Title 33 — Title 33
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Ala. Code § 33-4-1 Composition; Powers and Duties Generally. [Effective until June 1,
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2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. (a) There shall be a board of pilotage commissioners, to be known as the State Pilotage Commission, which shall consist of three voting members. One voting member shall be an official of a steamship company …
Ala. Code § 33-4-10 No Jurisdiction Over Harbor Masters. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The State Pilotage Commission shall not have jurisdiction over Harbor Masters or deputy masters in any harbor or seaport in the State of Alabama. History: (Acts 1931, No. 611, p. 756, §2; Code 1940, T. 38, §54.)
Ala. Code § 33-4-11 Authority to Make Rules and Regulations, Etc. [Effective until June 1,
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2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The State Pilotage Commission shall have the power and authority to make all necessary rules and regulations, regulating the piloting of ships and all watercrafts into and out of any harbor or seaport in the…
Ala. Code § 33-4-12 Civil Actions to Recover Forfeitures. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The commissioners may, in their own names as commissioners, or in that of their chairman as such, bring civil actions for and recover any forfeiture accruing under this chapter not otherwise specifically appropriat…
Ala. Code § 33-4-13 Fees. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The fees of the commissioners are as follows: For every branch granted, $10.00; for taking and filing bond and affidavit, $1.00; giving copy from records, for each 100 words, $.20; for certifying same, $.50. Histor…
Ala. Code § 33-4-14 Records. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The commissioners shall preserve in a well-bound book a record of their acts and of the rules and regulations adopted by them for the direction and government of pilots. They shall also preserve upon record a list …
Ala. Code § 33-4-2 Qualifications of Commissioners. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. All of the members of said commission, at the time of their appointment and during their respective terms of office, shall be citizens of the United States and qualified electors of the State of Alabama. History: (…
Ala. Code § 33-4-3 Terms, Compensation and Traveling Expenses of Commissioners
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[Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The Governor shall appoint said commissioners to hold office for six years from the dates of the expiration of their respective commissions and until their successors are qualified. …
Ala. Code § 33-4-30 Number of Pilots; Application, Examination and Certification Required
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for License. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. (a) At no time shall there exist more apprentices or pilots than are reasonably necessary to meet the requirements of commerce, the number of apprentices and pilots to b…
Ala. Code § 33-4-31 Qualifications; Age Limitations for Apprentices. [Effective until June 1,
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2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. (a) In order to prevent delays in the apprenticeship and branching of bar pilots, the commission shall when necessary maintain a register of applicants containing no more than nine applicants for apprentices…
Ala. Code § 33-4-32 Selection of Apprentices. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. All apprentices, before becoming eligible for service as such apprentices, shall be selected and approved by said State Pilotage Commission. History: (Acts 1931, No. 81, p. 154, §10-B; Code 1940, T. 38, §58.)
Ala. Code § 33-4-33 Apprentice Not to Be Discharged Except for Cause; Appeal of
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Discharge. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. No Mobile Bay or bar pilot apprentice shall be discharged except for cause, and any such apprentice or boatkeeper so discharged may appeal from such discharge to the commi…
Ala. Code § 33-4-34 Application for License, Etc., to Be in Writing Accompanied by
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Certificate and Affidavit; Branching or Licensing According to Seniority. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. A person, to be eligible to be branched or licensed as the next bar pilot, shall meet all of the following c…
Ala. Code § 33-4-35 Examination and Certification Generally. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Before an applicant is branched or licensed, the commission must prepare in writing suitable questions to test his knowledge and competency to become such pilot, who, without any aid from any other person and witho…
Ala. Code § 33-4-36 Apprentice Pilots Not Required to Take Second Examination. [Effective
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until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. No apprentice pilot who has successfully passed an examination for a Mobile Bay or bar pilot shall be required to undergo or pass another examination before being entitled to his license or sta…
Ala. Code § 33-4-37 Issuing Licenses; Possession and Exhibition of Licenses; Oath of Pilot
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[Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The State Pilotage Commission shall issue to each pilot licensed and branched by them an original and a duplicate certificate of his appointment, competency and authority to act as s…
Ala. Code § 33-4-38 Levy, Payment, and Disposition of Pilot’s License Tax. [Effective until
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June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. There is levied upon each licensed pilot engaged in service as a pilot under this chapter a license or privilege tax in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) annually plus any reasonable additional a…
Ala. Code § 33-4-39 Bond of Pilot - Required; Amount; Conditions; Renewal. [Effective until
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June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Before receiving his branch, the pilot must make and deliver to the commissioners a bond payable to the chairman of the commission and his successors, in the penal sum of $2,000.00, with surety to be…
Ala. Code § 33-4-4 Bond of Commissioners. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Before entering upon the duties of their office, the commissioners shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the amount of $1,000.00, for the faithful performance of their dut…
Ala. Code § 33-4-40 Bond of Pilot - Preserving Bonds, Etc.; New Bonds; Actions on Bonds;
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Liability. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. (a) The commissioners must preserve on file all bonds and affidavits taken from pilots, and may, whenever they consider it necessary, require a new bond to be executed. Th…
Ala. Code § 33-4-41 Revocation or Suspension of License for Cause - Generally. [Effective
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until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. For any violation by any pilot of any of the provisions of this chapter, or any of the rules and regulations established by the commission under the authority conferred upon the said commission…
Ala. Code § 33-4-42 Revocation or Suspension of License for Cause - Failure of Witness to
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Answer Subpoena. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. On the failure to answer such subpoenas when so served, such witness shall forfeit the sum of $50.00, for which the said commission may, in its own name, bring a civ…
Ala. Code § 33-4-43 Revocation or Suspension of License for Cause - Witnesses’ Fees and
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Mileage. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Such witnesses shall be paid the sum of $1.50 a day during their attendance upon such commission at such hearing, and $.05 a mile for each mile traveled in going from their …
Ala. Code § 33-4-44 Revocation or Suspension of License for Cause - Issuance of
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Subpoenas in Behalf of Pilot. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Such pilot against whom such charges have been filed, upon depositing with the secretary of said commission an amount sufficient to cover the costs and …
Ala. Code § 33-4-45 Revocation or Suspension of License for Cause - Hearings; Decision of
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Commission. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Such hearing shall be conducted under such rules and regulations as the commission may from time to time establish. The commission shall hear the testimony of the witness…
Ala. Code § 33-4-46 Grounds for Depriving Pilot of Branch. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The commission may deprive any pilot of his branch for a willful violation of his duties, or the orders or regulation of the commissioners, or for negligently losing or injuring any vessel in his charge; or when la…
Ala. Code § 33-4-47 Penalty for Acting Without License. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Any person who pilots a foreign vessel, or an American vessel under register, or any other vessel subject to the payment of pilotage fees under the provisions of this chapter, entering or leaving the Port of Mobile…
Ala. Code § 33-4-48 Pay of Pilots - Generally. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. (a) The master, owner, agent, or operator of any ship or vessel shall pay the pilot who conducts a vessel into or out of the Bay or Harbor of Mobile a fee to be fixed by the State Pilotage Commission at the followi…
Ala. Code § 33-4-49 Pay of Pilots - Time of Payment. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. A pilot who has brought a vessel into port is entitled to his fees before her departure from port, to be paid in advance, or security given for the payment and, on failure thereof, may refuse to carry the vessel ou…
Ala. Code § 33-4-5 Chair; Acting Chair. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The commissioners shall elect a chair to preside at its meetings who may not be the bar pilot commission member. It shall be the further duty of the chair to supervise the official conduct of all the officers and e…
Ala. Code § 33-4-50 Pay of Pilots - Fees of Pilots Detained on Vessels. [Effective until June
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1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. If the master of any vessel retains a pilot on board, the wind and weather permitting her going to sea, the pilot is entitled to $50.00 for every day of such detention. If a master carries off a pilot fro…
Ala. Code § 33-4-51 Pay of Pilots - No Discrimination or Rebating of Pilot’s Fees. [Effective
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until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. There shall be no discrimination among vessels subject to the payment of pilotage fees, and any person who rebates any pilotage fees or seeks a rebate of pilotage fees or in any manner creates …
Ala. Code § 33-4-52 Pay of Pilots - Exemptions from Payment of Pilot’s Fees. [Effective until
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June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. All vessels, whether sail, steam or propelled by any other motive power, including vessels, barges and rafts in tow, engaged in coastwise trade, including those engaged in trade or plying upon the na…
Ala. Code § 33-4-53 Compulsory Retirement of Bar Pilots. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Every bar pilot licensed and branched by the State Pilotage Commission upon reaching the age of 68 years shall be required to retire and surrender his license or branch to the State Pilotage Commission. History: (A…
Ala. Code § 33-4-54 Vessels Required to Take Pilots. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. All steam or sail vessels crossing the outer bar of Mobile Bay, except those exempt under this chapter, shall be conducted, controlled or navigated by a pilot licensed by or under authority of the laws of the State…
Ala. Code § 33-4-55 Pilot Boats Must Offer Services to Vessels Nearest Bar. [Effective until
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June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Every pilot boat cruising or standing out to sea must offer service of a pilot to the vessel nearest the bar, unless a vessel more distant is in distress, under penalty of $50.00 for every neglect or…
Ala. Code § 33-4-56 Delivery of Orders and Letters by Pilot. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. It is the duty of every outer-bar pilot to deliver to the master of any and every vessel approaching the Bay or Harbor of Mobile, as soon as he can board such vessel, all orders and letters which may be sent him fo…
Ala. Code § 33-4-57 Report of Unlawful Discharge of Ballast, Sweepings, Rubbish, Etc., in
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Bay, Etc. [Effective until June 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. Every pilot, having knowledge of the discharge of ballast, sweepings, screenings, cinders, refuse and rubbish of any kind in the Bay of Mobile or in any river emptying into…
Ala. Code § 33-4-6 Secretary. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The State Pilotage Commission may employ a secretary, who may not be a member of the commission, and who shall be paid an annual salary set by the commission. Before entering upon the duties of office, the secretar…
Ala. Code § 33-4-7 Meetings. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The commissioners shall meet at least once every three months at such time and place as may be by them selected and may meet oftener as business requires. History: (Acts 1931, No. 81, p. 154, §3; Code 1940, T. 38, …
Ala. Code § 33-4-8 Vacancies in Office. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. If a vacancy occurs from any cause in the office of a commissioner before the expiration of his term, his successor must be appointed by the Governor and hold office only for the unexpired portion of such term. His…
Ala. Code § 33-4-9 Territorial Jurisdiction. [Effective until June 1, 2026.]
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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-18, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. The jurisdiction of said commission, under this chapter, shall extend over the waters of Mobile Bay, Mobile River and over all tributary streams flowing into Mobile Bay and Mobile River in which the tide ebbs and f…