For any violation by any pilot of any of the provisions of this chapter, or any of the rules and regulations established by the commission under the authority conferred upon the said commission by the provisions of this chapter, or under any authority which may be hereafter conferred upon said commission, the said commission may suspend or revoke the license or branch of such pilot so violating the law or such rules and regulations of said commission. The secretary of said commission shall notify such pilot in writing of the specific charge preferred against him, specifying with reasonable certainty the law or rule or regulation violated, the manner in which the same was violated, and the time and place of such offense, and shall by direction of the commission fix the time for hearing of said charges not less than five nor more than 30 days from the date of such notice. At the time and place set forth in said notice, such pilot may appear in person or by counsel, thereupon the said commission shall hear and determine the said charges. The commission may subpoena witnesses, such subpoenas to be served under the seal of said commission, and attested by the signature of the secretary, and shall be served by the Sheriff of Mobile County, or the Sheriff of Baldwin County, according to the residence of such witnesses. The fees of the sheriff for serving such subpoenas shall be paid out of the funds of said commission.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.
Chapter 4 - Pilots and Pilotage.
Section 33-4-30 - Number of Pilots; Application, Examination and Certification Required for License.
Section 33-4-31 - Qualifications; Age Limitations for Apprentices.
Section 33-4-32 - Selection of Apprentices.
Section 33-4-33 - Apprentice Not to Be Discharged Except for Cause; Appeal of Discharge.
Section 33-4-35 - Examination and Certification Generally.
Section 33-4-36 - Apprentice Pilots Not Required to Take Second Examination.
Section 33-4-37 - Issuing Licenses; Possession and Exhibition of Licenses; Oath of Pilot.
Section 33-4-38 - Levy, Payment, and Disposition of Pilot's License Tax.
Section 33-4-39 - Bond of Pilot - Required; Amount; Conditions; Renewal.
Section 33-4-40 - Bond of Pilot - Preserving Bonds, etc.; New Bonds; Actions on Bonds; Liability.
Section 33-4-41 - Revocation or Suspension of License for Cause - Generally.
Section 33-4-43 - Revocation or Suspension of License for Cause - Witnesses' Fees and Mileage.
Section 33-4-45 - Revocation or Suspension of License for Cause - Hearings; Decision of Commission.
Section 33-4-46 - Grounds for Depriving Pilot of Branch.
Section 33-4-47 - Penalty for Acting Without License.
Section 33-4-48 - Pay of Pilots - Generally.
Section 33-4-49 - Pay of Pilots - Time of Payment.
Section 33-4-50 - Pay of Pilots - Fees of Pilots Detained on Vessels.
Section 33-4-51 - Pay of Pilots - No Discrimination or Rebating of Pilot's Fees.
Section 33-4-52 - Pay of Pilots - Exemptions From Payment of Pilot's Fees.
Section 33-4-53 - Compulsory Retirement of Bar Pilots.
Section 33-4-54 - Vessels Required to Take Pilots.
Section 33-4-55 - Pilot Boats Must Offer Services to Vessels Nearest Bar.
Section 33-4-56 - Delivery of Orders and Letters by Pilot.
Section 33-4-57 - Report of Unlawful Discharge of Ballast, Sweepings, Rubbish, etc., in Bay, Etc.