(a) A civil violation of this part may not result in any punishment of a criminal nature, may not count as points and may not be entered into any person‘s official driving history, may not be considered a criminal conviction for any purpose, may not be used to increase or enhance punishment for a subsequent offense of a civil or criminal nature, and may not be considered a moving violation, and no person may be arrested or incarcerated for nonpayment of a civil fine.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-49-101.10

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The fact that a person is held liable or responsible for a civil fine for a violation may not be used as evidence that the person was guilty of negligence or other culpable conduct, but this fact may not preclude evidence generated by a device from being used as evidence in other proceedings.
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