Man arrested for failing to remove his damaged boat from a jetty as mandated by Alabama law.

James H. Hamrac III, 52, from Orange Beach, Alabama, was arrested on January 8 for failing to remove his damaged 2014 Nautic Star boat after it struck a jetty on August 12. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources removed the vessel after Hamrac refused to do so. He was charged under Alabama's 2018 Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Law, which requires owners to remove their boats within 24 hours of a request by law enforcement.

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