{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-32-9a-4","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 32-9A-4","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) Any person violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(1) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each offense. In addition, the court may impose a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail, not to exceed 30 days, for each offense.\n(b) Any person violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(2)a. or a motor carrier violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(2)b. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each offense.\n(c) Any operator of a commercial motor vehicle violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(2)a. in which a metal coil drops, falls, spills, shifts, or otherwise escapes from the vehicle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).\n(d) Any person violating Section 32-9A-2(a)(3) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).\n(e) In addition to the other penalties for a violation of subdivisions (2) or (3) of Section 32-9A-2(a), the court may impose a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail, not to exceed one year, for each conviction under subdivisions (2) or (3) of Section 32-9A-2(a).\n(f) In addition to other punishment fixed by law, the court may enter an order prohibiting the person from operating any commercial motor vehicle for a period to be specified by the court, or perpetually, as the court may determine.","path":["Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 9A Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Requirements."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=32-9A-4","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"ff63e5df6e3907cad7747241a65ce0ebf9bc5dd3b3897e8db9d607c9099fdda2","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-32-9a-3","next":"us-al/ala.-code-32-9a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}