Section 32-9A-4 - Penalties(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.(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.(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).(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). (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).(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.Ala. Code § 32-9A-4 (1975)
Amended by Act 2024-245,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2024.Act 98-493, p. 952, §4; Act 2009-143, p. 263, § 2.