Section 13A-8-70 “Traffic sign” defined. As used in this article, the term “traffic sign” shall mean any traffic sign, traffic signal, warning sign, guideboard, milepost, road marker, emergency telephone sign, or any similar sign, signal, or device used by the state or any political subdivision of the state on the highways, roads, bridges, or streets […]
Section 13A-8-71 Possession of traffic sign; notification; destruction, defacement, etc., of traffic sign or traffic control device; defacement of public building or property. (a) No person may unlawfully possess any traffic sign erected by the state, a county, or a municipality. (b) Any person who voluntarily notifies a law enforcement agency of the presence on […]
Section 13A-8-72 Penalties. (a) A person who is convicted of violating subsection (a) of Section 13A-8-71 shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50). (b) A person who is convicted of intentionally destroying, knocking down, removing, defacing, or altering a traffic sign pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 13A-8-71 or defacing a public building […]
Section 13A-8-73 Fines to be deposited in general fund. Any fines collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the general fund of the county and distributed as follows: one-half shall be designated for law enforcement purposes and one-half shall be designated to the county road and bridge fund. (Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., […]
