SB63 Alabama 2020 Session

Under existing law, a low-speed vehicle, such as a golf cart, may not be operated upon the public highways of the state unless the manufacturer of the low-speed vehicle certifies that it conforms with 49 C.F.R. § 571.500 and is properly registered

Also under existing law, municipalities in Baldwin County and Class 2 municipalities, by ordinance, may authorize the use of golf carts or other low-speed vehicles that do not comply with 49 C.F.R. § 571.500

This bill would provide that a person is prohibited from operating a nonconforming low-speed vehicle on the public highways unless authorized by ordinance or resolution under certain conditions

This bill would establish a fine for a violation

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

Relating to motor vehicles; to prohibit the use of nonconforming low-speed vehicles on the public highways unless authorized by ordinance or resolution; to provide conditions for authorization; to provide a fine for a violation; to provide certain exemptions; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.