Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 32-5-215 (2026)

Windshields Must Be Unobstructed; Windshield Wipers; Tinting.

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(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.

(b) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.

(c) Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order.

(d) No person shall operate a motor vehicle which has a windshield, sidewing, or rear window which has tinting to the extent or manufactured in such a way that occupants of the vehicle cannot be easily identified or recognized through the sidewing or rear windows from outside the motor vehicle.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the manufactured tinting of windshields of motor vehicles or to certificates of identification, decals, or other papers required by law to be displayed on such windshield or windows.

(Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §38; Acts 1949, No. 517, p. 754, §8; Acts 1983, No. 83-572, p. 877.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2011 · leading case: J.D.I. v. State, 77 So. 3d 610 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011).
J.D.I. v. State, 77 So. 3d 610 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011). · cites it 14× “entered a guilty plea to the offense of obstruction of justice, reserving for appeal the issue argued during the hearing.”
United States v. Billy Howard Stanfield, 109 F.3d 976 (4th Cir. 1997). “See Alabama Code § 32-5-215(e) (Michie 1996); Arkansas Code of 1987 Ann.”
Brown v. Gold Kist, Inc., 540 So. 2d 663 (Ala. 1988). · cites it 4× “Lang requested a charge on Ala.Code 1975, § 32-5-215(b) and (c), which require that every vehicle have, in good working order, windshield wipers that are sufficient to clear moisture from the windshield and that can be operated from the inside of the vehicle.”
United States v. Stanfield (4th Cir. 1997). “4 See Alabama Code § 32-5-215(e) (Michie 1996); Arkansas Code of 1987 Ann.”
Ala. Code § 32-5-215(a): 1 case
J.D.I. v. State, 77 So. 3d 610 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011). “entered a guilty plea to the offense of obstruction of justice, reserving for appeal the issue argued during the hearing.”
Ala. Code § 32-5-215(b): 1 case
Brown v. Gold Kist, Inc., 540 So. 2d 663 (Ala. 1988). “Lang requested a charge on Ala.Code 1975, § 32-5-215(b) and (c), which require that every vehicle have, in good working order, windshield wipers that are sufficient to clear moisture from the windshield and that can be operated from the inside of the vehicle.”
Ala. Code § 32-5-215(c): 1 case
J.D.I. v. State, 77 So. 3d 610 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011). “entered a guilty plea to the offense of obstruction of justice, reserving for appeal the issue argued during the hearing.”
Ala. Code § 32-5-215(e): 2 cases
United States v. Billy Howard Stanfield, 109 F.3d 976 (4th Cir. 1997). “See Alabama Code § 32-5-215(e) (Michie 1996); Arkansas Code of 1987 Ann.”
United States v. Stanfield (4th Cir. 1997). “4 See Alabama Code § 32-5-215(e) (Michie 1996); Arkansas Code of 1987 Ann.”
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