Section 33-5B-6 - Certificate of title required(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), the owner of a vessel for which this state is the state of principal use shall deliver to the office an application for a certificate of title for the vessel, with the applicable fee, not later than 20 days after the later of: (1) the date of a transfer of ownership; or(2) the date this state becomes the state of principal use.(b) An application for a certificate of title is not required for: (2) a foreign-documented vessel;(4) a vessel before delivery if the vessel is under construction or completed pursuant to contract; or(5) a vessel held by a dealer for sale or lease, even if the vessel is used for demonstration purposes or loaned out for use by the dealer.(c) The office may not issue, transfer, or renew a certificate of number for a vessel issued pursuant to the requirements of 46 U.S.C. § 12301, as amended, unless the office has created a certificate of title for the vessel or an application for a certificate of title for the vessel and the applicable fee has been delivered to the office.Ala. Code § 33-5B-6 (1975)
Added by Act 2022-144,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2024.