(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, each municipality shall fix by ordinance the speed at which motor vehicles may be operated within its corporate limits and shall fix the punishment for any violation of such ordinance in accordance with state law.

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 11-49-4

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a municipality may not fix the speed at which motor vehicles may be operated on a county-maintained street, as defined in Section 11-49-80, located within the corporate limits of the municipality unless the municipality conducts an engineering and traffic investigation and receives written approval from the county engineer to fix the speed based on the results of that investigation.
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