HB17 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ronald BoltonRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Motor vehicles; prohibitions on the alteration of the height of the fender of a vehicle, provided
Summary: HB17 creates the Alabama Squat Truck Law, banning raising a vehicle's front fender four inches or more above the rear fender and establishing penalties for violations.
What This Bill Does
It makes it unlawful to operate a passenger car or truck on Alabama highways if the front fender height is raised four or more inches above the rear fender by altering the suspension, frame, or chassis, with height measured vertically from the ground through the wheel center to the bottom of the front fender. An exception applies to bona fide commercial or agricultural modifications. Violations carry escalating fines: up to $50 for the first, up to $100 for the second, and up to $250 for the third or subsequent conviction within the prior five years. The law takes effect October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
Vehicle owners or operators who drive passenger cars or trucks with a front fender raised four or more inches above the rear fender on highways (unless the modification is exempted for commercial or agricultural purposes).
Vehicle modification businesses and law enforcement agencies responsible for enforcing and applying the penalties.

Key Provisions
Prohibits operating a passenger car or truck on highways if the front fender height is raised four or more inches above the rear fender by altering the suspension, frame, or chassis, with the height measured vertically from ground through the wheel center to the bottom of the front fender.
Provides an exception for bona fide commercial or agricultural modifications.
Imposes fines: up to $50 for the first conviction, up to $100 for the second, and up to $250 for the third or a subsequent conviction within the preceding five years.
Defines the fender height measurement as a vertical distance from the ground through the centerline of the wheel to the bottom of the front fender.
Effective date: October 1, 2025; the act is known as the Alabama Squat Truck Law.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Motor Vehicles & Traffic