Alabama § 12-12-52 Receipt of Guilty Pleas by Magistrates in Prosecutions for Traffic Infractions or Boating Violations

Alabama Statutes

§ 12-12-52 — Receipt of Guilty Pleas by Magistrates in Prosecutions for Traffic Infractions or Boating Violations

Alabama·Title 12 Courts·Ch. 12 District Courts·Art. 3 Traffic Offenses

Pursuant to Section 12-17-251, magistrates may receive pleas of guilty in traffic infraction and boating violation prosecutions, but may not receive pleas in matters involving any of the following:

(1)Violations resulting in personal injury.

(2)Operation of a motor vehicle or vessel while intoxicated.

(3)Reckless driving or reckless operation of a vessel.

(4)Felonies or indictable offenses.

(5)Operation of a motor vehicle or vessel without an operator’s license or boater safety certification, as applicable, or while the license or certification is suspended or revoked.

(6)A defendant convicted of two or more previous traffic offenses or boating violations in the preceding 12 months.

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Pursuant to Section 12-17-251, magistrates may receive pleas of guilty in traffic infraction and boating violation prosecutions, but may not receive pleas in matters involving any of the following:
(1) Violations resulting in personal injury.
(2) Operation of a motor vehicle or vessel while intoxicated.
(3) Reckless driving or reckless operation of a vessel.
(4) Felonies or indictable offenses.
(5) Operation of a motor vehicle or vessel without an operator’s license
or boater safety certification, as applicable, or while the license or certification is suspended or revoked.
(6) A defendant convicted of two or more previous traffic offenses or boating violations in the preceding 12 months.

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