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33-5-52
Section 33-5-52 Boater safety certification generally. (a) Every person, except those
specifically exempted by statutory enactment, within five years from April 28, 1994, shall
procure a boater safety certification before operating a motorized vessel upon the waters
of this state, as defined in Section 33-5-3. This section shall not apply to
any sailboat, rowboat, or canoe. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, an Alabama
resident 16 years of age and older, who has not been previously issued a boater safety certification,
may for a period of thirty (30) days following the date of sale of the vessel to the person,
operate the vessel upon the waters provided the following conditions are met: (1) The vessel
has been registered in the name of the person; and (2) a bill of sale for the vessel, indicating
that the person is the purchaser and owner of the vessel, is in the possession of the person
at all times of operation. In addition, any person while taking test drives of...
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33-5-75
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. (a) The Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources may cancel any boater safety certification upon determining
that the holder of the certification was not entitled to the issuance or that the holder failed
to give the correct or required information in the application for certification. Upon cancellation
the holder shall surrender the certification cancelled and any duplicate. A holder who refuses
to surrender the certification and any duplicate shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor,
punishable upon conviction as provided in Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12. (b) The privilege
of operating a vessel on the waters of this state, as defined in Section 33-5-3, shall
be subject to suspension or revocation by the commissioner in like manner and for like cause
as a boater safety certification may be suspended or...
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33-5-53
Section 33-5-53 Boater safety certification; application fee; examinations; exemptions.
(a) Every person who applies for a boater safety certification under this article, except
as otherwise provided in this subsection, shall pay a five dollar ($5) application fee and
be given either a certificate of exemption from examination if applicable, or will be given
an examination, either written or oral, before applying to the judge of probate or license
commissioner for the issuance of the certification. No person shall be eligible for, or issued,
an exemption from examination in the event the person is convicted, on or after April 28,
1994, of violating any crime relating to the operation of a vessel, whether contained in this
article or otherwise, for which a person's boater safety certification or vessel operating
privileges shall be suspended or revoked pursuant to this article. The person shall first
apply to either the officer, state trooper, or duly authorized agent of the Director of...
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33-5-57
Section 33-5-57 Persons to whom boater safety certification shall not be issued. (a)
A boater safety certification may not be issued to the following persons: (1) Any person less
than 12 years of age. (2) Any person whose vessel operating right or privilege is suspended.
(3) Any person whose vessel operating right or privilege is revoked. (4) Any person who is
an habitual abuser of alcohol or drugs. (5) Any person afflicted with or suffering from a
physical or mental disability which, in the opinion of the Director of Public Safety or examining
officer, will prevent the person from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a vessel.
(6) Any person who is ineligible to receive a driver's license pursuant to Act 2009-713. (b)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a person 12 years of age, but less than
14 years of age, who does not have a valid boater safety certification on January 1, 2002,
may not operate a vessel, including a personal watercraft, unless the...
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33-5-60
Section 33-5-60 Reciprocal agreements with other states. The Director of Public Safety
and Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources are empowered to enter into reciprocal
agreements with other states constituting an exchange of rights or privileges in the use of
boater safety certifications, vessel operator's certifications, or vessel operating privileges,
within this state by residents of other states. Nothing in this article shall in any way affect
the revocation of certifications of another state. The reciprocal agreement can be annulled
on notice issued to either party by the other party within 30 days. No agreement shall authorize
a person who has been a resident of this state for the past 90 days to operate a motorized
vessel in this state without a valid boater safety certification issued by the Director of
Public Safety of this state. (Acts 1994, No. 94-652, p. 1243, ยง13.)...
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33-5-66
Section 33-5-66 Violations; penalties. (a) Any person of whom a boater safety certification
is required, who operates a motorized vessel on the waters of this state as the terms are
defined in Section 33-5-3, without first complying with this article, or the rules
and regulations promulgated, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
is punishable as provided in Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12. Any person so convicted shall
be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25). (b) Any person who knowingly gives permission
to operate a motorized vessel on the waters of this state, as the terms are defined in Section
33-5-3, to another person who is required to have a boater safety certification pursuant to
this article and who does not have a boater safety certification in compliance with this article,
or to another person required to be accompanied pursuant to this article and who is not accompanied
in compliance with this article, shall be guilty of a Class C...
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33-5-61
Section 33-5-61 Restrictions for persons impaired from physical disabilities; special
restricted certification; penalty for violation of restrictions. (a) The Director of Public
Safety, upon issuing a boater safety certification, shall have authority whenever the holder
is impaired from a physical disability to impose restrictions suitable to the holder's operating
ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical control devices required on a vessel
which the holder may operate or other restrictions applicable to the holder as the Director
of Public Safety or Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may determine to be
appropriate to assure the safe operation of a vessel by the holder. (b) The Director of Public
Safety may either issue a special restricted certification or may set forth restrictions upon
the usual certification form in the issuance of certification under subsection (a) of this
section. (c) The Commissioner of Conservation and National Resources may,...
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33-5-56
Section 33-5-56 Certification to bear distinguishing number, color photograph, signature,
and other identification information; notification on motor vehicle driver or learner license.
Each boater safety certification issued by the Department of Public Safety, except for temporary
certifications issued pursuant to Section 33-5-54, or except special circumstances
as determined by the Director of the Department of Public Safety, shall bear thereon a distinguishing
number assigned to the holder and a color photograph of the holder, the name, birth date,
address, and a description of the holder, who, for the purpose of identification and as a
condition precedent to the validity of the certification, immediately upon receipt thereof,
shall endorse his or her usual or regular signature in ink upon the certification in the space
provided, unless a facsimile of the holder's signature appears. The photo boater safety certification,
as provided in Section 33-5-54, shall have a photo core that...
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32-5A-191.3
Section 32-5A-191.3 Operation of vessel and other marine devices while under influence
of alcohol or controlled substances. (a) A person shall not operate or be in actual physical
control of any vessel, or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or any other marine transportation
device on the waters of this state, as the waters are defined in Section 33-5-3, under
any condition in which a person would be guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol
or drugs pursuant to Section 32-5A-191 if the person was driving or controlling a motor
vehicle. (b) In the case of a vessel or other marine device described in subsection (a), where
a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the operator of the vessel or
other marine device is operating in violation of this section, the law enforcement
officer is authorized to administer and may test the operator, at the scene, by using a field
breathalyzer or other approved device, as a screening device, to determine if the operator...
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32-7-2
Section 32-7-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) DIRECTOR. The Director of Public
Safety of the State of Alabama. (2) JUDGMENT. Any judgment which shall have become final by
expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or
by final affirmation on appeal rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state
or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance
or use of any motor vehicle, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services,
because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or
destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an
agreement of settlement for those damages. (3) LICENSE. Any license, temporary instruction...
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