Alabama Chapter 5 — REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF VESSELS.
Article 1 General Provisions.
- Section 33-5-1 — Declaration of policy.
- Section 33-5-2 — Applicability of article.
- Section 33-5-3 — Definitions.
- Section 33-5-4 — Division of Marine Police - Generally.
- Section 33-5-5 — Division of Marine Police - Marine police officers, etc., to have powers of peace officers.
- Section 33-5-6 — Enforcement of article.
- Section 33-5-7 — Records kept pursuant to article.
- Section 33-5-8 — Commissioner to supply information to federal agencies.
- Section 33-5-9 — Vessels to be registered and numbered.
- Section 33-5-10 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally - By whom issued; issuance; fees; use of funds received under article.
- Section 33-5-11 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally — Application for and issuance of certificate and number; contents of certificate; number to be displayed on vessel; size and availability of certificate for inspection.
- Section 33-5-12 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally — Numbering system.
- Section 33-5-13 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally - Term of certificates and licenses.
- Section 33-5-14 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally — Manufacturers' and dealers' vessels.
- Section 33-5-15 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally - Foreign vessels; change of ownership.
- Section 33-5-16 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally — Transfer of interest or destruction or abandonment of vessel; change of address; duplicate registration certificates.
- Section 33-5-17 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally — Classification of vessels and registration fees.
- Section 33-5-18 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally — Only authorized number to be used.
- Section 33-5-19 — Certificates of registration and numbers generally — Exemption from numbering provisions of article.
- Section 33-5-20 — Special agents to sell boat licenses.
- Section 33-5-21 — Safety provisions relative to boat liveries.
- Section 33-5-22 — Safety equipment and lights; flags; capacity plate; flame arrestor, etc., for carburetor.
- Section 33-5-22.1 — "Sailboard" defined; hull deemed flotation device.
- Section 33-5-23 — Muffling devices and sirens.
- Section 33-5-25 — Collisions, accidents and casualties.
- Section 33-5-26 — Water skis and aquaplanes.
- Section 33-5-27 — Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments and exhibitions.
- Section 33-5-28 — Rules and regulations - Power of commissioner to promulgate.
- Section 33-5-29 — Rules and regulations - Filing and publication.
- Section 33-5-30 — Rules and regulations — Admissibility as evidence.
- Section 33-5-31 — Local regulation.
- Section 33-5-32 — Jurisdiction of offenses; disposition of fines.
- Section 33-5-33 — Fees in certain prosecutions.
- Section 33-5-34 — Fees of arresting officer.
- Section 33-5-35 — Penalty for violations of chapter generally.
- Section 33-5-36 — Warning citations.
Article 2 Boating Safety Reform.
- Section 33-5-50 — Short title.
- Section 33-5-51 — Operation of personal watercraft.
- Section 33-5-52 — Boater safety certification generally.
- Section 33-5-53 — Boater safety certification; application fee; examinations; exemptions.
- Section 33-5-54 — Issuance of boater safety certification.
- Section 33-5-55 — Reports; disposition of funds.
- Section 33-5-56 — Certification to bear distinguishing number, color photograph, signature, and other identification information; notification on motor vehicle driver or learner license.
- Section 33-5-57 — Persons to whom boater safety certification shall not be issued.
- Section 33-5-58 — Persons with physical disabilities or impairments; hearings.
- Section 33-5-59 — Display of certification required.
- Section 33-5-60 — Reciprocal agreements with other states.
- Section 33-5-61 — Restrictions for persons impaired from physical disabilities; special restricted certification; penalty for violation of restrictions.
- Section 33-5-62 — Rules and regulations; point system for suspension or revocation of certifications.
- Section 33-5-63 — Filing and indexing applications; filing accident reports and records of convictions.
- Section 33-5-64 — Duplicates for lost or destroyed certifications; fees.
- Section 33-5-65 — Reinstatement of certification following cancellation, suspension, or revocation.
- Section 33-5-66 — Violations; penalties.
- Section 33-5-67 — Operation while certification is cancelled, suspended, or revoked prohibited; penalties.
- Section 33-5-68 — Application fee; retention by Department of Public Safety.
- Section 33-5-69 — Flotation device; exceptions.
- Section 33-5-70 — Reckless operation of vehicle; careless operation; violation of rules and regulations of Marine Police; penalties.
- Section 33-5-71 — Obstruction of operator's view prohibited; penalties.
- Section 33-5-72 — Emergency engine or motor shut-off switch.
- Section 33-5-73 — Operation of vessel in excess of speed zone prohibited.
- Section 33-5-74 — Markers, signs, and buoys; mooring or fastening vessel prohibited; damaging, altering, or moving prohibited; penalties.
- Section 33-5-75 — Authority of Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to cancel certification or to suspend or revoke privilege of operating vessel; procedures.
- Section 33-5-76 — Authority to arrest at scene of boating accident.
- Section 33-5-77 — Violation of federal laws or rules regulating engine horsepower; penalties; effective date.
- Section 33-5-78 — "Vessel" defined.
- Section 33-5-79 — Rules and regulations.
- Section 33-5-80 — Exemption for law enforcement officers while performing their duties.
- Section 33-5-81 — Boating safety as part of driver education curricula.