(a) A court may not suspend an individual’s driver license for failure to pay a fine, fee, or court cost as a result of a traffic violation unless the individual fails to make three or more of the required payments if the court’s order permits the payment of fines, fees, or court costs as part of a payment plan.

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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(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that, pursuant to Section 150 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, the Supreme Court of Alabama shall amend its rules to conform with this section.
(c) 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 motor vehicle at the time of the traffic violation.
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