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Ala. Code § 32-5-214 (2026)

Mirrors.

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Every motor vehicle, operated singly or when towing any other vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such motor vehicle.

(Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §37; Acts 1959, No. 292, p. 860.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2003–2020 · leading case: United States v. Chanthasouxat, 342 F.3d 1271 (11th Cir. 2003).
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United States v. Chanthasouxat, 342 F.3d 1271 (11th Cir. 2003). · cites it 2× “” Ala. Code § 32-5-214 (2002). However, Officer Carter stated that a city magistrate had told him that the failure to have an inside rear-view mirror is a violation under section 10-11-5.”
J.D.I. v. State, 77 So. 3d 610 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “’ Ala.Code § 32-5-214 (2002). Again, there is no requirement that the mirror be inside the vehicle.”
Abercrombie v. The State., 808 S.E.2d 245 (Ga. Ct. App. 2017). “" (citation omitted)); see also Ala. Code § 32-5-214 ("Every motor vehicle, operated singly or when towing any other vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such…”
United States v. Ellington, 396 F. Supp. 2d 695 (E.D. Va. 2005). “” Ala. Code § 32-5-214 (2002). Additionally, the government cited to Rule 20 of the Birmingham City Magistrate’s fine schedule, which provided for a twenty-dollar fine for “improper or no rear-view mirror.”
Duncan v. Bibb Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't (N.D. Ala. 2020). · cites it 6× “Ala. Code § 32-5-214 . It is feasible that a rear-view mirror could be located “too low” to offer the unimpeded view required by Alabama law, and Duncan has failed to foreclose that possibility through specific factual allegations.”
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