§ 40-16-3. Board of Driver Services; Commissioner
The department shall be under the direction, control, and management of the Board of Driver Services and the commissioner of driver services. The commissioner shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the board. The Board of Driver Services shall be a successor to and continuation of the Board of Motor Vehicle Safety […]
§ 40-16-4. Duties of Commissioner; Compensation of Department Employees
The commissioner shall establish such units within the department as he or she deems proper for its administration and shall designate persons to be directors and assistant directors of such units to exercise such authority as he or she may delegate to them in writing. The commissioner shall have the authority to employ as many […]
§ 40-16-5. Authority of Commissioner; Previous Action by Department; Background Checks; Debt Collection
Subject to approval by the board, the commissioner shall have the power to make and publish in print or electronically reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with this title or other laws or with the Constitution of this state or of the United States for the administration of this chapter or any law which it […]
§ 40-16-5.1. Use of Department Vehicles and Equipment
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, no department motor vehicles shall be used by any investigators employed by the department except in the discharge of official duties. Any other equipment shall be used only with the express written approval of the commissioner. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations governing the use of […]
§ 40-16-6. Civil Monetary Penalties
To the extent specifically authorized by law, the commissioner may pursuant to rule or regulation specify and impose civil monetary penalties for violations of laws, rules, and regulations administered by the commissioner. Except as may be hereafter authorized by law, the maximum amount of any such monetary penalty shall not exceed the maximum penalty authorized […]
§ 40-16-7. Budget of Department
The department shall be a budget unit to which funds may be appropriated as provided in the “Budget Act,” Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45. The department shall be an independent and distinct department of state government. The duties of the department shall be performed by that department and not […]
§ 40-14-8. When Case May Be Made and Conviction Had
No county, city, or campus officer shall be allowed to make a case based on the use of any speed detection device, unless the speed of the vehicle exceeds the posted speed limit by more than ten miles per hour and no conviction shall be had thereon unless such speed is more than ten miles […]
§ 40-14-25. Complaints About Traffic-Control Signal Monitoring Devices; Rebuttable Presumption; Remission of Revenues
Complaints surrounding the use and operation of traffic-control signal monitoring devices by governing authorities, including the use by a governing authority for any purpose other than the promotion of the public health, welfare, and safety or in a manner which violates this article or violates its operating permit, may be made to the commissioner of […]
§ 40-14-9. Certain Evidence Inadmissible; Use of Device on Hill
Evidence obtained by county or municipal law enforcement officers in using speed detection devices within 300 feet of a reduction of a speed limit inside an incorporated municipality or within 600 feet of a reduction of a speed limit outside an incorporated municipality or consolidated city-county government shall be inadmissible in the prosecution of a […]
§ 40-14-10. Unlawful Use of Devices Generally
It shall be unlawful for speed detection devices to be used in any county or municipality or on any campus for which a permit authorizing such use has not been issued or for which a permit authorizing such use has been suspended or revoked and not reissued. It shall be unlawful for any official of […]