Alabama § 32-5A-378 - (Repealed by Act 2026-475, § 22 Effective September 30, 2028) Hearings; Penalties; Costs and Fees.
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§ 32-5A-378. (Repealed by Act 2026-475, § 22 Effective September 30, 2028) Hearings; Penalties; Costs and Fees.
(a) The Secretary of ALEA shall adopt rules providing for a hearing procedure and the administrative resolution of speeding violations under this article. The rules shall provide for the hearing to be conducted by a driver license hearing officer or other hearing officer appointed by the secretary. The hearing may be informal. The hearing shall not be a contested case under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. Following the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a final order.
(b)(1) Speeding violations under this article shall be punished by a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), which shall be collected as other civil judgments are collected. Court costs shall not be assessed except as provided in subsection (c).
(2) In no event shall a speeding violation pursuant to this article be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment.
(3) The Secretary of ALEA shall not assess any points against a driver license or suspend or revoke a driver license for a speeding violation pursuant to this article.
(c) A person who is found liable for a speeding violation after an adjudicative hearing or who requests an adjudicative hearing and thereafter fails to appear at the time and place of the hearing is liable for court costs and fees set in addition to the amount of the civil penalty assessed for the speeding violation. A person who is found liable for a speeding violation after an adjudicative hearing shall pay the civil penalty and costs within 60 days of the hearing.
(d) Whenever a person is ordered to pay a civil penalty under this article, the amount of the civil penalty as set by this article may not be increased, decreased, or remitted by the court, and the liability may be satisfied only by payment in full.
(e) An order issued under this section shall have the same weight and effect as any other civil judgment.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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