SB8 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald O. Dial
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
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: The bill removes limits that prevented some city police from enforcing speed limits on interstates and inside their police areas, allowing broader municipal enforcement.
What This Bill Does
It amends Act 2010-564 (Section 32-5A-171) by deleting two restrictions: one that barred municipal officers from enforcing speed limits on interstate highways, and another that limited enforcement to the municipality's corporate limits. As a result, municipal law enforcement officers would be able to enforce state speed limits on interstates and within their own police jurisdictions. The bill does not change the speed limits themselves, only who can enforce them.

Who It Affects
Municipal law enforcement officers in incorporated cities and towns would gain the authority to enforce speed limits on interstate highways and within the police jurisdiction of their municipality.
Drivers traveling on Alabama roadways, especially on interstates, may be subject to speed enforcement by municipal officers within their police jurisdictions.

Key Provisions
Deletes the prohibition in Section 32-5A-171(8) preventing certain municipal officers from enforcing speed limits on interstate highways.
Deletes the prohibition in Section 32-5A-171(9) prohibiting enforcement of speed limits within the police jurisdiction of a municipality.
Amends Section 32-5A-171 to remove these enforcement restrictions, thereby allowing municipal officers to enforce speed limits on interstates and within their police jurisdictions.

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