California Harbors and Navigation Code

§ 525

HNC § 525 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Except for the urgent and immediate concern for the safety of those aboard a vessel, a person shall not abandon a vessel upon a public waterway or public or private property without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property.

(b)The abandonment of a vessel in a manner as provided in subdivision (a) is prima facie evidence that the last registered owner of record, not having notified the appropriate registration or documenting agency of any relinquishment of title or interest therein, is responsible for the abandonment and is thereby liable for the cost of the removal and disposition of the vessel.

(c)A violation of this section is an infraction and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000). In addition, the court may order the defendant to pay to the agency that removes and disposes of the vessel the actual costs incurred by the agency for that removal and disposition.

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Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 416, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2013, Ch. 204, Sec. 1. (SB 122) Effective January 1, 2014.