Section 32-5A-382

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle may raise any of the following as an affirmative defense to the imposition of liability under this article: (1) The operator of the motor vehicle was acting in compliance with the lawful order or direction of a law enforcement officer. (2) The motor vehicle was being operated as an authorized emergency vehicle. (3) The motor vehicle was stolen or being operated by an individual other than the owner of the vehicle without the effective consent of the owner. (4) The license plate depicted in the recorded image of the speeding violation was a stolen license plate and being displayed on a motor vehicle other than the motor vehicle for which the license plate had been issued. (5) The person who received the notice of civil traffic citation was not the owner of the motor vehicle at the time of the speeding violation. (6) The person who received the notice of civil traffic citation was not the operator of the motor vehicle at the time of the speeding violation. (7) The operator of the vehicle was arrested or was issued a citation and notice to appear by a law enforcement officer for a traffic or criminal violation of any other portion of this title or any other municipal ordinance that embraces and incorporates the statutes contained in this title, and the conduct resulting in the citation occurred simultaneously with and under the same set of circumstances recorded by the automated photographic speed enforcement system. (b) The burden of raising and establishing the affirmative defense shall be on the owner of the vehicle.