Alabama § 33-5B-5 Law Governing Vessel Covered by Certificate of Title

Alabama Statutes

§ 33-5B-5 — Law Governing Vessel Covered by Certificate of Title

Alabama § 33-5B-5

Title 33Navigation and Watercourses

Ch. 5BUniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act

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Ala. Code § 33-5B-5 (2026).

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(a)The law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title a vessel is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate from the time the vessel becomes covered by the certificate until the vessel becomes covered by another certificate or becomes a documented vessel, even if no other relationship exists between the jurisdiction and the vessel or its owner.

(b)A vessel becomes covered by a certificate of title when an application for the certificate and the applicable fee are delivered to the office in accordance with this chapter or to the governmental agency that creates a certificate in another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction.

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(a) The law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title a vessel is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate from the time the vessel becomes covered by the certificate until the vessel becomes covered by another certificate or becomes a documented vessel, even if no other relationship exists between the jurisdiction and the vessel or its owner.
(b) A vessel becomes covered by a certificate of title when an application for the certificate and the applicable fee are delivered to the office in accordance with this chapter or to the governmental agency that creates a certificate in another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction.