§ 33-5-50 Short title
§ 33-5-51 Operation of personal watercraft
§ 33-5-52 Boater safety certification generally
§ 33-5-53 Boater safety certification; application fee; examinations; exemptions
§ 33-5-54 Issuance of boater safety certification
§ 33-5-55 Reports; disposition of funds
§ 33-5-56 Certification to bear distinguishing number, color photograph, signature, and other identification information; notification on motor vehicle driver or learner license
§ 33-5-57 Persons to whom boater safety certification shall not be issued
§ 33-5-58 Persons with physical disabilities or impairments; hearings
§ 33-5-59 Display of certification required
§ 33-5-60 Reciprocal agreements with other states
§ 33-5-61 Restrictions for persons impaired from physical disabilities; special restricted certification; penalty for violation of restrictions
§ 33-5-62 Rules and regulations; point system for suspension or revocation of certifications
§ 33-5-63 Filing and indexing applications; filing accident reports and records of convictions
§ 33-5-64 Duplicates for lost or destroyed certifications; fees
§ 33-5-65 Reinstatement of certification following cancellation, suspension, or revocation
§ 33-5-66 Violations; penalties
§ 33-5-67 Operation while certification is cancelled, suspended, or revoked prohibited; penalties
§ 33-5-68 Application fee; retention by Department of Public Safety
§ 33-5-69 Flotation device; exceptions
§ 33-5-70 Reckless operation of vehicle; careless operation; violation of rules and regulations of Marine Police; penalties
§ 33-5-71 Obstruction of operator’s view prohibited; penalties
§ 33-5-72 Emergency engine or motor shut-off switch
§ 33-5-73 Operation of vessel in excess of speed zone prohibited
§ 33-5-74 Markers, signs, and buoys; mooring or fastening vessel prohibited; damaging, altering, or moving prohibited; penalties
§ 33-5-75 Authority of Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to cancel certification or to suspend or revoke privilege of operating vessel; procedures
§ 33-5-76 Authority to arrest at scene of boating accident
§ 33-5-77 Violation of federal laws or rules regulating engine horsepower; penalties; effective date
§ 33-5-79 Rules and regulations
§ 33-5-80 Exemption for law enforcement officers while performing their duties
§ 33-5-81 Boating safety as part of driver education curricula

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 5 > Article 2 - Boating Safety Reform

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • 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
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. 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
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • 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