Law Enforcement Officers Prohibited from Stopping or Boarding Vessels for Safety or Marine Sanitation Equipment Inspections

Ala. Code § 33-5-6.1, under General Provisions.

Ala. Code § 33-5-6.1

(a) A law enforcement officer may not stop or board a vessel for the sole purpose of performing a safety inspection or marine sanitation equipment inspection. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term “vessel” has the meaning as defined in Section 33-5-3. (Act 2026-189, §1.)