Rule 20 Magistrates' fine schedule and procedure if defendant elects to plead guilty in district court or municipal court.

(Note: If a municipality does not have a municipal court, and a person charged with a municipal-ordinance violation listed on a schedule included in, attached as an appendix to, or adopted pursuant to this rule elects to plead guilty, the districtcourt schedule of fines shall apply.)

(A) Schedule of fines for traffic offenses. If a defendant in a district-court or municipal-court case elects to plead guilty before a magistrate to one of the traffic offenses listed in the schedule below, the fine established in this schedule shall apply:

OFFENSES FINES

Allowing child under the age of 16 to operate motor vehicle $50 Bicycle - no lamps or reflector $20 Blocking highway $30 Casting a light from a public road (nuisance spotlighting) $100 Clinging to vehicle $20 Coasting $20 Crossing a fire hose $50 Disobeying traffic control devices on a controlled-access highway $20 Driving on beach or sand dunes $100 Driving on wrong side of road $30 Driving through or around a barricade/fence/warning sign/detour $20 sign Driving under the minimum speed $20 Driving upon sidewalk $20 Driving with vision obscured $20 Entering highway closed by state trooper $20 Expired license $20 Expired tag $20 Failure to affix tinting-compliance label $20 Failure to dim headlights $10 Failure to display flare or warning devices $20 Failure to exercise care $20 Failure to move over or reduce speed when approaching enforcement $200 or emergency vehicles Failure to move to the right upon approach of emergency vehicle $50 Failure to obey pedestrian-control signals $20 Failure to obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device $20 Failure to stop at railroad crossing $10 Failure to stop when emerging from alley, driveway, or building $20 Failure to use child restraint $25 Failure to wear safety belt $25 Failure to yield right-of-way $20 Failure to yield to emergency vehicle $50 Following emergency vehicle $50 Following too closely $20 Hitchhiking $10 Impeding the flow of traffic $20 Improper access to controlled-access roadway $20 Improper backing $20 Improper brakes $20 Improper horn $20 Improper lane change $20 Improper lane usage $20 Improper length/width of a motor bus $100 Improper lights $20 Improper motorcycle operation $20 Improper muffler $10 Improper or no rearview mirror $20 Improper passing $20 Improper passing on a motorcycle $20 Improper riding of a bicycle on a roadway $20 Improper signal $10 Improper stopping or parking on or in highway (general) $30 Improper stopping, standing, or parking in specified places $30 Improper stopping, standing, or parking outside of business or $30 residence Improper tag $25 Improper tag classification $25 Improper tires $20 Improper turn $20 Improper use of clearly indicated divided highway $30 Improper window tinting $20 Improperly driving over the center line of a four-lane roadway $20 Improperly opening and closing vehicle doors $20 Insurance - allowing the operation of a vehicle without insurance $50 Insurance - display of invalid insurance $50 Insurance - failure or refusal to display $50 Insurance - operating a vehicle the registration of which is $50 suspended Insurance - operating a vehicle without insurance $50 Littering highway $100 Making a U-turn $20 Motorcycle - no shoes $10 No CD license $100 No flag, flares, or other warning device $20 No helmet (motorcycle rider) $10 No motorcycle endorsement $20 No permit (oversized width, height, length) $100 No plainly visible tag $50 No red or orange flag or red light or amber strobe $20 No reflect device on slow-moving vehicles $20 No reflectors on tractor $20 Obstructing driver's view $20 Operating a motor vehicle in a distracted manner $50 Operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license $25* Overweight/overheight/overlength truck $100 Parking more than 18 inches from curb $30 Pedestrian entering or remaining on bridge or railroad crossing $20 Pedestrian on highway $10 Pedestrians not yielding to authorized emergency vehicles $10 Refusal to weigh $300 Riding in house trailer $20 Running red light $20 Running stop sign $20 Shifting load $25 Slowing or stopping without a proper signal $20 Speeding: Less than 25 MPH over posted speed limit $20 25 MPH or more over posted speed limit $40 Speed - exceeding reasonable and prudent $20 Spilling load $25 Stopping on highway $30 Switched personalized license plates $100 Texting while driving $25 Towing or hauling a disabled vehicle $50 Unattended motor vehicle $25 Unloading logs, lumber, etc., on or near highway $25 Violating driver's license restriction or endorsement $10* Violating oversized-load permit $100

CONSTRUCTION ZONE OFFENSES

Allowing child under the age of 16 to operate motor vehicle $250 Bicycle - no lamps or reflector $250 Blocking highway $250 Casting a light from a public road (nuisance spotlighting) $250 Clinging to vehicle $250 Coasting $250 Crossing a fire hose $250 Disobeying traffic control devices on a controlled-access highway $250 Driving on beach or sand dunes $250 Driving on wrong side of road $250 Driving through or around a barricade/fence/warning sign/ detour $250 sign Driving under the minimum speed $250 Driving upon sidewalk $250 Driving with vision obscured $250 Entering highway closed by state trooper $250 Expired license $250 Expired tag $520 Failure to affix tinting-compliance label $250 Failure to dim headlights $250 Failure to display flare or warning devices $250 Failure to exercise care $250 Failure to move over or reduce speed when approaching enforcement $250 or emergency vehicles Failure to move to the right upon approach of emergency vehicle $250 Failure to obey pedestrian-control signals $250 Failure to obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device $250 Failure to stop at railroad crossing $250 Failure to stop when emerging from alley, driveway, or building $250 Failure to use child restraint $250 Failure to wear safety belt $250 Failure to yield right-of-way $250 Failure to yield to emergency vehicle $250 Following emergency vehicle $250 Following too closely $250 Hitchhiking $250 Impeding the flow of traffic $250 Improper access to controlled-access roadway $250 Improper backing $250 Improper brakes $250 Improper horn $250 Improper lane change $250 Improper lane usage $250 Improper length/width of a motor bus $250 Improper lights $250 Improper motorcycle operation $250 Improper muffler $250 Improper or no rearview mirror $250 Improper passing $250 Improper passing on a motorcycle $250 Improper riding of a bicycle on a roadway $250 Improper signal $250 Improper stopping or parking on or in highway (general) $250 Improper stopping, standing, or parking in specified places $250 Improper stopping, standing, or parking outside of business or $250 residence Improper tag $250 Improper tag classification $250 Improper tires $250 Improper turn $250 Improper use of clearly indicated divided highway $250 Improper window tinting $250 Improperly driving over the center line of a four-lane roadway $250 Improperly opening and closing vehicle doors $250 Insurance - allowing the operation of a vehicle without insurance $250 Insurance - display of invalid insurance $250 Insurance - failure or refusal to display $250 Insurance - operating a vehicle the registration of which is $250 suspended Insurance - operating a vehicle without insurance $250 Littering highway $250 Making a U-turn $250 Motorcycle - no shoes $250 No CD license $250 No flag, flares, or other warning device $250 No helmet (motorcycle rider) $250 No motorcycle endorsement $250 No permit (oversized width, height, length) $250 No plainly visible tag $250 No red or orange flag or red light or amber strobe $250 No reflect device on slow-moving vehicles $250 No reflectors on tractor $250 Obstructing driver's view $250 Operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license $250* Overweight/overheight/overlength truck $250 Parking more than 18 inches from curb $250 Pedestrian entering or remaining on bridge or railroad crossing $250 Pedestrian on highway $250 Pedestrians not yielding to authorized emergency vehicles $250 Refusal to weigh $250 Riding in house trailer $250 Running red light $250 Running stop sign $250 Shifting load $250 Slowing or stopping without a proper signal $250 Speeding: Less than 25 MPH over posted speed limit $250 25 MPH or more over posted speed limit $250 Speed - exceeding reasonable and prudent $250 Spilling load $250 Stopping on highway $250 Switched personalized license plates $250 Texting while driving $250 Towing or hauling a disabled vehicle $250 Unattended motor vehicle $250 Unloading logs, lumber, etc., on or near highway $250 Violating driver's license restriction or endorsement $250* Violating oversized-load permit $250

*This amount does not include the $50 penalty imposed pursuant to § 32-6-18 and § 32-6-19, Ala. Code 1975.

(B) District court schedule of fines. Any district court, by action of the majority of the judges thereof, and subject to the limitations imposed in section (D), may adopt, in whole or in part, the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines appearing as Appendix B to this rule, and the schedule adopted by the district court shall apply in municipal-ordinance-violation cases, state-law-violation cases (i.e., cases involving offenses for which a sentence of imprisonment not in excess of 30 days may be imposed (see § 13A-1-2(2), Ala. Code 1975)), and misdemeanor cases, including cases charging the violation of a rule or regulation promulgated by a state agency or department, not included in the schedule set out in section (A), wherein a defendant elects to plead guilty before a magistrate to a misdemeanor, a state-law violation, a municipal-ordinance violation, or other violation listed in the schedule. Provided, that in no event shall the schedule of fines include violations or misdemeanors involving the use or consumption of alcoholic beverages or any controlled substance, violations or misdemeanors connected with violent acts, or violations or misdemeanors requiring restitution to victims of crime.

If the district court adopts the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines, in whole or in part, the district court may subsequently, by action of the majority of the district judges, omit from its local schedule of fines any particular offense listed on the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines or it may reject the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines in its entirety.

Any district court, by action of the majority of the judges thereof, and subject to the limitations imposed in section (D), may adopt a local schedule of fines for other misdemeanors, state-law violations, municipal-ordinance violations, or violations of rules or regulations promulgated by a state agency or department, not included in section (A) and not included in the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines, or, as to a particular offense, may set a fine amount different from that contained in the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines. This local schedule shall apply if a defendant elects to plead guilty before a magistrate to a misdemeanor or violation listed in the schedule. Provided, however, that any local schedule that lists additional offenses or sets different fine amounts shall not be effective until it has been approved by the Alabama Supreme Court. The presiding district judge shall submit the local fine schedule listing other offenses or setting different fine amounts to the clerk of the Supreme Court, who shall present it to the Supreme Court for approval.

Any district court adopting a local fine schedule pursuant to this rule, whether it adopts the Supreme Court's schedule of fines, in whole or in part, or adopts a different schedule permitted by this rule, shall submit a copy of its schedule (or schedules) to the Administrative Office of Courts, and the district court shall maintain the original on file in the court clerk's office. Any district court rejecting the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines in its entirety shall notify the Administrative Office of Courts of this fact, furnishing the administrative director of courts a copy of the document indicating that action; the district court shall maintain the original document in the court clerk's office. The clerk of the court shall distribute copies to the county sheriff, all chiefs of police for municipalities located within the county, and the state-trooper office located within the county for display in a conspicuous place, and the clerk shall post the schedule (or schedules) in a conspicuous place. (See section (G), “Posting, Distributing, and Displaying Schedule of Fines.”)

(C) Municipal-court schedule of fines. Any municipality having a municipal court may, by ordinance, adopt, in whole or in part, the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines appearing as Appendix B to this rule, and the schedule adopted shall apply in municipal-ordinance-violation cases or cases charging the violation of a rule or regulation promulgated by a state agency or department and incorporated in municipal ordinances, not included in the schedule set out in section (A), wherein a defendant elects to plead guilty before a magistrate to a misdemeanor or violation listed in the schedule. If a municipality adopts all or a portion of the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines, it may subsequently amend its local schedule of fines, by ordinance, to include or exclude any of or all the offenses contained in the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines or to reject the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines in its entirety. Provided, that the adoption of a schedule of fines pursuant to this section shall be subject to the limitations imposed in section (D), and provided further that in no event shall the schedule of fines include municipal-ordinance violations or other violations or misdemeanors incorporated by reference into ordinances involving the use or consumption of alcoholic beverages or any controlled substance, municipalordinance violations or other violations or misdemeanors incorporated by reference into ordinances connected with violent acts, or municipal-ordinance violations or other violations or misdemeanors incorporated by reference into ordinances requiring restitution to victims of crime.

A municipality having a municipal court may, by ordinance, and subject to the limitations imposed in section (D) and subject to the limitations that the schedule of fines not include violations or misdemeanors involving the use or consumption of alcoholic beverages or any controlled substance, violations or misdemeanors connected with violent acts, or violations or misdemeanors requiring restitution to victims of crime, adopt a local schedule of fines for municipal-ordinance violations or violations of rules or regulations promulgated by a state agency or department and incorporated into ordinances, which offenses or violations are not included in the schedule of fines provided in section (A) or in the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines, and as to which a defendant may elect to plead guilty before a magistrate. Provided, that the fines adopted may not be inconsistent with either the fine schedule set out in section (A) or the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines and provided that the included violations are offenses that do not require a court appearance.

(D) Limitations.

(1) No schedule of fines established for use by magistrates pursuant to section (B) or (C) shall include any of the following traffic offenses:

(a) Operating or being in actual physical control of any vehicle or vessel while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs;

(b) Reckless driving;

(c) Felony offenses;

(d) Operating a motor vehicle while one's driver's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled;

(e) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer;

(f) Racing on the highway;

(g) Operating or driving a commercial vehicle after the vehicle or driver has been placed “out of service” by a law-enforcement officer; and

(h) Offenses that carry a penalty that includes mandatory incarceration.

(2) Notwithstanding that the particular misdemeanor or violation with which the defendant is charged is listed on a schedule adopted pursuant to this rule, that schedule shall have no application to the defendant's case if the offense charged resulted in personal injury or property damage.

(E) Procedure for pleading guilty to nontraffic offense.

(1) PERSONAL APPEARANCE OR REMITTANCE BY MAIL OR HAND DELIVERY. Any defendant electing to plead guilty to any nontraffic misdemeanor, state-law violation, municipal-ordinance violation, or violation of a rule or regulation promulgated by a state agency or department, which misdemeanor or violation is listed in a schedule established pursuant to section (B) or (C), must, within 7 days of the date of receiving the Uniform Nontraffic Citation and Complaint (“the UNTCC”), or, in the discretion of the magistrate, not later than 72 hours before the court date shown on the UNTCC, comply with one of the following requirements:

(a) Appear in person before a magistrate, sign the “Plea of Guilty/ Waiver of Rights” provision on the UNTCC, and pay the fine, all applicable court costs, and, for a misdemeanor offense in the district court, the minimum victim-compensation assessment of $25; in the event the defendant chooses this option, the magistrate should retain a copy of the UNTCC; or

(b) Sign the “Plea of Guilty/Waiver of Rights” provision on the UNTCC and mail or hand deliver to the clerk of the court the signed page and payment for the amount of the fine, all applicable court costs, and, for a misdemeanor offense in the district court, the minimum victim-compensation assessment of $25. Remittance by mail or hand delivery of the fine, costs, and victim-compensation assessment constitutes a guilty plea and waiver of trial, even if the “Plea of Guilty/Waiver of Rights” provision on the UNTCC has not been signed by the defendant. If the amount sent is insufficient, then the money received by the clerk shall be considered to be a partial payment of the lawful penalty, and it shall be applied by the clerk to the fine, costs, and victim-compensation assessment and shall be disbursed as required by law. The clerk may give notice of an insufficiency, and a supplemental summons or warrant of arrest shall be issued for the defendant's arrest, and a judgment shall be entered by the magistrate for the balance due.

(c) Pay the amount of the fine and costs by credit card or bank transfer to the clerk of court, magistrate, or any repository for payment established by the Administrative Office of Courts. Remittance of the fines and costs by credit-card payment or bank transfer constitutes a guilty plea and waiver of trial, whether or not the "Plea of Guilty/Waiver of Rights" is signed by the defendant. Should the amount tendered be insufficient, such money received by the magistrate, clerk, or other designated officer shall be considered to be a partial payment of the lawful penalty, applied by the clerk to the fines and costs and disbursed as required by law. The clerk may give notice of such insufficiency by first-class mail to the defendant at the address contained on the UNTCC, and a supplemental summons or warrant of arrest shall be issued for the defendant's arrest, and a judgment shall be entered by the magistrate of court for the balance of the penalty due.

(2) EXCEPTION FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS; MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE. If the court has reason to believe that a defendant charged with a scheduled offense is a repeat offender, the court, in its discretion, may require the defendant to appear in court to answer the charged offense, in which case the defendant may not plead guilty before a magistrate.

(3) ISSUANCE OF NOTICE, SUMMONS, OR WARRANT. If a defendant fails to appear, the court may, in its discretion, issue further notice and, if the offense is contained in a schedule of fines, increase the amount of the fine above the scheduled fine for such an offense or it may issue a supplemental summons or warrant and forfeit bail according to law.

(4) FINES, COURT COSTS, AND VICTIM-COMPENSATION ASSESSMENTS PAID TO CLERK OF COURT; TRANSFER OF RECORDS FROM OUTSIDE CLERK'S OFFICE. Fines, court costs, and, in misdemeanor cases in the district court, victim-compensation assessments collected in cases where the defendant pleads guilty shall be paid to the clerk of the court, who shall disburse the funds as provided by law; provided, however, that magistrates serving outside the office of clerk shall transfer to the office of the clerk all records, including the UNTCC and the signed “Plea of Guilty/Waiver of Rights” provision, within 48 hours of receiving those records, and the clerk of court shall disburse all fines, court costs, and, in misdemeanor cases in the district court, victim-compensation assessments, in accordance with rules adopted by the Administrative Director of Courts.

(F) Declaration of approval of Uniform Nontraffic Citation and Complaint. The UNTCC, appearing as Appendix A to this rule, is hereby approved and declared to be sufficient for each of the nontraffic offenses listed in the Supreme Court's extended schedule of fines and for those offenses listed in any schedule of fines approved by the Supreme Court or adopted pursuant to sections (B) and (C). The use of an electronic version of the UNTCC, as approved by the Administrative Director of Courts, containing substantially the same information as that found on the UNTCC appearing as Appendix A to this rule is declared to be sufficient.

(G) Posting, Distributing, and displaying schedule of fines. Each court clerk shall post, in a conspicuous place, the schedule of fines prescribed in section (A) and any schedule adopted pursuant to section (B) or (C). The schedule shall be distributed by the clerk of the court to all law-enforcement agencies, including municipal police departments, and to state agencies and departments that will use the Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint and the UNTCC and to officers operating within the jurisdiction of the court, and it shall be prominently displayed in the offices of magistrates and the clerk of court.

(H) Acceptance of plea as to offense not listed on schedule; contempt. Any magistrate who accepts a defendant's guilty plea as to an offense not listed on a schedule adopted pursuant to this rule is subject to the power of the district court or the municipal court to punish for criminal contempt.

(I) Use of Uniform Nontraffic Citation and Complaint. If a lawenforcement officer chooses to cite and release the defendant for a misdemeanor or violation listed in a schedule of fines adopted pursuant to this rule, the UNTCC or the electronic version of the UNTCC shall serve as the charging instrument. However, in no event shall the UNTCC or the electronic version of the UNTCC be used in regard to an offense listed in section (D) or in regard to a violation or a misdemeanor that is based on the use or consumption of alcoholic beverages or any controlled substance, that is connected with a violent act, or that requires restitution to a victim of crime.

(J) Issuance of forms to law enforcement officers. Each lawenforcement agency and each agency or department of the state using the UNTCC shall issue copies of the UNTCC to each law-enforcement officer or each officer who is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations within that agency. Each law-enforcement agency and each agency or department of the state using the UNTCC shall be responsible for printing paper-ticket books. The electronic version of the UNTCC will be distributed by the Administrative Office of Courts.

(K) Accountability for Uniform Nontraffic Citation and Complaint.

(1) LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. Each law-enforcement agency and each agency or department of the state using the UNTCC or the electronic version of the UNTCC shall be responsible for the proper accounting and use of all tickets stocked by that agency. Each law-enforcement officer issuing a UNTCC shall complete and sign the UNTCC, serve a copy of the completed UNTCC upon the defendant, and, without unnecessary delay, normally within 48 hours, acknowledge under oath the facts alleged therein before any person within the judicial branch of government who is authorized by the State of Alabama to administer oaths and file copies of the UNTCC with the court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Electronic versions of the UNTCC may be electronically transmitted to and filed with the court of appropriate jurisdiction. If an electronic UNTCC is used, both the law-enforcement officer and the person administering the oath may use an electronic signature and verification process approved by the Administrative Director of Courts when swearing to and verifying electronic UNTCCs.

(2) COURTS. The presiding circuit judge, other judge, or clerk of each court shall designate personnel to be responsible for accounting for all tickets used in such court. The designated personnel shall be responsible for the proper disposition and accounting of such tickets and shall cause to be prepared and submitted such records and reports relating to the tickets as may be requested by the Administrative Director of Courts.

(L) Electronic filing of guilty pleas and orders. Judges, clerks, and magistrates may utilize an electronic filing system managed and operated by the Administrative Office of Courts to accept pleas of guilty and/or to enter orders in nontraffic cases that have been initiated by the filing of a UNTCC or an electronic version of the UNTCC.

[Amended 11-9-76; Amended 6-5-79, eff. 8-1-79; Amended 11-6-79, eff. 1-1-80; Amended 9-28-87, eff. 10-1-87; Amended 7-1-94; Amended12-6-94, eff. 4-1-95; Amended 10-10-95, eff. 12-1-95; Amended 8-1-97; eff. 8-1-97; Amended eff. 910- 97; Amended eff. 3-1-2001; Amended eff. 1-4-2006; amended eff. 11-9-2006; Amended 7-13-2012; Amended 11-26-2012; Amended eff. 1-30-2020; Amended eff. 12-17-2021; Amended 6-18-2024.]

Appendix A. Uniform Nontraffic Citation and Complaint

State of Alabama UNIFORM NON-TRAFFIC CITATION Case Number Unified Judicial System AND COMPLAINT (For Scheduled Non-Traffic Violations or Misdemeanors ARJA-20 7/94 Law Enforcement Agency/Organization or Department

IN THE _______________________ COURT OF _____________________ COUNTY The undersigned complainant, being duly sworn, deposes and says that the person □ AM herein named committed the offense hereinafter set forth in that on or about Month Day Year At Time □ PM Approx. : □ MT First Middle/Maiden Last

Street

City State Zip

Driver’s License Number Expiration Date Birth Date State Month Date Year Month Date Year

Height Weight Eyes Hair Social Security Number Sex Race

Name of Employer Address of Employer

Did Violate: Ordinance Number __________________, which incorporates or encompasses Section __________________, Code of Alabama 1975 within the city limits or police jurisdiction of ___________________________, and /or Section ___________________, Code of Alabama 1975 or Rule/Regulation Number ______________________________, within ______________________________ Country at or near the following location (describe) _________________________________________________________ more particularly described in the DESCRIPTION OF OFFENSE section below

DESCRIPTION OF OFFENSE Office or Short Description of Offense:

State Specific Facts Relating to Offense:

Sworn to and acknowledged Months Day Year Complainant’s (Officer’s) Signature before me this date Signature and Title of Judicial Officer Officer I.D. Agency O.R.I. AL

COURT APPEARANCE INFORMATION □ Court Appearance Required By signing this citation, I am promising to appear in court on the date and at the times specified below if a court appearance is not required, I may choose to plead guilty before a magistrate or by mail or in person, paying the required fine and court costs prior to my scheduled court date, in which event I do not have to appear in court. If I do not appear in court on the scheduled date and if I do not plead guilty and pay the required fine and costs prior to that. I promise to pay an amount prescribed by law.

I also understand that failure to appear or to plead guilty and pay the fine and costs may result in a warrant being issued for my arrest on the present charge and I may also be charged with second degree bail jumping. Court Appearance Date (if applicable ) Court Address Telephone Number Month Day Year Time □ AM : □ PM Defendant’s Signature Telephone Number

NOTICE: FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT AND/OR FAILURE TO REMIT FINE AND COSTS WILL RESULT IN AN ARREST WARRANT BEING ISSUED

1. White – Court 2. Pink – Law Enforcement 3. Canary – Defendant Sample Form ARJA –20 PLEA OF GUILTY/WAIVER OF RIGHTS (back) Plea Received by or Entered Before Magistrate (Non-Traffic or Misdemeanor Offenses) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: You are charged with the offense of _______________________________________ as described on the front page. In accordance with Rule 20(d) of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, if the offense charged is included in an approved fine schedule, then instead of appearing in court, you may elect to plead guilty by appearing in person before a magistrate and paying the fine and costs or you may return this form, either by mail or in person, along with the fine and costs and any applicable victim compensation assessment to the court clerk within seven (7) days of receiving this citation, or, if you are notified, not later than 72 hours prior to the court appearance date shown on the front of this form. The amount due, should you choose to plead guilty, is $ ________________ (fine), plus court costs of $ _________________________, plus a victim’s compensation assessment of ___________________, for a total of $ ___________________.

PLEA OF GUILTY – WAIVER OF RIGHTS YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF YOUR RIGHTS AS A DEFENDANT IN THIS CRIMINAL CASE

Please Read Carefully

I, the undersigned, do hereby enter my appearance on the citation and complaint for the offense stated above. I understand that I have certain constitutional rights, which I will waive if I plead guilty, namely: the right to a trial before the court; the right to an attorney of my choice, or one appointed by the court at no charge if I cannot afford one; the right at trial to subpoena witnesses on my behalf, to confront and cross examine witnesses against me, and to argue and make objections; and the right to testify in my own behalf. I also understand that I cannot be forced to testify against myself, that I am presumed innocent and that this presumption can be overcome only if the prosecution convinces the judge of my guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

I understand my constitutional rights set out above and the punishment that will be imposed if I elect to plead guilty before a magistrate. I also understand that my plea of guilty will have the same force and effect as a judgment of conviction by the court, which may result in enhanced penalties for subsequent convictions and from which I have the right to appeal. I further understand that the judgment of conviction will be noted on the court’s records, which are open to public inspection. I understand my rights and the matters set out above and hereby voluntarily and knowingly waive those rights by pleading guilty, as evidenced by my signature below.

_____________________________________________ Defendant’s Signature Date

_____________________________________________ Defendant’s Name (print or type)

Appendix B. Supreme Court's Extended Schedule of Fines.

CONSERVATION— Offense Scheduled Game & Fish: Fine Code Section or Regulation No.:

9-1-1 Making false statement to obtain $250 license

9-1-3 Lending, borrowing, or selling license $250

9-11-22 Failure to tag commercial fishing gear $250

9-11-25 Unlawful to borrow, lend, or alter a $250 license or for issuing agent to backdate a license

9-11-44 Hunting without a license $100

9-11-44.1(a) Obtaining hunting license without $100 presenting proof of hunter education

9-11-44.1(b) Issuing license without proof of hunter- $100 education certification

9-11-44.1(c) Hunting with lifetime license without $100 completing hunter-education-certification program

9-11-44.1(d) Fraudulently issuing or obtaining hunter- $100 education certification

9-11-44.1(e) Failure to surrender revoked or canceled $100 hunter-education certification

9-11-44.1(h) Hunting without supervision $100

9-11-45(e) Hunting or using shooting range without $25 wildlife-management-area license

9-11-45(e) Hunting on state-operated $25 (residents) wildlife-management areas without special annual Not less than 3 management-area license¹ times the cost of license (nonresidents)

9-11-51(a) Hunting without a license $75 (resident)

9-11-51(a) Hunting without a license $100 (resident)-- all game 9-11-51(a) Hunting without a license $75 (resident)-- small game

9-11-51(b) Hunting without a license $825 (nonresident) -– all game

9-11-51(b) Hunting without a license $270 (nonresident) -- small game

9-11-51(b) Lending or transferring hunting $75 license to another

9-11-51(c) Hunting without a license Not less than 3 (nonresident)² times the cost of the nonresident license

9-11-53(a) Fishing without a license $50 (resident-ages 16-65)

9-11-53(c) Borrowing, lending, altering, or $250 backdating a license

9-11-53.2 Fishing without saltwater license $50 (nonresident) (rod and reel)

9-11-55 Fishing without a license $100 (nonresident, 16 years of age or older, annual)

9-11-56 Fishing without a license $100 (nonresident, 16 years of age or older, trip)

9-11-56.3(f) Fishing without a saltwater-pier $50 minimum fishing license

9-11-56.3(f) Operating a fishing pier without a $2,000 license as required by Section 9-11-56.3(a)

9-11-59(a) Trapping without a license $250

9-11-59(b) Trapping without tagged $50 traps

9-11-63 Operating as fur dealer without $500 a license

9-11-80 Crossing posted lands without $100 permission to fish 9-11-84 Selling game fish taken from public $500 waters

9-11-87 Taking game fish by means $100 other than hook and line, etc.

9-11-89 Using game fish for bait $50

9-11-91(a) Fishing without a permit $250 in a private pond (ordinary fishing tackle)

9-11-91(a) Taking fish from private $250 ponds, without a permit, by traps, hook and line, or rod and reel

9-11-93 Taking fish from public $500 waters by poisons or explosives

9-11-94 Taking of fish by means not expressly $500 allowed (stun devices, etc.)

9-11-142 Commercial fishing without a license $250

9-11-147 Failing to mark or identify commercial $250 fishing gear

9-11-148. Possession of game fish by commercial $250 fishermen

9-11-149 Using commercial fishing gear within $100 1/2 mile below a dam

9-11-153 Selling nongame fish without wholesale/ $100 retail fish dealers' license

9-11-154 Failure of fish dealer to maintain records $100 or to allow inspection of records

9-11-171 Spearing of commercial or $50 nongame fish without license

9-11-197 Taking fish from wire basket by $50 unlicensed person

9-11-232 Possession, sale, purchase, etc., $100 of protected wild birds, their eggs, plumage, or any body part

9-11-234 Hunting on state or federal refuge $250

9-11-235 Hunting at night $2,000 9-11-236 Hunting or possession during closed $250 season

9-11-237 Selling, buying, or offering to $250 sell any part of game bird or animal without license

9-11-238 Hunting wild turkey with dogs $50

9-11-241 Hunting/trapping without permission $1000 (day)

9-11-242 Hunting/trapping without permission $1,000 (night)

9-11-242 Hunting/trapping without a $1,000 permit (nighttime) (1st Offense)

9-11-244 Hunting by aid of bait $250 (deer and wild turkey)

9-11-244 Hunting by aid of bait $25 (small game)

9-11-245 Using unlawful methods of hunting $100 (snare, poison, etc.)

9-11-250 Taking deer from public water $500

9-11-251 Taking deer at night $500

9-11-254 Exceeding limit of traps for $25 one day for fur-bearing animals

9-11-257 Hunting from a public road/railroad $1,000

9-11-266 Failing to check traps within $50 time limit; suspending bait over or within 25 feet of a steel trap

9-11-432 Waterfowl hunting without a state $50 license

9-12-203 Alligator farming without a license $250

220-2-.01 Hunting not in accordance with stated $100 times, places, manners, and means

220-2-.01 Running dogs during and in area $100 of spring turkey season 220-2-.01(1)(a) Running deer with dogs during $200 stalk-hunting-only season

220-2-.02 Using illegal firearms or $50 ammunition for hunting

220-2-.02(1)(a) Using prohibited method/possessing $50 prohibited firearm/ammunition

220-2-.02(1)(b) Refusal to submit firearm for $50 inspection

220-2-.02(1)(C) Using illegal firearms or bow for $50 hunting (light source attached)

220-2-.02(1)(d) Possessing night-vision equipment $150 while hunting

220-2-.02(4) Hunting migratory game birds $50 with unplugged guns

220-2-.03 Archery hunting with prohibited $50 equipment

220-2-.05 Hunting game birds outside legal hours $100

220-2-.07 Hunting game animals outside $100 of legal hours

220-2-.08 Running deer dogs during closed $100 season

220-2-.10 Possession of firearms while $100 bow hunting

220-2-.11 Hunting by prohibited means $200

220-2-.11(5) Using or possessing illegal $100 decoy while turkey hunting

220-2-.12 Refusing to allow inspection $250 of hunting coat, game bag, etc.

220-2-.14 Taking unantlered deer $100

220-2-.15 Destroying sex of deer or $200 wild turkey

220-2-.18 Exceeding or attempting to exceed $100 the bag limit (big game)3

220-2-.18 Exceeding or attempting to exceed $100 the bag limit (small game)3 220-2-.21 Unauthorized possession of bow, $50 arrow, or firearm

220-2-.23 Hunting, trapping, or fishing without $50 a license in possession

220-2-.24 Illegal possession of carcass/hides $100

220-2-.26 Illegal possession, sale, or importation $250 of certain animals and fish

220-2-.29 Trapping in closed season $250

220-2-.30 Fur-catcher violations $50

220-2-.31 Hanging or suspending bait over $50 or within 25 feet of steel trap

220-2-.35 Possession of over the legal $50 creel limit

220-2-.36 Violating public-fishing-lake regulation $50

220-2-.36(2) Taking fish from public lakes $25 without permit

220-2-.36(3) Leaving child under 12 years of $25 age unattended at state fishing lake

220-2-.37 Violating public-access-area regulation $50

220-2-.38 Taking suckers by prohibited means, $100 methods, and areas

220-2-.44 Taking fish by prohibited means $200

220-2-.44(1) Taking fish by prohibited methods $200 (drag nets)

220-2-.44(2) Taking fish by prohibited methods $100 (firearms)

220-2-.44(3) Taking fish by prohibited methods $200 (use of seine)

220-2-.44(4) Taking fish by prohibited methods $100 (trotline, box, etc., within 1/2 mile below a dam)

220-2-.44(5) Taking fish by prohibited methods $250 (removing fish from box, etc., at night) 220-2-.44(6) Taking fish by prohibited methods $100 (fishing from private property without a permit)

220-2-.44(7) Taking fish by prohibited means $250 (slat box without tags)

220-2-.44(8) Taking fish by prohibited methods $50 (trotlines/cotton ends)

220-2-.44(9) Taking fish by prohibited methods $50 (fileting fish while fishing or processing filets while on public water)

220-2-.46 (1) Violating legal methods for taking $100 nongame fish (sport fishing)

220-2-.46 (2) Violating legal methods for taking $250 nongame fish (commercial)

220-2-.46 (3) Violating legal methods for taking $100 nongame fish (wire basket)

220-2-.47 Violating commercial fishing regulation $250

220-2-.48 Illegal method/equipment in mussel $250 harvest

220-2-.49 Possession of undersized mussels $250

220-2-.50 Mussel fishing at night $250

220-2-.51 Mussel fishing other than Monday $250 through Friday

220-2-.52 Restricted areas to mussel fishing $250

220-2-.55 Violating wildlife-management-area $50 regulations

220-2-.55(1)(a) Hunting, etc., on management $25 area without permit

220-2-.55(1)(h) Possession of loaded firearm in $25 vehicle while on management area

220-2-.56 Violating wildlife-management-area $50 hunting-season dates

220-2-.60 Using airboat in prohibited area $50

220-2-.77 Violating waterfowl seasons, methods, $100 and times 220-2-.85 Failure to wear hunter orange $50

220-2-.86 Transporting or releasing feral swine $250 without a permit

220-2-.92 Possessing, etc., nongame species $250

220-2-.92(2) Possessing, etc., nongame species $100 (collect/sale box turtle)

220-2-.92(3) Possessing, etc., nongame species $100 (common snapper turtle, etc., size limit)

220-2-.92(4) Possessing, etc., nongame species $250 (possession limit of 10 turtles per day)

220-2-.93 Illegal importation/possession of rudd $250 and roach fish

220-2-.94 Taking or possessing paddlefish $250

220-2-.95 Feeding, enticing, or violating nuisance- $100 control regulation

220-2-.96(1)(d) Violating alligator-farming regulation- $250 importation

220-2-.97 Alligator protection regulation $250

220-2-.98 Invertebrate species regulation $150

220-2-.103 Mussel fishing in closed waters $250

220-2-.106 Mussel fishing in closed season $250

220-2-.109 Physically disabled wildlife-management- $50 area-regulation violation

220-2-.112(a) Releasing dog without landowner's $250 permission

220-2-.112(b) Using deer dog without collar $100

220-2-.115 Snagging fish on the Tennessee River $100

220-2-.118 Hunting without HIP permit after $50 Warning

220-2-.126 Violating any Division of Wildlife and $50 Freshwater Fisheries public shooting range regulations 220-2-.130(a) Using prohibited commercial gear in $250 specific advisory areas or selling fish taken from such areas

220-2-.131 Unlawful activity on youth-turkey- $50 hunting area

220-2-.134 Hunting on state park without a $100 valid permit

220-2-.138 Unlawful activity by licensed $250 gamebreeder

220-2-.139 Hunting or discharging a firearm $100 near a dwelling

220-2-.142 Violating commercial turtle catcher/ $250 dealer/farmer regulations

220-2-.143 Alligator hunting violations (season, $250 times, firearms, methods, etc.)

220-2-.146 Violating harvest record regulation $50

220-2-.151 Violating any Division of Wildlife and $50 Freshwater Fisheries archery range regulations

CONSERVATION— Offense Scheduled Lands: Fine Code Section or Regulation No.:

220-4-.11 Use of vehicles in prohibited area $250

220-4-.12 Fishing in prohibited area $150

220-4-.13 Swimming in prohibited area $150

220-4-.15(a) Hunting, trapping, use of dogs, or $50 possession of bows, firearms, or traps without proper license on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(b) Carrying loaded firearms or cocked $50 crossbows in a vehicle on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction 220-4-.15(c) Camping except in designated areas, $50 exceeding limit of camping period, failure to extinguish campfires, and using warming fires away from designated campgrounds on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(d) Killing, harming, or collecting any $250 species except those designated for hunting on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(e) Discharging fireworks on state-owned $50 lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(f) Target practice with bow or firearm $50 on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(g) Discharge of firearm near camping $100 area, dwelling, dam, timber operation, road or highway, within a posted safety zone, or on Sunday near a church on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(h) Illegal use of a motor vehicle on state- $50 owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(i) Unauthorized use of ATVs or other $50 motor-driven vehicles, or riding of horses, except in designated areas on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(j) Blocking traffic on roads or at gates $50 on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(k) Scattering seed, grain, salt, litter, or $250 other materials on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(1) Removing trees, crops, plants, minerals, $500 dirt, gravel, precious metals, stones, artifacts, fossils, firewood, mulch, leaf litter, sod, or pine straw on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(m) Erecting or using a permanent tree $50 Stand or scaffold on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(n) Spotlighting using affixed, handheld, $100 Or vehicle lights on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(o) Failure to use safety harness while in $50 tree stand on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(p) Violation of any other posted $50 on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(q) Releasing wildlife or introducing $500 plant or vegetation on state-owned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-.15(s) Possession of any open alcoholic $50 beverages outside a designated camping area, lodging accommodation, dining facility, or special-event area on stateowned lands under the State Lands Division jurisdiction

220-4-15(t) Operating a motor scooter, ATV, UTV, $500 motorcycle, motorized trail bike, or any motor driven vehicle (not to include vessels) on state-owned submerged lands

MARINE SAFETY: Offense Scheduled Code Section or Fine Regulation No.:

33-5-9 Operating vessel without current $50 registration displayed

33-5-11 Failing to have registration certificate $50 on board

33-5-22(a) Operating vessel with improper $50 or no safety devices or lights

33-5-22(d) Skin divers; no diver flag $25

33-5-23(a) Operating vessel with improper $50 muffler

33-5-26(a) Towing person on skis, etc., $100 without observer at least twelve

(12) years of age or without a rearview mirror with a minimum of 78 square inches of viewing surface

33-5-26(b) Towing person on skis, etc., $100 between hours of from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise

33-5-26(d) Towing person on skis, etc., $100 so as to cause person to collide with or strike against any object or person

33-5-51(b) Failure to wear personal flotation $25 device while operating, riding on, or being towed by personal watercraft

33-5-51(c) Failure to have engine cut-off switch $25 lanyard attached to operator of personal watercraft

33-5-51(d) Reckless operation of personal $150 watercraft

33-5-51(e) Person under the age of 12 operating $25 a personal watercraft

33-5-51(f) Giving permission to operate personal $25 watercraft in violation of § 33-5-51

33-5-51(g) Towing person by personal watercraft $25 without proper rearview mirror

33-5-52(a) Operating vessel without boater $100 certification

33-5-59 Failure to have certification in $50 possession

33-5-64(b) Making false affidavit to obtain $50 duplicate certificate

33-5-66(a) Operating vessel without a license $100

33-5-66(b) Permitting to operate vessel without $100 operator license or unaccompanied if required

33-5-66(d) Concealing or withholding material $50 fact in application/renewal for boater license

33-5-69 Failure to require person under 8 years $100 of age to wear personal floatation device

33-5-70(a) Reckless operation $150

33-5-70(b) Careless operation $100

33-5-71 Operating a vessel with obstructed $50 view

33-5-72(a) Operating a vessel without emergency- $50 shutoff switch

33-5-72(b) Operating a vessel without emergency- $50 shutoff switch attached

33-5-73 Exceeding speed zone (idle speed zone, $50 no wake)

33-5-74 Mooring or fastening vessel to, $50 damaging or altering navigation marker, etc.

33-5-75(j)(8) Unauthorized use of vessel $100

33-5-75(k)(6) Incompetent to operate a vessel $50

33-5-75(k)(7) Fraudulent use of boater certification $50

33-5-77 Failure to follow rules regarding $50 horsepower

33-6A-6 Failure to have marine-sanitation-device $75 inspection decal

220-6-.02(1)(b) Rented/leased vessels, lease or $50 rental agreement not on board

220-6-.03 No decal on vessel or permitting $50 use of unregistered vessel

220-6-.03(1)(a) Registration numbers not placed $25 correctly (size or color) on vessel

220-6-.03(1)(d) No identification number and no $50 current year decal on vessel

220-6-.07(1) Failing to comply with water $50 traffic "rules of the road"

220-6-.07(14) Creating hazardous wake $50

220-6-.08 No sound-producing device $50 220-6-.08(1) Operating vessel with improper $50 signal devices

220-6-.09(1) Operating boat without proper $50 lights

220-6-.10(1) Operating vessel with improper $50 fire extinguisher or no fire extinguisher

220-6-.11(1) Operating boat with insufficient $75 personal flotation devices

220-6-.11(1)(b) Operating vessel of 16 feet or more $50 without type IV personal floatation devices

220-6-.15 Operating vessel over carrying capacity $50

220-6-.18(1) Operating or permitting operation $75 of vessel towing person without proper personal flotation device

220-6-.18(2) Water skiing without proper $75 personal flotation device

220-6-.19(4) Failure to comply with $50 restrictive signs

220-6-.20(1) Failure to wear personal flotation $75 device within 800 feet of dam

220-6-.21(1) Permitting a person under age $50 12 to operate a vessel

220-6-.22(1) Operating vessel with no $50 flame arrestor or backfire trap on carburetor

220-6-.23(1) Operating vessel with excessive $50 noise level (86 decibels)

220-6-.26 Towing skier without mirror on $25 personal watercraft

220-6-.27 Fleeing or attempting to elude a $150 marine police officer

220-6-.55 Permit for houseboats, vessels of $50 large size, and vessels with certain speed ratings for use on specified lakes MARINE Offense Scheduled RESOURCES Fine Code Section or Regulation No.:

220-3-.01(2) Taking more than one gallon of shrimp $50 in a bait area

220-3-.01(3) Catching shrimp in closed waters $600

220-3-.01(5) Washing shrimp trawl in closed area $50

220-3-.01(7)(A) Dragging live-bait boat for more than $250 20 minutes

220-3-.01(7)(B) Shrimping by trawl that exceeds 50' $500

220-3-.01(10) Dragging seine/trawl/net on oyster reef $250

220-3-.02(2) Taking oysters from public reef at night $250

220-3-.02(8) Transporting oysters at night $250

220-3-.02(9) Taking more than 100 oysters $50 (noncommercial)

220-3-.03(1) Gill net > 300' - no permit $2,000

220-3-.03(1) Gill net for commercial purposes $2,000 without a permit

220-3-.03(2) No roe-mullet endorsement $2,000

220-3-.03(3) No spanish-mackerel endorsement $2,000

220-3-.03(4) Failure to display net placard $50

220-3-.03(5) Illegal mesh for mullet Oct. 24-Dec. 31 $250

220-3-.03(5)(A) Using illegal mesh net $250

220-3-.03(6)(A) Possessing gill net in closed $250 rivers (areas)

220-3-.03(6)(B) Possessing gill net in closed rivers $250

220-3-.03(7)(A)(1) Using net in closed area of Gulf $500 of Mexico

220-3-.03(7)(A)(2) Possessing gill net in Gulf of Mexico $250 during closed hours 220-3-.03(7)(A)(3) Netting in a closed area (Gulf of Mexico) $500

220-3-.03(7)(A)(4) Using gill net on closed holidays $500 (Gulf of Mexico)

220-3-.03(7)(A)(6) Using recreation gill net in Gulf of $250 Mexico

220-3-.03(7)(A)(7) Using illegal mesh in Gulf of Mexico $250

220-3-.03(7)(B) Using illegal mesh net in Gulf of Mexico $250

220-3-.03(8)(A) Using illegal mesh seine $250

220-3-.03(8)(B) Using seine to take mullet $500 Oct. 24-Dec. 31

220-3-.03(10) Possessing or using gill net greater $250 than 80 meshes

220-3-.03(11) Using set net south of the Intercoastal $250 Waterway in Bon Secour Bay

220-3-.03(12) Using gill net in closed area (Dauphin $500 Island/Aloe Bay)

220-3-.03(13) Using gill net - closed area $500

220-3-.03(14) Using gill net within 300' of a pier $500

220-3-.03(14) Using recreational net more than $100 300' from shore

220-3-.03(15) Using improperly marked gill net $100

220-3-.03(16) Unattended gill/trammel net $250

220-3-.03(17) Snagging or casting net for mullet in $100 rivers or Theodore Industrial Canal

220-3-.03(18) Possessing more than 25 mullet caught $100 by cast net/snagging

220-3-.03(19)(A) Using or possessing more than one $100 recreational net at a time

220-3-.03(19)(B) Possessing more than one fish box $100 of fish with recreational net

220-3-.03(19)(C) Untagged recreational net $50

220-3-.03(20) Possessing gamefish in conjunction $250 with the use or possession of a gill net 220-3-.03(21) Gill net with no floats $250

220-3-.04(2) Tying to a marker placed by marine $50 resources division

220-3-.04(4) Overnight mooring at ramp or pier $50

220-3-.04(5) Loading or unloading construction $50 equipment at boat landing

220-3-.04(6) Improperly parking in access areas $50

220-3-.04(7) Littering in access areas $50

220-3-.04(8) Discarding seafood less than 500' $100 from shore inside waters

220-3-.04(9) Discarding dead seafood into creek, $100 bayou, river, or stream

220-3-.12(1) Possessing red fish/speckled sea $250 trout for sale

220-3-.12(2) No invoice for gamefish $250

220-3-.15 Possessing over the limit of oysters $100

220-3-.15 Taking oysters before or after legal $100 hours

220-3-.24(A) Possessing oysters without tags $100

220-3-.24(B) Possessing empty oyster sacks with $50 9-12-67 tags attached

220-3-.25 Commercial taking of red snapper $250 during closed season

220-3-.26 Transporting reef material during $5,000 closed times

220-3-.27 Commercial taking of king mackerel $250 fish during closed season

220-3-.30(1) Possessing illegal fish - over bag limit $100

220-3-.30(2) Possessing undersize fish $100

220-3-.30(3) Using more than five hooks $100

220-3-.30(4) Possessing fish taken illegally in $100 another jurisdiction 220-3-.30(5) No federal permit to land fish $100

220-3-.31(1) Possessing undersized blue crab $100

220-3-.31(2) Possessing crab container – $100 without markings

220-3-.31(6)(A) Unmarked commercial crab trap – $100 no buoy

220-3-.31(6)(B) Crab vessel not marked $100

220-3-.31(7) Crabbing between sunset and one $100 hour before sunrise

220-3-.31(8) Setting a crab trap within 300' of a $100 marked channel

220-3-.31(9) Crab traps - closed area $200

220-3-.31(10) Recreational crab trap with no orange $50 bouy/no "R"

220-3-.31(13) Crabbing without a license $100 9-12-124

220-3-.32(1) Using purse seine for illegal species $500

220-3-.32(2)(A) Using purse seine during closed season $500

220-3-.32(2)(B) Using purse seine in a closed area $500

220-3-.33(1) Harassing marine mammals/turtles $100

220-3-.33(2) Taking or possessing marine saltwater $100 turtles

220-3-.34 Using crab traps in the Mobile Delta $100

220-3-.35(A) Failure to report – seafood $100

220-3-.35(B) Incomplete trip tickets $100

220-3-.35(G) No "fish" inscription – vehicle $50

220-3-.36 Using a gill net in Old River $500

220-3-.37 Commercial fishing for sharks during $250 closed season

220-3-.37(A) Commercial harvesting of sharks north $250 of Intercoastal Waterway

220-3-.40 Oyster culling and sacking violation $100

220-3-.46 Possessing red snapper - closed season $100

220-3-.49 Taking live bait in closed area $250

220-3-.51(1) Using an airboat south of I-10 $50

220-3-.60 Taking pompano with gill net during $250 closed season

220-3-.64 Using gill net illegally in Little Lagoon $250

220-3-.71 Taking oysters from closed reefs in $100 Portersville Bay

220-3-.77 Blood baiting for sharks $50

220-3-.78(1) Violating federal laws or regulations $100 In federal waters

9-11-53.1 Fishing without saltwater license $50 (resident)

9-11-53.5 Fishing without saltwater trip license $50 (resident)

9-11-55.2 Fishing without saltwater license $100 (nonresident)

9-11-94.1 No tarpon tag $100

9-12-33 Unculled oysters $100

9-12-36 Taking oysters by use of mechanical $250 devices at night

9-12-54.1 No bait dealers' license $250

9-12-54.3 Using an uninspected live-bait boat $250

9-12-54.3 Failing to display "live bait" on boat $250 in 6-inch letters

9-12-54.4 Over-limit bait shrimp $250

9-12-54.4 Using oversize bait trawl $250

9-12-54.4 Possessing more than one basket $250 of bait shrimp 9-12-54.4 Selling dead bait shrimp in packages $250 that exceed one pound

9-12-54.5 Catching more than five gallons of $100 shrimp per person per day - recreational

9-12-54.5 Shrimping in closed waters - recreational $100

9-12-54.6 Shrimping in bait area during closed $100 times

9-12-61 Buying, selling, or possessing $100 undersized oysters

9-12-67 Improperly sacked oysters $100

9-12-82 Oystering without a license $100

9-12-87 Dredging oysters without a license $100

9-12-93 Shrimping without a license $100

9-12-94 Failure to have oystering/shrimping $50 license in possession

9-12-95 Failure to have commercial party-boat $300 license

9-12-111 Gill net longer than 2400' $250

9-12-113 Commercial gill net without permit $2,000

9-12-113(a)(1)a No hook-and-line license $100

9-12-113(a)(1)c No seine permit $2,000

9-12-113(d) Using more than one gill net – $250 commercial

9-12-113(e) Using or possessing unmarked gill net $250

9-12-113(i) Possessing game fish with gill net $500

9-12-113.1 Selling, buying, trading, or bartering $500 saltwater game fish

9-12-115 Seafood dealers -- not reporting $100

9-12-115.1 Commercial finfish not landed in $100 Alabama or reported

9-12-116 Refusal to be inspected $100 9-12-117 Fish - illegal fish device $100

9-12-122 Commercial shrimp trawling in $600 closed waters

9-12-123 Using gill net without a license – $100 recreational

9-12-124 Crabbing without a license $100

9-12-125 No seafood dealers' license $1,000

9-12-125 Purchasing seafood from unlicensed $250 fishermen

9-12-150 No reef permit $5,000

TITLE 13A: Offense Scheduled OFFENSES Fine Code Section

13A-8-61 Removal of shopping carts $100

13A-8-62 Abandonment of shopping carts $100

13A-8-121 Theft of cable TV services $200

13A-9-17(a) Unlawfully using slugs $100

13A-10-6(a) Refusing to assist in fire control $100

13A-11-9(a) Loitering $50

13A-11-222(a) Unlawfully refusing to yield party line $50

13A-11-223(a) Falsely requesting use of party $50 line for emergency

13A-11-224 Storing gunpowder in city or town $100

FEDERAL MOTOR Offense Scheduled CARRIER SAFETY Fine REGULATIONS: Regulation No.: 49 C.F.R.: I. Mechanical Defects

393.11 Failing to equip vehicle with $50 required lights and reflectors 393.19(a) Failing to equip vehicle with $25 turn signals

393.24(b) Failing to equip bus, truck, or $25 truck-tractor with two headlamps

393.25(f) Failing to equip vehicle with $25 operative stop lamps

393.30 Failing to cover storage battery $50

393.33 Failing to place electrical $25 wires properly

393.42(a) Failing to equip vehicle with $25 required brakes

393.45(a)(4) Failing to secure brake hose $25 or tubing against chafing, kinking, or other mechanical damage

393.46(b) Failing to prevent leaks, $25 constrictions, or other defects in brake hose or tubing connections

393.47 Failing to equip vehicle with $25 adequate brake linings

393.48(b) Failing to equip vehicle with $50 operative brakes (i.e., devices to use when brakes do not work)

393.51(a) Failing to equip brake system $25 with warning device

393.52(a)(1) Failing to have proper braking $50 force

393.60(a) Failing to conform to glazing $50 windshield requirements

393.65(b) Failing to place fuel system $50 in right place

393.65(c) Failing to securely attach $50 fuel tank to motor vehicle

393.67(c)(1)(iii) Failing to equip fuel tank $25 with securely fitted cap

393.67(d)(2) Failing to equip vehicle with $50 fuel tank free of leaks 393.70(b)(1)(i) Failing to mount lower half of $50 fifth wheel securely on a trucktractor or converter dolly

393.70(b)(1)(ii) Failing to mount upper half of $50 fifth wheel securely on a trucktractor or converter dolly

393.75(a) Failing to place proper tires $50 on vehicle

393.78(a) Failing to place proper $50 windshield wipers on vehicle

393.80(a) Failing to place proper rearview $50 mirrors on vehicle

393.83(a) Operating vehicle with improperly $50 located exhaust system

393.83(c) Gasoline-powered bus with exhaust $50 discharging more than 6" forward of the rearmost part of bus

393.83(d)(1) Diesel-powered bus with exhaust $50 discharging more than 15" forward of the rearmost part of the bus

393.83(e) Truck or truck-tractor with $50 exhaust not discharging at rear of cab

393.86(a) Failing to install bumpers or $50 devices for rear-end protection

393.87 Failing to place red flag on $50 projecting loads

393.92 Failing to post emergency door $25 signs in bus

393.93(a)(1) Failing to equip vehicle with $25 seat belt for driver (buses)

393.93(b)(1) Failing to equip vehicle with seat $25 belt for driver (trucks/trucktrailers)

393.95(a) Failing to equip vehicle with $50 emergency equipment

393.100(a) Failing to secure cargo properly $50 393.106(a)(1) Failing to provide headerboard $25 for vehicle

II. Trucking Offenses

172.205(a) Offering, transporting, transferring, $200 or delivering hazardous waste without proper manifest

172.205(c) Failing to have hazardous-waste $150 manifest copy dated and signed by carrier and shipper

172.332(a) Failing to display ID number on placard $150 in conformance with requirements

172.332(b) Failing to display orange ID panel in $150 conformance with requirements

172.336(b) Failing to properly display ID number $200 for hazardous material in hazardous class not requiring placards

172.502(a)(1) Placarding a vehicle that is not $50 transporting a hazardous material

173.33(a)(1) Transporting hazardous material in $500 unauthorized cargo tank

177.801 Transporting or accepting shipment $500 of hazardous material not in proper condition for transportation

177.817(a) Transporting shipment of hazardous $150 material without properly prepared shipping papers

177.817(e) Failing to maintain proper accessibility $150 of shipping papers

177.823(a) Failing to placard motor vehicle $200

177.870(b) Transporting unauthorized hazardous $500 material in a passenger-carrying vehicle

III. Driver Qualifications

391.11(b)(5) Using driver without current $100 valid operator's license/permit

391.41(a) Failure of driver to possess $25 medical examiner’s certificate IV. Driving of Motor Vehicles

392.3 Driver operating vehicle while $50 ill or fatigued

392.9(a)(1) Driver operating vehicle with $50 an unsafe load

392.14 Driver operating vehicle without $50 caution during bad weather

392.16 Driver failing to use seat belt $25

392.60(a) Transporting unauthorized $25 passengers

V. Hours of Service

395.3(a)(1) Requiring or permitting driver to $100 drive more than 10 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty

395.3(a)(2) Requiring or permitting driver to drive $100 after having been on duty 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty

395.3(b)(1) Driving after having been on duty $100 60 hours in 7 consecutive days

395.3(b)(2) Driving after having been on duty $100 70 hours in 8 consecutive days

395.8(a) Driver's record of duty status required $50

395.13(c)(1)(i) Allowing a driver out of service $50 to operate vehicle

VI. Inspection and Maintenance

396.7(a) Operating a vehicle that is in $50 an unsafe condition

396.11(c)(1) Failing to certify that repairs $10 were made or were not necessary

396.11 Failing to carry copy of last $10 vehicle inspection report on vehicle to the power unit

396.13(c) Failing to require driver to $10 sign vehicle inspection report 397.19(a)(1) Failing to furnish copy of Part 397 $100 rules to driver of vehicle containing Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosive materials

REVENUE: Offense Scheduled VIOLATIONS Fine Code Section:

40-12-198(b) Gasoline transport document violation $500

40-12-198(m) Improper untaxed dyed fuel use $1,000

40-12-260(a) Having license plates issued to $50 another vehicle

40-12-260(a)(3) Failure of new owner of vehicle to $200 surrender a license plate not removed by the previous owner on a recently purchased/acquired vehicle

40-12-260(a)(4)a. Failure of new owner of vehicle to $200 purchase/re-register/transfer the license plate within 20 calendar days of purchase or acquisition of vehicle

40-12-260(b)(1) No current and valid Alabama motor $50 vehicle registration receipt in vehicle

40-12-260(b)(3) Failure/refusal to present current $200 and valid Alabama motor vehicle registration receipt to law enforcement officer

40-12-262(b) No required current and valid $200 Alabama license plate or registration document for vehicle registered pursuant to the International Registration Plan (I.R.P.)

40-12-262(e) No I.R.P. cab card/no temporary $200 trip permit

40-12-262(f) Altered I.R.P. cab card/altered $200 temporary trip permit

40-12-264(c) Unlawful use of dealer license $200 plates by dealers on rental or lease vehicles, tow trucks, service trucks, and other service vehicles 40-12-264(c) Unlawful use of dealer license plates $200 by other than dealership owners and full-time salespersons

40-12-264(c) Unlawful use of dealer license plates $200 by prospective purchaser in excess of 72 hours

40-12-265(a) Mutilating/altering tag $50

40-12-265(c) Operating a vehicle with an improper $200 license plate/validation stamp/improper display of plate or validation stamp

40-12-290(e)(1) Unlawful use of vintage vehicle $200 license plate

40-12-290(e)(1) Unlawful use of antique license plate $200 or tag issued prior to October 1, 1996

40-17-150(g) Having no fuel identification marker $50 displayed; no copy of International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) license in vehicle; improperly displayed IFTA license; no IFTA fuel decals (2) required/displayed

40-17-150(h) Invalid trip permit $50

PUBLIC SERVICE Offense Scheduled COMMISSION Fine MOTOR CARRIER: Code Section or Regulation No.:

Public Service Commission Violations

37-3-10 Hauling for hire-No APSC $100 authority-Common carrier First Offense $500-Subsequent Offense(s)

37-3-12 Violation of APSC certificate $100 First Offense $500-Subsequent Offense(s)

37-3-13 Hauling for hire-No APSC $100 authority-Contract carrier First Offense $500-Subsequent Offense(s) 37-3-13 Violation of APSC permit $100 First Offense $500-Subsequent Offense(s)

37-3-15 Unlicensed broker $100 First Offense $500-Subsequent Offense(s)

37-3-25(c) Aiding and abetting in a $100 violation of Motor Carrier Act First Offense $500-Subsequent Offense(s)

37-3-25(g) Failure to maintain or falsification $100 of a required record First Offense $500-Subsequent Offense(s)

3.3(A) Spot lease decal not displayed $25

3.3(A) No spot lease decal $25

3.3(A) No trip lease on/in vehicle $25

3.3(B) Improper spot lease decal $25

3.3(B) Trip lease decal removed $25

3.11 Improper lettering—taxi $25

3.22(a) Improper lettering- $25 Intrastate only truck/bus

3.22(b)(i) Improper lettering- $25 Interstate only truck/bus

3.22(b)(ii) Improper lettering- $25 ICC exempt truck/bus

3.22(c) Improper lettering- $25 ICC & APSC authorized truck/bus

3.216 No UCR registration $100

3.216(h) Failure to maintain UCR records $50

3.216(i) Failure to maintain/provide vehicle $50 records

8.31 No shipping document $25 8.32 Improper shipping documents $25

8.4 Failure to preserve shipping $25 documents

12(a) Improper lease $25

12(b) No lease on/in vehicle $25

12(d) Failure to prepare and maintain safety $25 inspection report on leased vehicle

12(e) Improper identification of leased $25 vehicle

12(f) Failure to remove identification $25 after termination of lease

17.001 Failure to comply with safety regulations $50

17.22 Failure to comply with operating rules $50

17.24 Possession and/or use of $100 controlled substance

17.25 Possession and/or use of $100 intoxicating liquor

17.26(b) Speeding $50

17.29 Unsecured load $50

17.29(a) Corrective lens/hearing aid $50

17.53(a) Exceeding maximum driving hours, $100 driver

17.53(b) Exceeding maximum on-duty hours $100

17.58(a) Improper logbook $25

17.58(a) No logbook $50

17.59(i) Out-of-service (36 hours late) $50

17.64 Unsafe operations (cumulative) $100

17.65(c) Operating out-of-service vehicle $100

17.70 Hazardous material, marking $100

17.111(f) No driver's license $100 17.141(c) No medical card $25

17.210 Failure to stop at railroad crossing $25

17.216 No seat belts $25

17.220 Unattended vehicle, brakes $25

17.261(a) Unauthorized driver $100

17.261(b) Unauthorized passenger $25

17.266 Carbon monoxide presence $50

17.311 Improper lamps, reflectors- $25 small vehicles

17.312 Improper lamps, reflectors- $25 large buses and trucks

17.313 Improper lamps, reflectors- $25 truck-tractors

17.314 Improper lamps, reflectors- $25 large semi-trailers and full trailers

17.315 Improper lamps, reflectors- $25 small semi-trailers and full trailers

17.316 Improper lamps, reflectors- $25 pole trailers

17.317 Improper lamps, reflectors- $25 combinations in driveaway-towaway operations

17.318 Improper lamps on motor vehicles $25 with projecting loads

17.342 Improper brakes $25 (all axles equipped)

17.343 No breakaway $25

17.351 No low air warning vehicle $25

17.365(f) Improper fuel lines $25

17.376 Improper tires $25

17.378(a) Improper windshield (cracked) $50 17.379 Improper windshield wipers $25

17.380 Improper mirrors $25

17.381 Improper horn $25

17.382 Improper speedometer $25

17.383 No flag on end of load $25

17.385 No mudflaps on truck $50

17.385 Missing or improper mudflap $25 on truck

17.390(A) Improper, inoperative fire $50 extinguisher

17.390(B) No spare fuses $25

17.391(A) Shifting, sifting, or falling cargo $50

17.391(B) No tarpaulin $50

19.2(A) No APSC registration or state stamp $25

19.728 Unauthorized driver, employee, $50 or agent

19.728 Other unauthorized driver $100

49 CFR 376.11 No lease $25

49 CFR 376.12 Improper lease $25

49 CFR 390.21 Improper identification of $25 vehicle

ALCOHOLIC Offense Scheduled BEVERAGE Fine CONTROL (ABC) BOARD OFFENSES: Code Section:

28-1-3.1(b) Possession of alcoholic beverages $250 purchased on a military base in excess of the legal limit

28-3-19 Refusal of inspection $200

28-3-20 Violation of ABC Board rules and $250 regulations 28-3A-25(a)(3) Unlawful sale or delivery $500 of alcoholic beverages to a minor (1st Offense) by any person, licensee, or the board; unlawful permission by licensee to allow minor to drink, consume, or posses any alcoholic beverage on the licensee's premises

28-3A-25(a)(6) Refusal by licensee, servants, $300 agents, or employees to allow (1st Offense) board, its employees, or any duly commissioned law enforcement officer the right to completely inspect the entire licensed premises during business hours

28-3A-25(a)(13) Unlawful delivery of alcoholic $200 beverages in vehicles not marked (1st Offense) as prescribed by law by any manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler, servant, agent, or employee of the same

28-3A-25(a)(14) Unlawful sale of alcoholic $250 beverages within a dry county, (1st Offense) except in a wet municipality located in a dry county

28-3A-25(a)(15) Unlawful sale of alcoholic $250 beverages without a license to (1st Offense) do so, or possession of alcoholic beverages for sale without a license

28-3A-25(a)(20) Unlawful sale, consumption, etc. $250 of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, after the hour of 2 o'clock a.m., except where authorized by law

28-3A-25(a)(21) Knowing permission of sale, $250 consumption, etc. of alcoholic beverages on Sunday after the hour of 2 o'clock a.m. by proprietor, keeper, or operator of a public place, except where authorized by law

28-4-20 Unlawful sale, offer for sale, $250 possession, barter, exchange, (1st Offense) etc. of prohibited beverages

28-4-200 Unlawful possession of tax-paid $250 alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle or residence over the quantity allowed by law in a dry county

13A-12-3 Unlawful sale, barter, exchange, $25 etc. of any cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, cigarette paper or any substitute for either of them to a minor

28-11-8 Unlawful sale of any tobacco $250 or tobacco products without first (1st Offense) obtaining a permit to do so

ALABAMA Offense Scheduled DEPARTMENT Fine OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Code Section:

3-7A-12 Refusal to comply with quarantine $100 order for dog or cat issued by rabies officer or health officer

3-7A-12 Refusing to produce for immunization $100 any animal for which anti-rabies vaccine is recognized and recommended

22-17A-8 Operation of tattoo facility $100 without license

22-20-5/22-2-14 Operation of food establishment $500 without permit

22-26-6 Onsite sewage system failure $500 (positive outlet observed or direct discharge of sewage from residence

22-26-6 Installation of onsite sewage system $500 without valid permit

22-37A-7 Performance of lead-hazard reduction $500 activities without Safe State accreditation (individual)

22-37A-7 Performance of lead-hazard reduction $500 activities without certification (firm)

22-37A-7 Performing lead-hazard reduction $500 activities without lead-project permit

SMOKING IN A Offense Scheduled PUBLIC PLACE: Fine Code Section: 22-15A-4 Smoking in a Public Place $25

___________________________________________________________________ PERMITTING DOGS Offense Scheduled TO RUN AT LARGE: Fine Code Section:

3-1-5 Permitting dogs to run at large $25

¹The cost of a nonresident license for hunting deer and wild turkey on management areas is $15 plus the cost of the hunting license. See n.2 (Section 9- 11-45(a), as amended by Act No. 2000-742, Ala. Acts 2000).

²The following are the costs of hunting licenses for nonresidents 16 years of

age or older:

Small game (except deer and turkey)—annual: $75 (Section 9-11-46, as amended by Act No. 2000-742); trip: $45 (10-day trip); $30 (3-day trip) (Section 9- 11-48, as amended by Act No. 2000-742).

All game—annual: $250 (Section 9-11-47, as amended by Act No. 2000- 742); trip: $125 (10-day trip); $75 (3-day trip) (Section 9-11-49, as amended by Act No. 2000-742).

³Bag limits are specifically provided in other regulations.

[Amended effective July 1, 1994; December 1, 1995; July 1, 1998; March 1, 2000; March 1, 2001; January 1, 2002; January 4, 2006; November 9, 2006; December 14, 2007; December 29, 2008; October 30, 2009; September 13, 2010; July 13, 2012; Amended May 2, 2017; Amended March 2, 2018; Amended January 30, 2020; Amended 7-22-2025, effective 9-1-2025.]

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Note from the reporter of decisions: The order amending Appendix B to Rule 20, effective December 29, 2008, is published in that volume of Alabama Reporter that contains Alabama cases from 996 So. 2d.

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