Uber To Go Statewide In Alabama This Weekend

MONTGOMERY, AL - Finally, after almost two years of legislative discussion and research, ride-sharing services such as Uber will operate throughout the the state of Alabama beginning Sunday, July 1.

A law passed by the Alabama legislature during the most recent session makes regulations for services such as Uber and Lyft statewide, rather than city-based. Already, municipalities such as Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery already have the service, but each city has imposed its own regulations and rules on the services.

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According to a report by Alabama Media Group, Uber is already statewide in Alabama's neighbors -Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi - and in more than 40 states. City regulations now in effect would be phased out. Cities and counties would no longer be allowed to impose a business license requirement or tax on the companies. TNCs would conduct or have a third party conduct criminal background and driving history checks on drivers.

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