Ala. Code § 45-27-210.09

No civil fine may be imposed and no adjudication of liability for a civil violation may be made under this part if the operator of the vehicle was arrested or was issued a citation and notice to appear by a sworn police officer for a criminal violation under Article 8 of Chapter 5A of Title 32, or any municipal ordinance that embraces or incorporates the statutes contained in that article, and that occurred simultaneously with and under the same set of circumstances that were recorded by the system.