Alabama § 33-5-66 Violations; Penalties

Alabama Statutes

§ 33-5-66 — Violations; Penalties

Alabama § 33-5-66

Title 33Navigation and Watercourses

Ch. 5Registration and Operation of Vessels

Art. 2Boating Safety Reform

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Ala. Code § 33-5-66 (2026).

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(a)Any person of whom a boater safety certification is required who operates a motorized vessel on the waters of this state without first complying with this article or the rules adopted thereunder shall be guilty of a boating violation.

(b)Any person who knowingly gives permission to operate a motorized vessel on the waters of this state to another person who is required to have a boater safety certification and who does not have a boater safety certification, or to another person required to be accompanied and who is not accompanied, shall be guilty of a boating violation.

(c)Any person who willfully makes a false statement under oath in an application for or renewal of a boater safety certification, shall be guilty of perjury and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law.

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(a) Any person of whom a boater safety certification is required who operates a motorized vessel on the waters of this state without first complying with this article or the rules adopted thereunder shall be guilty of a boating violation.
(b) Any person who knowingly gives permission to operate a motorized vessel on the waters of this state to another person who is required to have a boater safety certification and who does not have a boater safety certification, or to another person required to be accompanied and who is not accompanied, shall be guilty of a boating violation.
(c) Any person who willfully makes a false statement under oath in an application for or renewal of a boater safety certification, shall be guilty of perjury and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law.
(d) Any person who willfully conceals or withholds a material fact called for in an application for or renewal of a boater safety certification, with intent to obtain certification by fraud, shall be guilty of a boating violation.
(e) Any person who violates any provision of this article for which no fixed punishment is prescribed, or who violates any rule adopted pursuant to this article, shall be guilty of a boating violation.
(f) All fines, penalties, or forfeitures imposed and collected under this article shall be forwarded immediately by the officer of the court who collects them to the secretary, together with a report giving a list and description of each case in which a fine, penalty, or forfeiture was collected. The reports shall be on forms provided by the secretary and shall contain information as the secretary may require. All monies received by the secretary shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Water Safety Fund.