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CA Harb & Nav Code § 509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 509.

509.  No lien shall attach to any personal property in or on the vessel except that which is carried on the vessel for lifesaving, safety, mooring, and operating purposes. Personal property not subject to lien shall be given to the registered owner or the owner’s authorized agent upon demand.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 510.

510.  The sheriff of each county shall give all possible aid and assistance to vessels stranded on its coast, and to the persons on board. He shall exert himself to save and preserve such persons, vessels, and their cargoes, and all goods and merchandise which may be cast by the sea upon the land, and to this end he may employ as many persons as he may think proper. All citizens shall aid the sheriff when required.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 511.

511.  Wrecked 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.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 512.

512.  The sheriff of any county in which any wrecked property is found, when no person entitled to possession appears, shall take possession of it in the name of the people, cause its value to be appraised by disinterested persons, and keep it in some safe place to answer the owner’s claims.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 513.

513.  If wrecked property is in a perishable state, the sheriff shall apply to the judge of the superior court, upon a verified petition, for an order authorizing the sheriff to sell it. If the judge is satisfied that a sale of the property would be beneficial to the persons interested, he or she shall make the order applied for, and the property shall then be sold at public auction, as specified in the order. The proceeds, deducting the expenses of salvage, storage, and sale as settled and allowed by the judge, shall be transmitted to the Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 930, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 514.

514.  If, within 90 days after wrecked property is found, any person claims the property, or its proceeds, and establishes his or her claim by evidence satisfactory to the judge of the superior court, the judge shall make an order directing the officer in whose possession the property or its proceeds may be, to deliver it to the claimant, upon the payment of a reasonable salvage and the necessary expenses of preservation.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 930, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 515 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 515.

515.  Before making the order, the judge shall require from the claimant a bond to the people to be approved by the judge and filed with the clerk of the court, in a penalty double the value of the property or proceeds. The bond shall be conditioned upon the payment of all damages that may be recovered against the claimant or the claimant’s representatives, within three years after its date, by any person establishing title to the property or proceeds.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 511. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 516.

516.  If the bond becomes forfeited, the judge of the superior court, upon the application, supported by proof of the person entitled to its benefit shall make an order for its prosecution for such person’s benefit, and at his risk and expense.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 517 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 517.

517.  The rejection by the judge of any claim shall not preclude the claimant from maintaining an action against the officer for the recovery of the property or its proceeds. If the plaintiff prevails, there shall be deducted from the damages, in addition to salvage and expenses, all the defendant’s costs.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 518 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 518.

518.  If, within 60 days after saving wrecked property, no claimant of the property appears, or, if within 60 days after a claim, the salvage and expenses are not paid, or a suit for the recovery of the property is not commenced, the officer who has custody of the property may sell it at public auction and transmit the proceeds of the sale, after deducting salvage, storage, property tax liens, other liens, and other expenses, to the Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund. Deduction of salvage, storage, and other expenses shall not be made, unless the amount has been determined by the superior court of the county. A copy of the order, and the evidence in its support, shall be transmitted by the judge to the Controller.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 311, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 519 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 519.

519.  Public notice of every sale of wrecked property under the provisions of this article shall be published by the officer making the sale for at least two weeks in succession in one or more newspapers printed in the county, or if none is printed in the county, then by written or printed notices posted in three of the most public places in the county at least fifteen days previous to the sale. Every notice shall state the time and place of the sale and contain a particular description of the property to be sold.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 520.

520.  Every sheriff into whose possession any wrecked property comes, shall forthwith cause to be published for at least two weeks in succession, in one or more of the newspapers printed in this State, a notice directed to all persons interested. The notice shall contain a minute description of the property, and of every bale, box, case, piece, or parcel, and the marks, brands, letters, and figures on each. It shall state:(a) Where the property then is and its actual condition.(b) The name, if known, of the vessel from which it came.(c) The names of its master and super-cargo.(d) The place where the vessel then is, and its actual condition.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 521.

521.  The expense of publishing notices under the provisions of this article is a charge upon the property or proceeds to which it relates.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 524.

524.  (a) Any peace officer, as described in Section 663, may store any vessel removed from private property when the vessel is found on, or attached to, private property and a report has previously been made that the vessel has been stolen or a complaint has been filed and a warrant thereon issued charging that the vessel has been embezzled.(b) Any peace officer, as described in Section 663, may, after a reasonable period of time, remove a vessel from private property if the vessel has been involved in, and left at, the scene of a boating accident and no owner is available to grant permission to remove the vessel. This subdivision does not authorize the removal of a vessel if the owner has been contacted and has refused to grant permission to remove the vessel. (c) Nothing in this section is intended to expand the territorial jurisdiction of peace officers beyond the provisions of Sections 830.1 and 830.2 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 930, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 525.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 525.5.

525.5.  (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the department shall submit recommendations to the Legislature on strategies to prevent recreational vessels from being abandoned and to facilitate the ability of owners to turn in their recreational vessels to public agencies for disposal in lieu of abandonment.(b) The recommendations shall be based on the expertise and data available to the department in relation to the existing abandoned watercraft abatement program administered by the department.(c) The recommendations shall consider all of the following:(1) The needs and desires of the recreational boating community in being able to properly and economically dispose of recreational vessels in lieu of abandoning them.(2) Any environmental, economic, safety, or practical problems that need to be addressed before initiating a program to allow recreational vessels to be turned in to a public agency in lieu of abandonment, and the associated benefits of that program or any program that can prevent recreational vessels from being abandoned.(3) An estimate of the number of vessels that may be turned in to local agencies in lieu of abandonment.(d) (1) The director shall appoint an Abandoned Vessel Advisory Committee to assist the department in preparing recommendations.(2) The membership of the committee shall include, but need not be limited to, representatives of all of the following:(A) Boating law enforcement agencies.(B) Entities that engage in the salvage or disposal of recreational vessels.(C) Boat dealers.(D) Boating, sailing, and yachting organizations.(E) Owners and operators of public and private marina facilities.(3) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation and may not be reimbursed by the state for expenses.(4) The department shall assist the committee in carrying out its duties.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 357, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 526.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 526.1.

526.1.  For purposes of this article, “surrendered vessel” means a recreational vessel that the verified titleholder has willingly surrendered to a willing public agency under both of the following conditions:(a) The public agency has determined, in its sole discretion, that the vessel is in danger of being abandoned, and therefore has a likelihood of causing environmental degradation or becoming a hazard to navigation.(b) The decision to accept a vessel is based solely on the potential of the vessel to likely be abandoned and cause environmental degradation or become a hazard to navigation.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 204, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 1 - Wrecks and Wrecked Property|Section 527.

527.  It is the intent of the Legislature that a sum of not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) be appropriated from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund to the Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund for grants to local agencies pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 525 in each fiscal year and that grants from the Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund be matched by not less than a 10-percent contribution from the local agency receiving the grant.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 930, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 2 - Salvage|Section 530.

530.  Sheriffs and all persons employed by them or aiding in the recovery and preservation of wrecked property, are entitled to a reasonable allowance as salvage for their services, and to all expenses incurred by them in their performance, out of the property saved. The officer having the custody of the property shall detain it until the allowance is paid or tendered. But the whole salvage claimed shall not exceed one-half of the value of the property or proceeds on which it is charged, and every agreement, order, or adjustment allowing a greater salvage is void, unless ordered and allowed by the superior court of the county.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 2 - Salvage|Section 531.

531.  Every officer to whom an order for the delivery of wrecked property or the payment of its proceeds is directed, shall present to the claimant of the property or proceeds, a written statement of the claims for salvage and expenses. If the claimant refuses to allow that amount, it shall be adjusted as provided in this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 2 - Salvage|Section 532.

532.  If, in any case, the amount of salvage and expenses is not settled by agreement, on the application of the owner or consignee of the property, or the master or supercargo having charge at the time of the wreck, or of a claimant having an order for the property, or of a person claiming salvage or expenses, the superior court of the county shall determine the amount of salvage and expenses in a summary way, either by itself hearing the allegations and proofs, or by referring the questions to three disinterested freeholders of the county, who shall have the same powers and shall proceed in the same manner as referees in civil actions. Their decisions as to the whole amount and as to the sums to be paid to each person interested shall be entered as the judgment of the court.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 533 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 2 - Salvage|Section 533.

533.  The fees and expenses of the contest shall be paid by the person upon whose application it was had, and are a charge on the property saved. Each referee is entitled to such per diem and expenses as the court may order.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 534 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 2 - Salvage|Section 534.

534.  Any person, other than the master, mate, or a seaman of a wrecked vessel, who rescues it, or its appurtenances or cargo from danger, is entitled to a reasonable compensation, to be paid out of the property saved. He shall have a lien for salvage upon the vessel and its appurtenances or cargo, as the case may be. A claim for salvage, as such, can not accrue against any vessel, or its freight, or cargo, in favor of the owners, officers, or crew of another vessel belonging to the same owners; but the actual cost at the time of the services rendered by one such vessel to another, when in distress, are payable through a general average contribution on the property saved.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 3 - Marine Debris|Section 550.

550.  For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) A “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation by water.(b) “Marine debris” is a vessel or part of a vessel, including a derelict, wreck, hulk, or part of any ship or other watercraft or dilapidated vessel, that is unseaworthy and not reasonably fit or capable of being made fit to be used as a means of transportation by water.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 645, Sec. 1. (AB 1323) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 3 - Marine Debris|Section 551.

551.  (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, marine debris that is floating, sunk, partially sunk, or beached in or on a public waterway, public beach, or on state tidelands or submerged lands may be removed and destroyed, or otherwise disposed of, by any state, county, city, or other public agency having jurisdiction over its location or having authority to remove marine debris or solid waste, subject to the following conditions:(A) The object meets the definition of marine debris in subdivision (b) of Section 550 and has no value or a value that does not exceed the cost of removal and disposal.(B) If there is no discernible registration, hull identification number, or other identification insignia, a peace officer or authorized public employee securely attaches to the marine debris a notice stating that the marine debris shall be removed by the public agency if not claimed or removed within 10 days.(C) If there is discernible registration, hull identification number, or other identification insignia, a notice is attached to the marine debris as described in subparagraph (B), and sent to the owner of the marine debris, if known, at the owner’s address of record with the Department of Motor Vehicles, by certified or first-class mail.(D) The marine debris remains in place for 10 days from the date of attaching the notice to the marine debris or from the date the notice letter was sent, whichever is later, before being removed.(2) (A) The notice attached to the marine debris shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the public agency providing the notice.(B) A notice sent to the owner shall contain the information specified in subparagraph (A), and further state that the marine debris will be removed and disposed of within 10 days if not claimed, and that the marine debris may be claimed and recovered upon the payment of the public agency’s costs.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), marine debris that constitutes a public nuisance or a danger to navigation, health, safety, or the environment may be removed and disposed of immediately, unless the marine debris is whole or not demolished during removal, in which case it shall be maintained or stored for 10 days to permit notification of the owner. If the owner of the marine debris is not identifiable, the marine debris may be immediately destroyed or otherwise disposed of.(c) Costs incurred by a public agency for removal and disposal of marine debris may be recovered from an owner or any person or entity who placed the marine debris in or on or caused the marine debris to be in or on the public waterway, public beach, or state tidelands or submerged lands through any appropriate legal action in the courts of this state or by administrative action.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 645, Sec. 1. (AB 1323) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 3 - Marine Debris|Section 552.

552.  On or before January 1, 2017, the State Lands Commission shall adopt, at a public meeting and after consultation with interested state and local agencies, best management practices for salvage of marine debris. These best management practices shall be published by the State Lands Commission on its Internet Web site. The State Lands Commission may amend the best management practices from time to time by the same process, as the State Lands Commission deems necessary.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 645, Sec. 1. (AB 1323) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 570 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 4 - Offenses|Section 570.

570.  Any person who keeps any wrecked property, or its proceeds, after the salvage and expenses have been agreed to or adjusted, and the amount paid to him, is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 571 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 3 - Wrecks and Salvage|ARTICLE 4 - Offenses|Section 571.

571.  (a) A person who takes away any goods from a stranded vessel, or any goods cast by the sea upon the land, or found in a bay or creek, or who knowingly has in his or her possession any goods so taken or found, and does not deliver them to the sheriff of the county where they were found, or notify him or her of his or her readiness to do so within 30 days after they have been taken by him or her or have come into his or her possession, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both that fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 610, Sec. 30. (SB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels|ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment|Section 650.

650.  It is the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use and equipment of vessels and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 744.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 650.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels|ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment|Section 650.1.

650.1.  (a) This chapter shall apply to vessels and associated equipment used, to be used, or carried in vessels used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of this state.(b) This chapter, except those sections which expressly indicate otherwise, shall not apply to the following:(1) Foreign vessels temporarily using waters subject to state jurisdiction.(2) Military or public vessels of the United States, except recreational-type public vessels.(3) A vessel whose owner is a state or subdivision thereof, which is used principally for governmental purposes, and which is clearly identifiable as such.(4) Ship’s lifeboats.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 744.)