Alabama § 32-5-9 - Liability for Damage to Highway or Structure.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 32-5-9 — Liability for Damage to Highway or Structure., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-5-9. Liability for Damage to Highway or Structure.
(a) Any person driving any vehicle, object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal or careless operation, driving or moving of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving, or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight prescribed by law but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in Section 32-9-29.
(b) Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, but is so operating, driving, or moving the same with the express or implied permission of the owner, then the owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage.
(c) Such damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structures.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 32-5-9 cover?
Section 32-5-9 ("Liability for Damage to Highway or Structure.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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