{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-33-6a-8","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 33-6A-8","heading":"Violations.","body":"(a) Marine police officers or any duly sworn peace officer of the state may board and inspect a recreational vessel or residence boat for compliance with this chapter and department rules at any time if there is probable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter or department rules has occurred.\n(b) Any person who violates this chapter or any rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation; provided, however, that first-time offenders of any provision of this chapter or of any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be given a warning citation providing a 90-day opportunity to comply with the provision, and in the event of the failure of the offender to comply within the 90-day period, the offender shall be cited for violating the provision.","path":["Title 33 Navigation and Watercourses.","Chapter 6A Recreational Vessel and Residence Boat Seweage Discharges Regulated."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=33-6A-8","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"027ecc9b2327b7d01ca2b7ec6782ae6e9ff3064b550d4412d14e896c525d62c4","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-33-6a-7","next":"us-al/ala.-code-33-6a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}