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 32-5A-185

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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

Upon conviction of a school zone speed violation, the operator of the motor vehicle shall be assessed a fine of double the amount prescribed by law outside a school zone. The signs, placed at the entrance of the school zone, shall warn of the doubled fines for speeding within a school zone. The signs shall also state that the doubled fines are applicable only during the times posted on the signs.