(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.
(b) No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle, nor for the purpose of distributing any article, unless otherwise authorized by official permit of the governing body of the city or county having jurisdiction over the highway.
(c) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
(d) No person shall fish from a bridge, viaduct, or trestle, or the approaches thereto, within the State of Alabama, unless otherwise authorized by the governing body of the city or county having jurisdiction over the highway or from the State of Alabama in the case of state highways. The authorizing authority shall erect and maintain appropriate signs giving notice that fishing is allowed.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §5-107; Acts 1981, No. 81-803, p. 1412, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases (
4 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case:
Singleton v. Taylor (M.D. Ala. 2021).
Singleton v. Taylor (M.D. Ala. 2021).
· cites it 4× “Plaintiffs assert that these two statutes (together, “the Statutes”) have criminalized their speech in violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Singleton v. Taylor (M.D. Ala. 2021).
· cites it 3× “§ 1983 , to challenge the constitutionality of two Alabama statutes: Alabama Code § 13A-11-9(a)(1) (prohibiting loitering “in a public place for the purpose of begging”) (hereinafter “the Begging Statute”) and Alabama Code § 32-5A-216(b) (prohibiting individuals from “stand[ing]…”
Singleton v. Taylor (M.D. Ala. 2021).
· cites it 2× “Plaintiffs assert that these two statutes (together, “the Statutes”) have criminalized their speech in violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Jonathan Singleton v. Sec'y of the Alabama Law Enf't Agency (11th Cir. 2025).
· cites it 2× “Singleton has been cited six times for violating Alabama Code § 32-5A-216(b) (“the pedestrian solicitation statute”), which prohibits a person, in relevant part, from “stand[ing] on a highway” to “solicit[] employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle”…”
— Ala. Code § 32-5A-216(b) — 4 cases
Singleton v. Taylor (M.D. Ala. 2021).
“Plaintiffs assert that these two statutes (together, “the Statutes”) have criminalized their speech in violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Singleton v. Taylor (M.D. Ala. 2021).
“§ 1983 , to challenge the constitutionality of two Alabama statutes: Alabama Code § 13A-11-9(a)(1) (prohibiting loitering “in a public place for the purpose of begging”) (hereinafter “the Begging Statute”) and Alabama Code § 32-5A-216(b) (prohibiting individuals from “stand[ing]…”
Singleton v. Taylor (M.D. Ala. 2021).
“Plaintiffs assert that these two statutes (together, “the Statutes”) have criminalized their speech in violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Jonathan Singleton v. Sec'y of the Alabama Law Enf't Agency (11th Cir. 2025).
“Singleton has been cited six times for violating Alabama Code § 32-5A-216(b) (“the pedestrian solicitation statute”), which prohibits a person, in relevant part, from “stand[ing] on a highway” to “solicit[] employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle”…”
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