{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5-213","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 32-5-213","heading":"Horns and Warning Devices.","body":"(a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order capable of emitting a sound audible under normal conditions for a distance of not less than 200 feet.\nIt shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to use upon a vehicle any siren or for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device.\n(b) Every police and fire department and fire patrol vehicle and every ambulance used for emergency calls shall be equipped with a siren, bell, ululating multi-toned horns or other electronic siren type device approved by the Director of Public Safety.\n(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 5 Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, Etc., Generally.","Article 9 Equipment.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=32-5-213","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"c43ce1d316755f88f3e996be3fa96b85af463c303c53429246c5fe4f0f7a2b4c","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5-212","next":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}