California Harbors and Navigation Code
§ 511
HNC § 511Div. 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.govWrecked property may be kept or reclaimed at the time of the wreck by the owner, consignee, or other person entitled to possession; but if any person has a just claim for salvage and necessary expenses incurred in saving it, the claim shall be paid before the property can be reclaimed.
Legislative history
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.