Alabama Statutes
§ 32-5-213 — Horns and Warning Devices
Alabama·Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic·Ch. 5 Regulation of Operation of Motor Vehicles, Etc., Generally·Art. 9 Equipment·Div. 1 General Provisions
(a)Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order capable of emitting a sound audible under normal conditions for a distance of not less than 200 feet.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to use upon a vehicle any siren or for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device.
(b)Every police and fire department and fire patrol vehicle and every ambulance used for emergency calls shall be equipped with a siren, bell, ululating multi-toned horns or other electronic siren type device approved by the Director of Public Safety.
(c)Any person violating any of the provisi
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Legislative History
(Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §36; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 432, p. 578.)