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CA Harb & Nav Code § 490 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 490.

490.  Debts amounting to at least fifty dollars ($50), contracted for the benefit of vessels, are liens in the cases provided in Section 491.Actions for any of the causes specified in Section 491 shall be brought against the owners by name, if known, but if not known, that fact shall be stated in the complaint, and the defendants shall be designated as unknown owners. Other persons having a lien upon the vessel may be made defendants to the action, the nature and amount of such lien being stated in the complaint.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1341.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 491 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 491.

491.  All vessels are liable for:(a) Services rendered on board at the request of, or under contract with, their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees.(b) Supplies furnished in this State for their use, at the request of their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees.(c) Work done or materials furnished in this State for their construction, repair, or equipment.(d) Their wharfage and anchorage within this State.(e) Breach of any contract for the transportation of persons or property between places within this State, made by their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees.(f) Injuries caused by them to persons or property, in this State.Demands for these several causes constitute liens upon all vessels, have priority in the order enumerated, and have preference over all other demands; but such liens only continue in force for the period of one year from the time the cause of action accrued.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 492 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 492.

492.  The master of a vessel has a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for advances necessarily made or liability necessarily incurred by him for the benefit of the vessel, but he has no lien for wages.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 493 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 493.

493.  The mate and seamen of a vessel have a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for their wages, which is superior to every other lien.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 494 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 494.

494.  The cost of repairing or replacing any buoy or beacon which is maintained by authority of the United States Bureau of Lighthouses which may be misplaced, damaged, or destroyed by any vessel being made fast to it, is, when the cost is legally ascertained, a lien upon the vessel, and is recoverable against it and its owner.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.

495.  In any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the complaint shall designate the vessel by name, and shall be verified by the oath of the plaintiff, or someone on his behalf.The summons and copy of the complaint shall be served on the owners if they can be found; otherwise, they may be served on the master, mate, or person having charge of the vessel.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1341.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.1.

495.1.  Notwithstanding Section 483.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the plaintiff, at the time of issuing the summons, or at any time afterwards, may have the vessel, with its tackle, appurtenances, appliances, furnishings, and furniture, attached as security for the satisfaction of any judgment that may be recovered in the action. A writ of attachment may be issued in the manner provided by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 485.010) of Title 6.5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure without the showing required by Section 485.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.3.

495.3.  The writ shall be directed to the sheriff of the county within which the vessel lies, or the marshal of the court, and direct him or her to attach the vessel, with its tackle, appurtenances, appliances, furnishings, and furniture, and keep the same in his or her custody until discharged in due course of law.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.4.

495.4.  The sheriff or marshal to whom the writ is directed and delivered shall execute it without delay, and shall attach and keep in his or her custody the vessel, named therein, with its tackle, appurtenances, appliances, furnishings, and furniture, until discharged in due course of law; but the sheriff or marshal is not authorized by any such writ to interfere with the discharge of any merchandise on board of the vessel or with the removal of any trunks or other property of passengers, or of the captain, mate, seamen, steward, cook, or other persons employed on board.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.5.

495.5.  The owner, or the master agent, or consignee of the vessel, may, on behalf of the owner, appear and answer or plead to the action and may object to the undertaking filed on behalf of the plaintiff.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 261.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.6.

495.6.  After the attachment is levied, the owner, or the master, agent, or consignee of the vessel, may, in behalf of the owner, have the attachment discharged, upon filing with the court, subject to the provisions of Section 489.060 of the Code of Civil Procedure, an undertaking in an amount sufficient to satisfy the demand in the suit, besides costs. Upon receiving notice of the filing of the undertaking with the court, the sheriff or marshal shall restore to the owner, or the master, agent, or consignee of the owner, the vessel attached.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 95. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.7.

495.7.  After the appearance in the action of the owner, the attachment may, on motion, also be discharged in the same manner, and on like terms and conditions, as attachments in other cases, subject to the provisions of Section 495.9.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1341.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.8.

495.8.  If the attachment is not discharged, and a judgment is recovered in the action in favor of the plaintiff, and an execution is issued thereon, the sheriff or marshal shall sell at public auction, after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code, the vessel, with its tackle, appurtenances, appliances, furnishings, and furniture, or such interest therein as may be necessary, and shall apply the proceeds of the sale as follows:(a) When the action is brought for demands other than the wages of mariners, boatmen, and others employed in the service of the vessel sold, to the payment of the amount of those wages, as specified in the execution.(b) To the payment of the judgment and costs, including his or her fees.The sheriff or marshal shall pay any balance remaining to the owner, or to the master, agent, or consignee who may have appeared on behalf of the owner, or if there is no appearance, then into court, subject to the claim of any party or parties legally entitled thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 96. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 495.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 495.9.

495.9.  Any mariner, boatman, or other person employed in the service of the vessel attached, who may wish to assert his or her claim for wages against the vessel, the attachments being issued for other demands than those wages, may file an affidavit of his or her claim, setting forth the amount and the particular service rendered, with the clerk of the court; and thereafter no attachment can be discharged upon filing an undertaking, unless the amount of the claim, or the amount determined as provided in Section 496, is covered thereby, in addition to the other requirements; and any execution issued against that vessel, upon judgment recovered thereafter shall direct the application of the proceeds of any sale:(a) To the payment of the amount of such claims filed, or the amount determined, as provided in Section 496, which amount the clerk shall insert in the writ. (b) To the payment of the judgment and costs, and sheriff’s or marshal’s fees, and shall direct the payment of any balance to the owner, master, or consignee, who may have appeared in the action; but if no appearance by them is made therein, it shall direct a deposit of the balance in court.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 97. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 496 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 496.

496.  If the claim of the mariner, boatman, or other person filed with the clerk of the court, as provided in Section 495.9, is not contested within five days after notice of the filing thereof by the owner, master, agent, or consignee of the vessel against which the claim is filed, or by any creditor, it shall be deemed admitted; but if contested, the clerk shall indorse upon the affidavit thereof a statement that it is contested, and the grounds of the contest, and shall immediately thereafter order the matter to a single referee for his determination, or he may hear the proofs and determine the matter himself. The determination of the clerk or referee may be reviewed by a court in which the action is pending or a judge thereof immediately after such determination is made, and the judgment of the court or judge is final. On the review the court or judge may use the minutes of the evidence taken by the clerk or referee, or may take the evidence anew.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1341.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 497 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 3 - Actions Against Vessels|Section 497.

497.  The notice of sale published by the sheriff or marshal must contain a statement of the measurement and tonnage of the vessel and a general description of her condition.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 98. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 500.

500.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Boaters Lien Law”.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 501.

501.  As used in this article:(a) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles or any successor agency thereto which registers vehicles.(b) “Mail” means first-class mail, postage prepaid, unless registered mail is specified. Registered mail includes certified mail.(c) “Services” means the making of repairs or performing labor upon or to, and the furnishing of supplies or materials for, any vessel or any trailer used in connection with a vessel.(d) “Storage” means the safekeeping, mooring, berthage, wharfage, or anchorage of a vessel and the providing of parking space for any trailer used in connection with the vessel.(e) “Vessel” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water or a floating home, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water and required to be registered, excluding any vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the United States or any agency thereof. For the purposes of this article, “vessel” includes any trailer used in connection with the vessel which is in the possession of the lienholder at the time the lien arises.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 501.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 501.3.

501.3.  The time a notice or statement is given or sent, unless otherwise expressly provided, means the time a written notice to a person is deposited in the United States mails; or the time any other written notice is personally delivered to the recipient.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 501.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 501.5.

501.5.  The possessory vessel lien procedures described by the provisions of this article shall supersede any local ordinance and shall provide the exclusive means of enforcing these liens. Nothing in this article shall be construed as affecting any maritime lien cognizable under any federal law.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 505.

505.  (a) A registered or legal owner of a vessel may release any interest in the vessel after the lien has arisen. The release shall be dated when signed and a copy shall be given at the time the release is signed to the person releasing the interest.(b) The release shall be in at least 12-point type and shall contain all of the following information in simple, nontechnical language:(1) A description of the vessel, including the make, the identification number, and the state of registration, to the extent available.(2) The names and addresses of the registered and legal owners of record with the department, to the extent available.(3) A statement of the amount of the lien and the facts which give rise to the lien.(4) A statement that the person releasing the interest understands that (i) he or she has a legal right to a hearing in court prior to any sale of the vessel to satisfy the lien and (ii) he or she is giving up the right to appear to contest the claim of the lienholder.(5) A statement that (i) the person releasing the interest gives up any interest he or she may have in the vessel and (ii) he or she is giving the lienholder permission to sell the vessel.(c) The release required by this section shall be filed with the department in connection with any transfer of interest in a vessel following a lien sale.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 505.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 505.5.

505.5.  (a) Whenever the lien upon any vessel is lost by reason of the loss of possession through trick, fraud, or device, the repossession of the vessel by the former lienholder claimant revives the lien, but a lien so revived is subordinate to any right, title, or interest of a person under a sale, transfer, encumbrance, lien, or other interest acquired or secured in good faith and for value between the time of the loss of possession and the time of repossession.(b) It is a misdemeanor for a person to obtain possession of a vessel or any part of the vessel subject to a lien pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by trick, fraud, or device.(c) It is a misdemeanor for a person claiming a lien on a vessel to knowingly violate this article.(d) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of subdivision (b) or (c) 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. 29. (SB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 506.

506.  No lien sale shall be undertaken pursuant to Section 503 or 504 unless the vessel has been available for inspection at a location easily accessible to the public for at least one hour before the sale and is at the place of sale at the time and date specified on the notice of sale. Sealed bids shall not be accepted. The lienholder shall conduct the sale in a commercially reasonable manner.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 506.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 506.5.

506.5.  Within 10 days after the sale of any vessel pursuant to the provisions of Section 503 or 504, the legal or registered owner may redeem the vessel upon the payment of the amount of the lien, all costs and expenses of the lien, together with interest on that sum at the legal rate from the due date thereof until the repayment. If the vessel is not redeemed, all lien sale documents required by the department to effect transfer of title shall then be completed and delivered to the buyer.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 507.

507.  (a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), at the time a lienholder applies to the department to conduct a sale under Section 504, the lienholder shall submit with the application a declaration by a licensed yacht and ship broker of the fair market value of the described vessel at a specific date within 30 days of that submission. The opinion need not be based upon a marine survey, but shall be based on a physical inspection of the vessel. No cause of action shall lie against the declarant on account of the opinion given.(b) The declaration specified in subdivision (a) is not required if a public agency removes an abandoned vessel, or arranges, by contract, for the removal of the vessel, from a highway or from public or private property.(1) For lien sale purposes, the public agency which removed the vessel, or arranged for the removal, shall determine if the estimated value of the vessel that has been ordered removed or stored is one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less.(2) If the public agency fails or refuses to determine the estimated value of the vessel within three days after the date of removal of the vessel, the lienholder or the lienholder’s agent shall determine, under penalty of perjury, if the estimated value of the vessel that has been ordered removed or stored is one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 310, Sec. 1.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 507.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 507.5.

507.5.  The proceeds of a vessel lien sale shall be disposed of as follows:(a) The amount necessary to discharge the lien and the actual cost of selling the vessel shall be paid to the lienholder. Actual cost of sale shall include any fees charged by the department, publication fees, postage and service of notices, whether incurred as a result of a sale or redemption by the registered or legal owner without a sale. The actual cost of sale shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for a vessel without a trailer and one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for a vessel with a trailer, exclusive of the charges of the department.(b) The balance, if any, shall be forwarded to the department within 15 days of any sale. Within 30 days thereafter, the department shall send notice of the receipt of the funds, if the amount thereof exceeds ten dollars ($10), to the legal and registered owners at the most current addresses shown in the department’s records.(c) Any person claiming an interest in the vessel may file a claim with the department for any portion of the funds forwarded to the department pursuant to subdivision (b). Upon determination of the department that the claimant is entitled to a portion of those funds, the department shall pay any entitled amount which does not exceed the balance of the funds remaining on deposit with the department that pertain to the vessel. The department shall not honor any claim unless the claim has been filed within three years of the date the funds were received. At the end of each fiscal year the department shall deposit in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund all funds held by it for which no claim was filed within the three-year period.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 508.

508.  A lien provided for in this article for repairs, labor, supplies, or materials for, or for storage or safekeeping of, a vessel may be assigned by written instrument accompanied by delivery of possession of the vessel subject to the lien, and the assignee may exercise the rights of a lienholder as provided in this article. A lienholder assigning a lien as authorized in this section shall at the time of assigning the lien give written notice of the assignment either by personal delivery or by certified mail, to the registered and legal owners of the vessel, indicating the name and address of the person to whom the lien is assigned.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 345. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Harb & Nav Code § 508.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC|DIVISION 3 - VESSELS|CHAPTER 2 - Civil Actions and Liens|ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law|Section 508.5.

508.5.  All forms required pursuant to this article shall be prescribed by the department. Language used in the notices and declarations shall be simple and nontechnical.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)