(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a judge may only order an individual’s driver license or driving privilege be suspended for failing to appear in court when either of the following occur:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 32-6-17.1

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) The individual violates his or her written bond to appear or otherwise fails to appear for any pre-adjudication court date or trial date.
(2) The individual failed to appear on more than one occasion when the court appearance is based on a court’s post adjudication compliance review of conditions ordered by the court for a traffic violation.
(b) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend an individual’s driver license or driving privilege upon receipt of the court order suspending the license.
(c) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer the requirements of this section.
(d) This section shall not apply to an individual holding a commercial driver license or a commercial learner license or to an individual operating a commercial vehicle at the time of the traffic violation.
(e) Any individual whose driver license or driving privilege is suspended for failure to appear, his or her driver license or driving privilege shall be reinstated upon compliance with the notice to appear and the payment of the reinstatement fee.
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