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

Alabama § 12-12-52
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 12Courts
Ch. 12District Courts
Art. 3Traffic Offenses

This text of Alabama § 12-12-52 (Receipt of Guilty Pleas by Magistrates in Prosecutions for Traffic Infractions or Boating Violations) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ala. Code § 12-12-52 (2026).

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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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Legislative History

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-106; Act 2023-363, §3.)

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