2d 1241 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000). “Lewis’s driver’s license should also be suspended in accordance with § 13A-12-291. 1 *1243 This cause is remanded to the trial court with directions that that court correct the record as to sentencing and ensure that the case action summary be amended to reflect the actual term…”
Ala. Code § 13A-12-291(6): 2 cases
R.T.M. v. State, 677 So. 2d 801 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “II The appellant argues that § 13A-12-290, Code of Alabama 1975, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution because it orders the revocation of the driver’s license of a defendant convicted of a crime specified in § 13A-12-291, Code of Alabama 1975.…”
RTM v. State, 677 So. 2d 801 (Ala. Crim. App. 1995). “II The appellant argues that § 13A-12-290, Code of Alabama 1975, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution because it orders the revocation of the driver's license of a defendant convicted of a crime specified in § 13A-12-291, Code of Alabama 1975.…”
Ala. Code § 13A-12-291(9): 1 case
Harris v. State, 826 So. 2d 897 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000). “convicted or adjudicated of, or subjected to a finding of delinquency based on, the crimes specified in § 13A-12-291.” 1 (Emphasis added.) Section 36-18-7(a), AIa.”
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