Ala. Code § 12-12-52

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through May 17, 2024.
Section 12-12-52 - Receipt of guilty pleas in traffic infraction prosecutions by magistrates

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-17-251, magistrates may receive pleas of guilty in traffic infraction and boating violation prosecutions, but may not receive pleas in matters involving any of the following:

(1) Violations resulting in personal injury.
(2) Operation of a motor vehicle or vessel while intoxicated.
(3) Reckless driving or reckless operation of a vessel.
(4) Felonies or indictable offenses.
(5) Operation of a motor vehicle or vessel without an operator's license or boater safety certification, as applicable, or while the license or certification is suspended or revoked.
(6) A defendant convicted of two or more previous traffic offenses or boating violations in the preceding 12 months.

Ala. Code § 12-12-52 (1975)

Amended by Act 2023-363,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-106.