SB8 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2012

Title

General fund budget, appropriations for ordinary expenses of executive, legislative, and judicial departments

Summary

SB8 would remove restrictions on municipal police to enforce speed limits on interstate highways and outside the corporate limits, expanding their enforcement authority for small towns.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Act 2010-564, Section 32-5A-171, by deleting two prohibitions: one that prevented municipal officers of towns with fewer than 19,000 inhabitants from enforcing speed limits on interstate highways, and another that restricted enforcement to within the municipality's corporate limits. As a result, small-town police could enforce speed limits on interstates, and enforcement could occur within the police jurisdiction beyond corporate boundaries. This changes who can enforce speed limits on interstates and where they can enforce them.

Who It Affects

• Law enforcement officers of incorporated municipalities with fewer than 19,000 inhabitants would gain authority to enforce speed limits on interstate highways.
• Drivers and travelers on interstate highways (and residents/visitors within municipalities) could be cited by municipal officers for speeding beyond the previous corporate-limit restrictions.

Key Provisions

• Deletion of the provision that prohibits law enforcement officers of municipalities with fewer than 19,000 inhabitants from enforcing speed limits on any interstate highway.
• Deletion of the provision that requires enforcement of speed limits to occur only within the corporate limits of a municipality and not within its police jurisdiction.
• Effective date: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved by the Governor.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Appropriations