{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-16-27a-11","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 16-27A-11","heading":"Construction with Other Laws.","body":"Adoption by a board of the procedures under this chapter and the enforcement of this chapter by a governing body shall not affect current procedure and prosecutions commenced by issuance of a uniform traffic ticket and complaint by a law enforcement officer or otherwise. The issuance of a notice of violation as authorized by this chapter shall be subordinate to the issuance of a uniform traffic ticket and complaint for the same action if issued by a sworn law enforcement officer, and issuance of a uniform traffic ticket and complaint for a school bus violation shall preclude issuance of a notice of violation as authorized by this chapter. In the event both a uniform traffic ticket and complaint and a notice of violation as authorized by this chapter are issued for the same action, the one issued by a sworn law enforcement officer pursuant to Section 32-5A-154, shall control and shall constitute a defense to the other.","path":["Title 16 Education.","Chapter 27A Alabama School Bus Safety Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=16-27A-11","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"d97a37e786728f30e867ed31021cdf842bf0f80a60ee127b7f850875806a4e19","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-16-27a-10","next":"us-al/ala.-code-16-27a-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}