Ala. Code § 12-12-52: Receipt of Guilty Pleas by Magistrates in Prosecutions for Traffic Infractions or Boating Violations.

Pursuant to 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.

(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.