Alabama § 45-27-210.01
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-27-210.01, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-27-210.01.
(a)(1) Any municipality located in whole or in part in Escambia County, by ordinance, may operate a system to detect and record speeding violations that occur exclusively within a zone, issue notices of civil violations by mail, and prosecute civil violations for the recorded speeding violations that may occur within the corporate limits of the municipality as provided in this part.
(2) A civil fine assessed under this part may not exceed one hundred ninety-five dollars ($195). At least ten dollars ($10) of each assessed fine shall be allocated to one of the following uses:
a. Funding school resource officers.
b. Implementing school safety plans.
c. Implementing safety programs related to zones.
(3) Municipal court costs may be assessed in the same manner and in the same amounts prescribed for municipal speeding violations prosecuted as a violation or misdemeanor.
(4) Court costs and fines collected pursuant to this act shall be distributed as prescribed by municipal ordinance and by Section 45-27-210.03(i).
(b) If a municipality adopts an ordinance to operate a system, the municipality shall do all of the following:
(1) Post signs at a minimum of three roadway entry points to the municipality to provide motorists with notice that a system is in use.
(2) At least 30 days prior to initially operating a system, make a public announcement and conduct a public awareness campaign regarding the use of the system.
(3) Post signs warning of the use of a system within 50 yards of each zone where a system is in use.
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