(a) In the event any boater safety certification issued under this article is lost or destroyed, the Secretary of ALEA may issue a duplicate to the person under the following conditions:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to 3 monthsup to $500
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 33-5-64

  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • 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) Upon application for a first duplicate, the person shall pay a fee of five dollars ($5) and furnish proof to the secretary that the certificate has been lost or destroyed.
(2) Upon application for a second or subsequent duplicate, the person shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) and furnish proof satisfactory to the secretary that the previously held certification or duplicate has been lost or destroyed.
(b) Application for a duplicate shall be made to the secretary on forms provided by ALEA. The fee shall be collected by the secretary, paid into the State Treasury, and credited to the State Water Safety Fund. The fee shall be retained by ALEA, appropriated on a continuous basis, and utilized and expended for boating safety or law enforcement purposes. The fee shall not revert to the General Fund at the end of the fiscal year.
(c) Any person making a false affidavit to the secretary for the purpose of obtaining a duplicate certification shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50). All fines collected for the violation of this subsection shall be deposited into the State Water Safety Fund.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the event a person is issued a valid Alabama motor vehicle driver or learner license or valid Alabama nondriver identification card at the same time as issuance of the boater safety certification, the person shall not be required to pay any additional fees for the reissuance of a lost or destroyed boater safety certification as denoted on any reissued lost or destroyed motor vehicle driver license.
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