SB24 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald O. Dial

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Arthur Orr

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Municipalities with population less than 19,000, auth. to enforce speed limits on interstate highways, provision repealed, Sec. 32-5A-171 am'd.

Summary

SB24 would repeal rules that kept small municipalities from enforcing general speed limits on interstate highways and from enforcing those limits outside their corporate boundaries.

What This Bill Does

The bill removes two prohibitions in Section 32-5A-171: one that prevented municipalities with fewer than 19,000 residents from enforcing interstate speed limits, and another that limited enforcement to within the municipality's corporate limits. If enacted, officers from such municipalities could enforce speed limits on interstate highways and within their police jurisdiction. Existing speed limit rules and governor/federal authority remain in place.

Who It Affects

• Law enforcement officers of municipalities with fewer than 19,000 inhabitants: gain authority to enforce interstate speed limits and enforce within the police jurisdiction.
• Drivers and other road users on interstate highways and within municipal police jurisdictions in Alabama: could be cited for speeding by local officers from small municipalities.

Key Provisions

• Repeals 32-5A-171(8), which prohibited enforcement of speed limits on interstate highways by law enforcement officers of municipalities under 19,000 population.
• Repeals 32-5A-171(9), which prohibited enforcement outside the corporate limits within the police jurisdiction of the municipality.

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

Subjects

Municipalities