Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 32-9-5 (2026)
Penalties.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, laws through the 2026 Regular Session
The operation of any truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer in violation of any section of this chapter or of the terms of any permit issued under this chapter, shall constitute a misdemeanor, and the owner thereof, if such violation was with his or her knowledge or consent, and the operator thereof shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 and may also be imprisoned or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days.
(Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 58, p. 68; Acts 1939, No. 484, p. 687; Code 1940, T. 36, §83.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1986–2007 · leading case: Fike v. Peace, 964 So. 2d 651 (Ala. 2007).
Fike v. Peace, 964 So. 2d 651 (Ala. 2007). “" Finally, the penalties imposed for violation of Chapter 9 are set forth in § 32-9-5, Ala.Code 1975. That section provides: " The operation of any truck, semitrailer truck or trailer in violation of any section of this chapter or of the terms of any permit issued under this…”
Curry v. State, 506 So. 2d 346 (Ala. Crim. App. 1986). “Section 32-9-5, Code of Alabama 1975, provides: “The operation of any truck, semitrailer truck or trailer in violation of any section of this chapter or of the terms of any permit issued under this chapter, shall constitute a misdemeanor, and the owner thereof, if such violation…”
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