§ 33-5-1 Declaration of policy
§ 33-5-2 Applicability of article
§ 33-5-3 Definitions
§ 33-5-4 Division of Marine Police – Generally
§ 33-5-5 Division of Marine Police – Marine police officers, etc., to have powers of peace officers
§ 33-5-6 Enforcement of article
§ 33-5-7 Records kept pursuant to article
§ 33-5-8 Commissioner to supply information to federal agencies
§ 33-5-9 Vessels to be registered and numbered
§ 33-5-10 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – By whom issued; issuance; fees; disposition of funds
§ 33-5-11 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Application for and issuance of certificate and number; certificate requirements; distinctive identification stickers; replacement stickers; fees; rules
§ 33-5-12 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Numbering system
§ 33-5-13 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Term of certificates and licenses
§ 33-5-14 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Manufacturers’ and dealers’ vessels
§ 33-5-15 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Foreign vessels; change of ownership
§ 33-5-16 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Transfer of interest or destruction or abandonment of vessel; change of address; duplicate registration certificates
§ 33-5-17 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Classification of vessels and registration fees
§ 33-5-18 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Only authorized number to be used
§ 33-5-19 Certificates of registration and numbers generally – Exemption from numbering provisions of article
§ 33-5-20 Special agents to sell boat licenses
§ 33-5-21 Safety provisions relative to boat liveries
§ 33-5-22 Safety equipment and lights; flags; capacity plate; flame arrestor, etc., for carburetor
§ 33-5-23 Muffling devices and sirens
§ 33-5-25 Collisions, accidents, and casualties
§ 33-5-26 Water skis and aquaplanes
§ 33-5-27 Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments and exhibitions
§ 33-5-28 Rules and regulations – Power of commissioner to promulgate
§ 33-5-30 Rules and regulations – Admissibility as evidence
§ 33-5-31 Local regulation
§ 33-5-32 Jurisdiction of offenses; disposition of fines
§ 33-5-34 Fees of arresting officer
§ 33-5-35 Penalty for violations of chapter generally
§ 33-5-36 Warning citations
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 5 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • personal watercraft: means a vessel that uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and 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. See Alabama Code 33-5-51
  • preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1