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SB172
TZ3D199-1
By Senator Kelley
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 13-Feb-25
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First Read: 13-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would establish the crime of
aggressive driving, which is committed when a person
operates a motor vehicle with the intent to annoy,
harass, molest, intimidate, injure, or obstruct another
person operating a motor vehicle, and commits an
enumerated offense relating to the operation of a motor
vehicle.
This bill would also establish criminal
penalties for a violation.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to motor vehicles; to establish the crime of
aggressive driving; and to provide a criminal penalty for a
violation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) A person commits the crime of aggressive
driving if the operator of a motor vehicle, with the intent to
annoy, harass, molest, intimidate, injure, or obstruct another
person in a motor vehicle, the person does any of the
following:
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following:
(1) Strikes or attempts to strike another vehicle or
otherwise cause another vehicle to leave the roadway.
(2) Passes the person in a no-passing zone, in
violation of Section 32-5A-86, Code of Alabama 1975.
(3) Follows the person too closely, in violation of
Section 32-5A-89, Code of Alabama 1975.
(4) Throws any destructive or injurious material onto
the highway, in violation of Section 32-5A-60, Code of Alabama
1975.
(5) Unlawfully overtakes the person on the left, in
violation of Section 32-5A-82 or 32-5A-84, Code of Alabama
1975.
(6) Unlawfully travels below the minimum authorized
speed, in violation of Section 32-5A-174, Code of Alabama
1975.
(7) Engages in reckless driving, in violation of
Section 32-5A-190, Code of Alabama 1975.
(8) Unlawfully remains in the leftmost lane for more
than 1.5 miles without completely passing another vehicle, in
violation of Section 32-5A-80(d), Code of Alabama 1975.
(9) Brandishes a pistol or other firearm.
(b) A person who commits the crime of aggressive
driving shall be punished as follows:
(1) On a first violation, the person shall be guilty of
a Class A misdemeanor. In addition, the court shall forward a
record of the conviction to the Secretary of the Alabama State
Law Enforcement Agency and the secretary shall suspend the
person's license for a period of not less than 30 days.
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person's license for a period of not less than 30 days.
(2) On a second or subsequent conviction within a
10-year period, the person shall be guilty of a Class D
felony. In addition, the court shall forward a record of the
conviction to the Secretary of the Alabama State Law
Enforcement Agency and the secretary shall revoke the person’s
license for a period of not less than one year pursuant to the
procedures of Section 32-5A-195, Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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