Alabama § 33-5-64 - Duplicates for Lost or Destroyed Certifications; Fees.

§ 33-5-64. Duplicates for Lost or Destroyed Certifications; Fees.

(a) If any boater safety certification issued under this article is lost or destroyed, the secretary may issue a duplicate to the person under the following conditions:

(1) Upon application for a first duplicate, the person shall pay a fee of five dollars ($5) and furnish proof to the secretary that the certificate has been lost or destroyed.

(2) Upon application for a second or subsequent duplicate, the person shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) and furnish proof satisfactory to the secretary that the previously held certification or duplicate has been lost or destroyed.

(b) Application for a duplicate shall be made to the secretary on forms provided by ALEA. The fee shall be collected by the secretary, paid into the State Treasury, and credited to the State Water Safety Fund. The fee shall be retained by ALEA, appropriated on a continuous basis, and utilized and expended for boating safety or law enforcement purposes. The fee shall not revert to the General Fund at the end of the fiscal year.

(c) Any person making a false affidavit to the secretary for the purpose of obtaining a duplicate certification shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50). All fines collected for the violation of this subsection shall be deposited into the State Water Safety Fund.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a person is issued a valid Alabama motor vehicle driver or learner license or valid Alabama nondriver identification card at the same time as issuance of the boater safety certification, the person shall not be required to pay any additional fees for the reissuance of a lost or destroyed boater safety certification as denoted on any reissued lost or destroyed motor vehicle driver license.