AL HB203

Municipalities may designate municipal streets or public roads for golf cart operation after determining it is safe based on traffic speed, volume, and character.

Golf cart operators must possess a valid driver's license and the cart must be covered by liability insurance with the same limits required for motor vehicles.

Golf carts may only operate on roads with posted speed limits of 25 miles per hour or less and municipalities may restrict operation to daylight hours only (sunrise to sunset).

Golf carts must be equipped with headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and a windshield; golf carts are entitled to full lane use and operators cannot pass in the same lane, operate between lanes, or operate two or more abreast.

Unauthorized golf cart operation on municipal streets or public roads is a violation subject to a civil penalty of up to $50, and municipalities may enact more restrictive ordinances than those specified in the act.