# Ala. Code § 33-5B-10: Section 33-5B-10 Title Brand

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 33-5B-10
- **Heading:** Section 33-5B-10 Title Brand
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5B / Section 33-5B-10

## Text

(a) Unless subsection (c) applies, at or before the time the owner of record transfers an ownership interest in a hull-damaged vessel that is covered by a certificate of title created by the office, if the damage occurred while that person was an owner of the vessel and the person has notice of the damage at the time of the transfer, the owner shall:

(1) deliver to the office an application for a new certificate that complies with Section 33-5B-7 and includes the title brand designation “Hull Damaged”; or

(2) indicate on the certificate in the place designated for that purpose that the vessel is hull damaged and deliver the certificate to the transferee.

(b) After delivery to the office of the application under subdivision (a)(1) or the certificate of title under subdivision (a)(2), the office shall create a new certificate that indicates that the vessel is branded “Hull Damaged.”

(c) Before an insurer transfers an ownership interest in a hull-damaged vessel that is covered by a certificate of title created by the office, the insurer shall deliver to the office an application for a new certificate that complies with Section 33-5B-6 and includes the title brand designation “Hull Damaged.” After delivery of the application to the office, the office shall create a new certificate that indicates that the vessel is branded “Hull Damaged.”

(d) An owner of record that fails to comply with subsection (a), a person that solicits or colludes in a failure by an owner of record to comply with subsection (a), or an insurer that fails to comply with subsection (c) is subject to an administrative penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-1 Section 33-5B-1 Short Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-2 Section 33-5B-2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-2.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-3 Section 33-5B-3 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-3.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-4 Section 33-5B-4 Supplemental Principles of Law and Equity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-4.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-5 Section 33-5B-5 Law Governing Vessel Covered by Certificate of Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-5.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-6 Section 33-5B-6 Certificate of Title Required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-6.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-7 Section 33-5B-7 Application for Certificate of Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-7.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-8 Section 33-5B-8 Creation and Cancellation of Certificate of Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-8.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-9 Section 33-5B-9 Content of Certificate of Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-9.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-10 Section 33-5B-10 Title Brand](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-10.md)
- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-11 Section 33-5B-11 Maintenance of and Access to Files](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-11.md)
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- [Ala. Code § 33-5B-13 Section 33-5B-13 Effect of Certificate of Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T33_C5B_S33-5B-13.md)
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