No civil penalty may be imposed and no adjudication of liability for a civil violation may be made under this article 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 of any portion of Title 32, Chapter 5A, Article 8, including, but not limited to, Sections 32-5A-170 to 32-5A-178, inclusive, or any other municipal ordinance which embraces and incorporates the statutes contained in that article, and which occurred simultaneously with and under the same set of circumstances which were recorded by the automated photographic speeding enforcement system.
Ala. Code § 45-21A-10.10 (1975)