{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-33-5-22.1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 33-5-22.1","heading":"“Sailboard” Defined; Hull Deemed Flotation Device.","body":"REPEALED BY ACT 2023-363, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024.\n(a) For the purposes of this section “sailboard” means any sailboat whose unsupported mast is connected by a snivel or a flexible universal joint to a hull similar to the hull of a surfboard.\n(b) Any law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the hull of a sailboard shall be deemed to be a flotation device. Any sailboarder or wind surfer is exempt from any additional type of personal flotation device.","path":["Title 33 Navigation and Watercourses.","Chapter 5 Registration and Operation of Vessels.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=33-5-22.1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T05:40:44Z","sha256":"936cfa0ee531d364a316a34f7211222c5c3d1a1a3e35b718715495352f3ceb34","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-33-5-22","next":"us-al/ala.-code-33-5-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}