SB33 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Jimmy HolleyGerald O. Dial

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Motor vehicles, speed limits, local law enforcement officers being prohibited from enforcing speed limits on Interstates and in police jurisdiction, provisions deleted, Act 2010-564, 2010 Reg. Sess. am'd.; Sec. 32-5A-171 am'd.

Summary

SB33 would remove two prohibitions that prevent municipal police from enforcing speed limits on Interstate highways and within their own police jurisdictions.

What This Bill Does

It would delete two restrictions in the speed limit law, allowing municipal law enforcement officers to enforce speed limits on interstate highways and within the municipality's police jurisdiction. This change would expand where municipal officers can issue speed-limit violations beyond just within the city’s corporate limits. The bill does not change the actual speed limit numbers or general enforcement rules, only who may enforce them.

Who It Affects

• Municipal law enforcement officers of incorporated municipalities (including those with fewer than 19,000 inhabitants) who would gain authority to enforce speed limits on interstates and within their police jurisdiction.
• Drivers and road users in Alabama, who could be cited by municipal police for speed-limit violations on interstates and within municipal police jurisdictions.

Key Provisions

• Deletes the prohibition in 32-5A-171(8) prohibiting municipal law enforcement officers from enforcing speed limits on interstate highways.
• Deletes the prohibition in 32-5A-171(9) prohibiting municipal law enforcement officers from enforcing speed limits within the police jurisdiction of the municipality.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Motor Vehicles