Alabama § 23-2-173 Reciprocal Agreements - Other States or Jurisdictions

Alabama Statutes

§ 23-2-173 — Reciprocal Agreements - Other States or Jurisdictions

Alabama § 23-2-173

Title 23Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries

Ch. 2Toll Roads, Bridges and Ferries

Art. 6Electronic Toll Collection Act

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Ala. Code § 23-2-173 (2026).

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(a)The department or authority may enter into agreements, when not in conflict with law, with other states or jurisdictions for reciprocal enforcement of toll violations.

(b)An agreement made under this section shall provide that drivers licensed and vehicles registered in the state, while operating on the highways of another jurisdiction, shall receive benefits, privileges, and exemptions of a similar kind with regard to toll enforcement as are extended to drivers and vehicles licensed or registered in the other jurisdiction while operated in the state.

(c)A reciprocal agreement under this section may provide for enforcement of toll violations by refusal or suspension of the license of the driver or registration of the vehicle in accordance with Section 23-2-172.

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(a) The department or authority may enter into agreements, when not in conflict with law, with other states or jurisdictions for reciprocal enforcement of toll violations.
(b) An agreement made under this section shall provide that drivers licensed and vehicles registered in the state, while operating on the highways of another jurisdiction, shall receive benefits, privileges, and exemptions of a similar kind with regard to toll enforcement as are extended to drivers and vehicles licensed or registered in the other jurisdiction while operated in the state.
(c) A reciprocal agreement under this section may provide for enforcement of toll violations by refusal or suspension of the license of the driver or registration of the vehicle in accordance with Section 23-2-172.
(d) The reciprocal violation enforcement agreement between the department or authority and the governmental entity of another state or jurisdiction shall agree upon fees and costs associated with collecting unpaid tolls and driver’s license and vehicle registration suspensions in their respective jurisdictions.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 23-2-174, electronic toll collection data may be used for vehicle registration verification by the Department of Revenue and other states that have entered into information exchange agreements with the Department of Revenue.
(f) The enforcement provisions of subsection (d) of Section 23-2-169 and Section 23-2-172 do not apply to toll violations that occur in another state or jurisdiction until and unless the department or authority enters into a reciprocal agreement under this section with the other state or jurisdiction.
(g) To the extent permitted by law or allowed by or agreed to in a reciprocal agreement made under this section, public or private toll entities within the state may share in the benefit of a reciprocal agreement. Nothing in this section prevents a public or private toll entity from entering into an agreement for data sharing, the reciprocal payment of toll violations, or the collection of tolls with another public or private toll entity.