Alabama § 32-5A-216 - Pedestrian Soliciting Rides or Business or Fishing.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 32-5A-216 — Pedestrian Soliciting Rides or Business or Fishing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-5A-216. Pedestrian Soliciting Rides or Business or Fishing.
(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.
(b) No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle, nor for the purpose of distributing any article, unless otherwise authorized by official permit of the governing body of the city or county having jurisdiction over the highway.
(c) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
(d) No person shall fish from a bridge, viaduct, or trestle, or the approaches thereto, within the State of Alabama, unless otherwise authorized by the governing body of the city or county having jurisdiction over the highway or from the State of Alabama in the case of state highways. The authorizing authority shall erect and maintain appropriate signs giving notice that fishing is allowed.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-5A-216 ("Pedestrian Soliciting Rides or Business or Fishing.") 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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