California Harbors and Navigation Code

§ 655.2

HNC § 655.2 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 3 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Every owner, operator, or person in command of any vessel propelled by machinery is guilty of an infraction who uses it, or permits it to be used, at a speed in excess of five miles per hour in any portion of the following areas not otherwise regulated by local rules and regulations:

(1)Within 100 feet of any person who is engaged in the act of bathing. A person engaged in the sport of water skiing shall not be considered as engaged in the act of bathing for the purposes of this section.

(2)Within 200 feet of any of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 203, Sec. 2. (AB 1682) Effective January 1, 2023.