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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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32-5A-191
Section 32-5A-191 (Effective until July 1, 2023) Driving while under influence of alcohol,
controlled substances, etc. (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical control
of any vehicle while: (1) There is 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her
blood; (2) Under the influence of alcohol; (3) Under the influence of a controlled substance
to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving; (4) Under the combined influence
of alcohol and a controlled substance to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely
driving; or (5) Under the influence of any substance which impairs the mental or physical
faculties of such person to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving.
(b) A person who is under the age of 21 years shall not drive or be in actual physical control
of any vehicle if there is 0.02 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood.
The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend or revoke the...
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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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33-5-26
Section 33-5-26 Water skis and aquaplanes. (a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters
of this state for towing a person or persons, on water skis, or an aquaplane or any other
recreational device, unless there is in the vessel a person, in addition to the operator,
who is at least 12 years of age and is observing and is capable of communicating to the operator
of the vessel the progress and safety of the person or persons being towed, or the vessel
is equipped with a wide angle mirror with a viewing surface of at least 78 square inches and
a field of vision of at least 170 degrees. (b) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters
of this state towing a person or persons on water skis, aquaplane or any other recreational
device, nor shall any person engage in water skiing, aquaplaning, or similar activity, at
any time between the hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. (c) Subsections
(a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a...
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33-5-70
Section 33-5-70 Reckless operation of vehicle; careless operation; violation of rules and regulations
of Marine Police; penalties. (a) It is unlawful to operate a vessel in a reckless manner upon
the waters of this state. A person is guilty of the reckless operation of a vessel who operates
any vessel, or manipulates any water skis, aquaplane, or other marine transportation device,
upon the waters of this state in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or
property at a speed, or in a manner to endanger, or likely to endanger, life, limb, or damage
the property of, or injure any person. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of
a Class A misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction as provided in Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12.
Any person so convicted shall be fined not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) Any person operating a vessel upon the waters of this state shall operate the vessel in
a reasonable and prudent manner, so as not to endanger...
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33-5-51
Section 33-5-51 Operation of personal watercraft. (a) As used in this section, "personal
watercraft" means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its
primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing,
or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside
the vessel. (b) A person may not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state,
as waters are defined in Section 33-5-3, unless each person operating, riding on, or being
towed by the vessel is wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast
Guard, in accordance with rules and regulations by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. (c) A person operating a personal watercraft on the waters of this
state that does not have self circling capability, shall have a lanyard type engine cutoff
switch and must attach the lanyard to the person, clothing, or...
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32-5-200
Section 32-5-200 Consent to blood test; definitions; incapacity; refusal to submit to test;
notice of suspension, etc., of license; hearing; appeal. (a) Any person who operates a motor
vehicle on the public highways of this state who is involved in an accident that results in
death or a serious physical injury to any person shall be deemed to have given consent to
a test of his or her blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his or
her blood or the presence of amphetamines, opiates, or cannabis. The test or tests shall be
administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe
that the person, while driving a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state, was under
the influence of alcohol, amphetamines, opiates, or cannabis. The person shall be informed
by the law enforcement officer who is investigating the accident that failure to submit to
a test will result in the suspension of his or her privilege to operate a...
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33-5-22
Section 33-5-22 Safety equipment and lights; flags; capacity plate; flame arrestor, etc., for
carburetor. (a) Every vessel while being operated on the waters of this state shall be equipped
with reasonable safety devices and lights as may be required under regulations promulgated
by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. No person shall operate or give
permission for the operation of a vessel which is not equipped as is required by rules and
regulations duly promulgated by the commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources. (b) All such safety equipment and safety lights required by this section shall
meet such standards as the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may from time
to time establish as minimum equipment, and all such safety equipment and safety lights above
the minimum requirements which are required by the rules and regulations of the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources shall conform with specific standards...
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13A-6-20
Section 13A-6-20 Assault in the first degree. (a) A person commits the crime of assault in
the first degree if: (1) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he
or she causes serious physical injury to any person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous
instrument; or (2) With intent to disfigure another person seriously and permanently, or to
destroy, amputate, or disable permanently a member or organ of the body of another person,
he or she causes such an injury to any person; or (3) Under circumstances manifesting extreme
indifference to the value of human life, he or she recklessly engages in conduct which creates
a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby causes serious physical injury to any
person; or (4) In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission
of arson in the first degree, burglary in the first or second degree, escape in the first
degree, kidnapping in the first degree, rape in the first degree, robbery in...
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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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