(a) Unless otherwise provided in this article, upon the installation of a system for the issuance of boater safety certifications with color photographs of holders, all certifications and renewals issued in this state shall be issued in the following manner:
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 33-5-54
- following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Probate: Proving a will
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
For the purpose of defraying the cost of issuing boater safety certifications with color photographs of the holder thereon, the judge of probate or license commissioner shall collect for each certification the sum of twenty dollars ($20) for a four-year certification, and the judge of probate or license commissioner shall give the applicant a boater safety certification.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event the applicant is, at the time of issuance, also issued a valid Alabama motor vehicle driver or learner license or valid Alabama nondriver identification card, then the applicant shall not be required to pay any additional amount for the boater safety certification.
(e) Any person given a citation for failure to have a boater safety certification who had a current, valid boater safety certification at the time of the citation which was not on his or her person at the time the citation was issued, may present the boater safety certification to the court or the court clerk and the citation shall be dismissed without the payment of any costs.
