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Ala. Code § 32-9A-4 (2026)

Penalties.

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(a) Any person violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(1) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each offense. In addition, the court may impose a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail, not to exceed 30 days, for each offense.

(b) Any person violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(2)a. or a motor carrier violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(2)b. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each offense.

(c) Any operator of a commercial motor vehicle violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(2)a. in which a metal coil drops, falls, spills, shifts, or otherwise escapes from the vehicle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(d) Any person violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(3) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(e) In addition to the other penalties for a violation of subdivisions (2) or (3) of Section 32-9A-2(a), the court may impose a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail, not to exceed one year, for each conviction under subdivisions (2) or (3) of Section 32-9A-2(a).

(f) In addition to other punishment fixed by law, the court may enter an order prohibiting the person from operating any commercial motor vehicle for a period to be specified by the court, or perpetually, as the court may determine.

(Act 98-493, p. 952, §4; Act 2009-143, p. 263, §2; Act 2024-245, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2010 · leading case: Dixon v. Hot Shot Express, Inc., 44 So. 3d 1082 (Ala. 2010).
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Dixon v. Hot Shot Express, Inc., 44 So. 3d 1082 (Ala. 2010). “Nor is any conflict apparent between Section 392. II and the Alabama Guest Passenger Statute.”
Killen v. State, 847 So. 2d 395 (Ala. Crim. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “” Because the $20 fíne the trial court imposed was below the jurisdictional minimum, we should remand this case to the trial court for that court to impose a fine that is within the range provided by § 32-9A-4, Ala.Code 1975. Accordingly, I respectfully concur in part and…”
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