Alabama § 33-5-20 - Special Agents to Sell Boat Licenses.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 33-5-20 — Special Agents to Sell Boat Licenses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-5-20. Special Agents to Sell Boat Licenses.
(a) (1) The sheriffs of this state may be designated as special agents to sell boat licenses.
(2) The secretary may appoint other special agents to sell boat licenses; provided, however, that any special agent appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall be bonded for not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(b) Special agents shall receive licenses from ALEA in the same manner as the judges of probate and license commissioners and shall make any reports and be subject to any audits as the secretary may specify. Special agents shall make returns to ALEA in the same manner as judges of probate and license commissioners.
(c) The secretary may cancel a special agent’s authority to sell licenses at any time.
(d) Special agents shall be entitled to an issuance fee of two dollars ($2).
(e) Any special agent selling licenses in excess of the cost of licenses as herein specified shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-5-20 ("Special Agents to Sell Boat Licenses.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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