Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-17-251, magistrates may receive pleas of guilty in traffic infraction and boating violation prosecutions, but may not receive pleas in matters involving any of the following:

(1) Violations resulting in personal injury.

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

Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-12-52

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) Operation of a motor vehicle or vessel while intoxicated.
(3) Reckless driving or reckless operation of a vessel.
(4) Felonies or indictable offenses.
(5) Operation of a motor vehicle or vessel without an operator’s license or boater safety certification, as applicable, or while the license or certification is suspended or revoked.
(6) A defendant convicted of two or more previous traffic offenses or boating violations in the preceding 12 months.
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