(a) Every certificate and license as provided for in this article is to be issued on a yearly basis and said certificate and license shall be valid for one issuing year only.
(b) The registration of vessels shall be on a staggered basis. To implement this article, the registration of vessels may be for periods of less than or greater than 12 months during the conversion year only.
(c) The staggered system for registration of vessels shall be implemented thusly: The first letter of an individual's last name shall determine the month in which a vessel owner shall register his vessel(s), as indicated below:
After the conversion period all owners of vessels shall continue to register their vessels during the month assigned to the first initial of their last name. All registrations issued on a staggered basis shall expire on the last day of the month which precedes the month assigned for the purchase or renewal of registration. All registrations issued to vessels for which registration is due in October and November shall expire on September 30.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.
Chapter 5 - Registration and Operation of Vessels.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 33-5-1 - Declaration of Policy.
Section 33-5-2 - Applicability of Article.
Section 33-5-4 - Division of Marine Police - Generally.
Section 33-5-6 - Enforcement of Article.
Section 33-5-7 - Records Kept Pursuant to Article.
Section 33-5-8 - Commissioner to Supply Information to Federal Agencies.
Section 33-5-9 - Vessels to Be Registered and Numbered.
Section 33-5-12 - Certificates of Registration and Numbers Generally - Numbering System.
Section 33-5-20 - Special Agents to Sell Boat Licenses.
Section 33-5-21 - Safety Provisions Relative to Boat Liveries.
Section 33-5-22.1 - "Sailboard" Defined; Hull Deemed Flotation Device.
Section 33-5-23 - Muffling Devices and Sirens.
Section 33-5-25 - Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties.
Section 33-5-26 - Water Skis and Aquaplanes.
Section 33-5-27 - Regattas, Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments and Exhibitions.
Section 33-5-28 - Rules and Regulations - Power of Commissioner to Promulgate.
Section 33-5-29 - Rules and Regulations - Filing and Publication.
Section 33-5-30 - Rules and Regulations - Admissibility as Evidence.
Section 33-5-31 - Local Regulation.
Section 33-5-32 - Jurisdiction of Offenses; Disposition of Fines.
Section 33-5-33 - Fees in Certain Prosecutions.
Section 33-5-34 - Fees of Arresting Officer.
Section 33-5-35 - Penalty for Violations of Chapter Generally.