§ 55-10-411. Presumption of Impairment — Notice of Penalties for Additional Offenses — Allegation of Prior Convictions — Mandatory Service of Minimum Sentence — No Defense That Person Is Lawful User of Substance — Strip Searches — Jurisdiction of General Sessions Court — Part Definitions
For the purpose of proving a violation of § 55-10-401(a)(1), evidence that there was, at the time alleged, eight-hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or more by weight of alcohol in the defendant’s blood shall create a presumption that the defendant’s ability to drive was sufficiently impaired thereby to constitute a violation of § 55-10-401(1). Any […]
§ 55-10-313. Employer’s Liability for Violations by Employee Driving Nonmotor Vehicle — Liability of Driver
The employer of any driver of a nonmotor vehicle who violates § 55-8-178, intentionally or through carelessness, is liable to an action for damages at the suit of anyone who, in person or property, sustains an injury thereby. The person so offending, as well as that person’s employer, shall be liable to a civil action […]
§ 55-10-314. Liability for Spill of Hazardous Waste From Twin Trailer Truck
If any person who is driving or in physical control of a twin trailer truck that contains hazardous waste, as defined in § 68-212-104, is adjudicated to have been at fault in a court of competent jurisdiction for an accident resulting in a spill of the hazardous waste, the employer of the person shall be […]
§ 55-10-315. Traffic Violation Conviction Fee
Any municipality with a population of not less than one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) nor more than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, by ordinance may levy a fee of up to seventy-five cents (75¢), to be collected on all convictions for traffic violations when […]
§ 55-10-316. Entry Into Shopping Center or Office Park Premises for Inspection Purposes
Upon receiving written permission of the property owner or manager, a state, county or municipal law enforcement officer is authorized to go onto the premises of any shopping center, or office park, which is generally open to the public at-large in order to inspect any motor vehicle to determine if the vehicle is properly registered […]
§ 55-10-317. Enforcement of Traffic Laws on Certain Privately Owned Streets
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an officer of any state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency that is charged with the responsibility of enforcing traffic laws may also enforce traffic laws, issue citations for violations thereof and impose fines in accordance with state law or county or municipal ordinance, as appropriate, on privately […]
§ 55-10-401. Driving Under the Influence Prohibited — Alcohol Concentration in Blood or Breath
It is unlawful for any person to drive or to be in physical control of any automobile or other motor driven vehicle on any of the public roads and highways of the state, or on any streets or alleys, or while on the premises of any shopping center, trailer park, or apartment house complex, or […]
§ 55-10-402. Penalty for Violations of § 55-10-401 — Alternative Facilities for Incarceration — Public Service Work — Monitoring — Inpatient Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Any person violating § 55-10-401, shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be sentenced to serve in the county jail or workhouse not less than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Any person violating § 55-10-401, upon conviction for the first offense with a blood alcohol concentration […]
§ 55-10-310. Uniformity of Interpretation
Chapter 8, parts 1-5 of this chapter and § 55-12-139 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact them.
§ 55-10-311. Prima Facie Evidence of Ownership of Automobile and Use in Owner’s Business — No Vicarious Liability by Dealers for Loaner Vehicles
In all actions for injury to persons and/or to property caused by the negligent operation or use of any automobile, auto truck, motorcycle, or other motor propelled vehicle within this state, proof of ownership of the vehicle shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle at the time of the cause of action sued on […]