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
(1) Issuing, handling, and recording vessel numbers.(2) Receiving and accounting of all registration fees and payments to ALEA into the State Treasury.(3) Receiving and recording accident reports and providing reports of the accidents to the applicable federal agency as may be required by federal law. (4) Investigating collisions that involve injuries or fatalities.(5) Any other incidental clerical work connected with the administration of this chapter.(b) The law enforcement officers of the Marine Patrol Division shall be known as state troopers.
