(a) A law enforcement officer may request a service to remove a vessel from public property under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The vessel is determined by the officer to be abandoned.
(2) The vessel is left unattended because the operator of the vessel has been arrested.
(3) The vessel is determined by the officer to pose a threat to public health or safety.
(4) The vessel is determined by the officer to be a derelict vessel.
(b) An owner of private property may request a service to remove an abandoned or derelict vessel from the private property to a storage place.
(c)(1) A law enforcement officer who directs the removal of a vessel in accordance with this chapter shall be liable only in accordance with Section 36-1-12.
(2) A person who removes or stores a vessel in accordance with this chapter shall be liable for negligence only.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.
Chapter 5A - Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
Section 33-5A-1 - Definitions.
Section 33-5A-4 - Liens and Fees; Sale.
Section 33-5A-5 - Disposal of Certain Abandoned and Derelict Vessels.
Section 33-5A-6 - Proceeds of the Sale.
Section 33-5A-7 - Right to Contest Sale.
Section 33-5A-8 - Right of Redemption.
Section 33-5A-9 - Alabama Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Fund.
Section 33-5A-10 - Unattended Vessel Check.
Section 33-5A-11 - Refusal or Failure to Remove Derelict Vessel.