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2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 656.1.

656.1. The operator of any vessel involved in an accident in the waters of this state who knows or has reason to know that the accident resulted in damage to other property shall, if reasonable to do so under the circumstances, stop at the scene of the accident and shall do either of the following:
(a) Locate and notify the owner or person in charge of the damaged property of the name and address of the operator and owner of the vessel involved, and upon locating the owner or operator of any other vessel involved, or the owner or person in charge of any other property damaged, upon being requested, exhibit the vessel registration and furnish the current residence address of the vessel’s owner and operator to the other person.
(b) If the owner or person in charge of the damaged property or the owner or operator of any other vessel involved cannot be located, leave, in a conspicuous place on the property damaged or other vessel involved, a written notice giving the name and address of the operator and of the owner of the vessel involved and a statement of the circumstances of the accident, and, without unnecessary delay, notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the waterway or, if unknown, the sheriff of the county in which the accident occurred.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 877, Sec. 3.5.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 656.2.

656.2. In addition to the requirements of Section 656.1, the operator of any vessel involved in an accident in the waters of this state who knows or has reason to know that the accident resulted in injury to any person shall furnish his or her name, address, and the registration number of the vessel, and the name of the owner, to the person injured, or occupant of any other vessel involved, or shall furnish that information to any peace officer at the scene of the accident, and shall render to any injured person reasonable assistance, including transportation for medical treatment if required or requested by the injured person, so far as the operator can do so without serious danger to the vessel or passengers.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 877, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 656.3.

656.3. In addition to the requirements of Sections 656.1 and 656.2, the operator of any vessel involved in an accident in the waters of this state who knows or has reason to know that the accident resulted in the death or disappearance of any person shall, after fulfilling the requirements of this division, and if there is no peace officer at the scene of the accident to whom to furnish the information required by Section 656.2, without delay, report the accident to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the waterway or, if unknown, the sheriff of the county in which the accident occurred.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 877, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 656.4.

656.4. The department is authorized to develop a program of public information and research in the interest of reducing loss of life and property in the operation of vessels covered by this chapter.
(Added by renumbering Section 685.4 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 842.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 657.

657. In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the department pursuant to Section 656 shall be transmitted to said official or agency of the United States.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 930.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 658.

658. (a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters for towing a person or persons on water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device unless there is in the vessel a person at least 12 years of age, in addition to the operator, in a position to observe the progress of the persons being towed.
This subdivision does not apply to motorboats less than 16 feet in length actually operated by the person or persons being towed and so constructed as to be incapable of carrying the operator in or on the motorboat. The department may establish rules and regulations governing the operation of those watercraft, which rules and regulations shall provide the greatest possible safety of persons and vessels.
(b) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person or persons on water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device nor shall any person engage in water skiing, aquaplaning, or other similar activity at any time between the hours from sunset to sunrise, except that those hours do not apply to those waters of this state as to which prohibited hours for those activities are fixed by local ordinances, laws, or regulations enacted pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person or persons engaged in a regatta, vessel or water ski race, or other marine event authorized pursuant to Section 268.
(d) No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, towrope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device may be affected or controlled so as to cause the water skis, aquaplane, or similar device, or any person thereon, to collide with, or strike against, any object or person. This subdivision does not apply to collisions of two or more persons on water skis, aquaplanes, or similar devices being towed by the same vessel.
(e) No person shall operate water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 745, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 658.5.

658.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person under 16 years of age shall operate a vessel powered by a motor of greater than 15 horsepower, except for a vessel that does not exceed 30 feet in length and is designed to use wind as its principal source of propulsion, or a dinghy used directly between a moored vessel and the shoreline or between a moored vessel and another moored vessel.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), no person 12, 13, 14, or 15 years of age shall operate a vessel powered by a motor of greater than 15 horsepower, or a vessel that exceeds 30 feet in length and is designed to use wind as its principal source of propulsion, unless the person is accompanied in the vessel by a person who is at least 18 years of age and who is attentive and supervising the operation of the vessel.
(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) do not apply to any of the following:
(1) A person who operates a vessel as a performer in a professional exhibition.
(2) A person engaged in an organized regatta, vessel race, or water ski race.
(3) A person engaged in a marine event authorized pursuant to Section 268.
(d) Any person who violates this section, and any person who permits any other person under 16 years of age to operate a vessel in violation of this section, is guilty of an infraction.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 747, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 658.7.

658.7. (a) Failure of the operator of a vessel involved in towing a skier to display or cause to be displayed a ski flag, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 7009 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, to indicate any of the following conditions, is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding fifteen dollars ($15):
(1) A downed skier.
(2) A skier in the water preparing to ski.
(3) A ski line extended from the vessel.
(4) A ski in the water in the vicinity of the vessel.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person engaged in a regatta, vessel or water ski race or competition, or other marine event authorized pursuant to Section 268.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 751, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 659.

659. The department may make rules and regulations for the uniform navigational marking of the waters of this state. Such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with markings prescribed by the United States Coast Guard. No city, county, or person shall mark the waters of this state in any manner in conflict with the markings prescribed by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1428.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 660.

660. (a) Any ordinance, law, regulation, or rule relating to vessels, which is adopted pursuant to provisions of law other than this chapter by any entity other than the department, including, but not limited to, any county, city, port authority, district, or any state agency other than the department, shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, pertain only to time-of-day restrictions, speed zones, special-use areas, and sanitation and pollution control, and the measure shall not conflict with this chapter or the regulations adopted by the department. Except as provided in subdivision (c), any measure relating to boats or vessels adopted by any governmental entity other than the department shall be submitted to the department prior to adoption and at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof.
(b) The department may make special rules and regulations governing the use of boats or vessels on any body of water within the territorial limits of two or more counties, cities, or other political subdivisions if no special rules or regulations exist or if the department determines that the local laws regulating the use of boats or vessels on that body of water are not uniform and that uniformity is practicable and necessary.
(c) (1) Any entity, including, but not limited to, any county, city, port authority, district, or state agency, otherwise authorized by law to adopt measures governing the use and equipment, and matters relating thereto, of boats or vessels, may adopt emergency rules and regulations that are not in conflict with the general laws of the state relating to boats and vessels using any waters within the jurisdiction of the entity if those emergency rules and regulations are required to ensure the safety of persons and property because of disaster or other public calamity.
(2) The emergency rules and regulations adopted under paragraph (1) shall become effective immediately upon adoption and may remain in effect for not to exceed 60 days thereafter. The emergency rules and regulations shall be submitted to the department on or before their adoption.
(3) After submission of emergency rules and regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) to the department, the department may authorize the adopting entity to make the emergency rules and regulations effective for the period of time greater than 60 days that is necessary in view of the disaster or circumstances.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 501, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 662.

662. A copy of the ordinances or local laws adopted pursuant to this chapter, and of any amendments thereto, shall be filed in the office of the department.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1454.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 663.

663. Every peace officer of this state or of any city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision of the state shall enforce this chapter and any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter and in the exercise of that duty shall have the authority to stop and board any vessel subject to this chapter, where the peace officer has probable cause to believe that a violation of state law or regulations or local ordinance exists.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 745, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 663.1.

663.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person who is involved in an accident in the waters of this state involving a vessel when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person had been operating the vessel while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or under the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 877, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 663.5.

663.5. Within the territorial limits of a county, city, or district, a harbor policeman regularly employed and paid as such by the county, city, or district shall also enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 9850) of Division 3.5 of the Vehicle Code.
In the exercise of his duties, a harbor policeman shall have the authority to stop any vessel subject to this chapter and to issue written notices to appear in court pursuant to Section 664. As used in Section 664, the term “officer” shall include a harbor policeman regularly employed and paid as such by a county, city, or district.
Every harbor policeman who is on duty for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter, shall wear a full distinctive uniform, and, if he uses a vessel, the vessel shall be painted a distinctive color and appropriately marked as specified by the department to identify it as a harbor police vessel.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1544.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 663.6.

663.6. Every vessel subject to this chapter, if under way and lawfully ordered to stop and lie to by a peace officer or harbor policeman authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter who is either in a uniform of a law enforcement agency or the harbor police or in a vessel that is distinctly marked as belonging to a law enforcement agency or to the harbor police, shall stop immediately and lie to, or shall maneuver in such a way as to permit the peace officer or harbor police vessel to come alongside.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 454.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 665.

665. Any person willfully violating his written promise to appear in court is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally arrested.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1454.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 666.

666. When a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear and has not posted bail as provided in Section 664, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his arrest within twenty (20) days after his failure to appear as promised, or if such person promises to appear before an officer authorized to accept bail other than a magistrate and fails to do so on or before the date which he promised to appear, then, within twenty (20) days after the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to a magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense.
When such person violates his promise to appear before an officer authorized to receive bail other than a magistrate, the officer shall immediately deliver to the magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense charged the written promise to appear and the complaint, if any, filed by the arresting officer.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1454.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 667.

667. In addition to any other court which may be a proper place of trial, any superior court location where cases of that type are tried, within 50 miles by the nearest road to the place of the alleged offense, shall be a proper place of trial of any person on a charge of violation of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter or any ordinance or local law relating to the operation and equipment of vessels if the county in which the court is located includes any portion of the body of water upon which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 449, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 668.1.

668.1. (a) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of Section 655, or of Section 655.2, 655.6, 655.7, 658, or 658.5, or of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 681, or of Section 191.5 or subdivision (a) of Section 192.5 of the Penal Code, or of the federal rules of the road and pilot rules, not including equipment requirements, incorporated by reference in Section 6600.1 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, or found by a court to have performed any of the acts described in Section 6697 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, pertaining to a mechanically propelled vessel but not to manipulating any water skis, an aquaplane, or similar device, when the conviction resulted from the operation of a vessel, shall be ordered by the court to complete and pass a boating safety course approved by the department pursuant to Section 668.3.
(b) A person who has been ordered by the court to complete and pass a boating safety course pursuant to this section shall submit to the court proof of completion and passage of the course within seven months of the time of his or her conviction. The proof shall be in a form that has been approved by the department and that provides for the ability to submit the form to the court through the United States Postal Service. If the person who has been required to complete and pass a boating safety course is under 18 years of age, the court may require that the person obtain parental consent to enroll in the course. If the person does not complete and pass the boating safety course, the court may extend the period for completion or impose another penalty as prescribed by statute.
(c) The department shall adopt regulations to carry out this section, including approval of boating safety education courses, as specified in Section 668.3, prescribing the forms for proof of completion and passage, approval of testing to indicate appropriate mastery of the course subject matter, and setting forth any fees to be charged to course participants, which fees shall not exceed the expenses associated with providing the course.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 610, Sec. 35. (SB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 668.2.

668.2. The department may grant funds from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund to local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and colleges and universities for scholarship funding relating to boating safety education, to finance the purchase of vessels and related safety equipment for use in boating safety education classes, and to provide voluntary personal watercraft education course materials developed by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 668.3 in those situations where the department determines the course would not otherwise be available to a significant number of personal watercraft operators. The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 396, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 668.3.

668.3. (a) For the purposes of Section 668.1, the department shall approve boating safety courses that it determines provides the course taker with information that effectively educates the course taker as to the basic rules of California waterways, the proper and safe manner to operate recreational vessels, and actions that can be taken to avoid boating-related environmental pollution.
(b) The department shall develop a personal watercraft education course that provides the course taker with information that effectively educates the course taker as to the basic rules of California waterways, the proper and safe manner to operate personal watercraft, and actions that can be taken to avoid personal watercraft-related environmental pollution. The course shall be voluntary and shall be made available to groups, individuals, and clubs. The course shall be made available on the department’s website and may be made available in other formats, as determined by the department. The department shall consult with the California State Sheriff’s Association in developing the course and making it available on the Internet.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 396, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 668.5.

668.5. (a) The interest of any registered owner of a vessel that has been used in the commission of a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 655 for which the owner was convicted and the conduct resulted in the unlawful killing of a person is subject to impoundment as provided in this section. Upon conviction, the court may order the vessel impounded at the registered owner’s expense for a period of not less than one nor more than 30 days.
(b) For purposes of this section, the court may consider in the interest of justice factors such as whether the impoundment of the vessel would result in the loss of employment of the registered owner of the vessel who committed the violation, or a member of the registered owner’s family, the loss of the vessel resulting from the inability to pay impoundment fees, unfair infringement upon community property rights, or other factors the court finds to be relevant.
(c) For purposes of this section, “vessel” means every watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the waters of the state, including all boats, motorboats, personal watercraft, recreational vessels, and unregistered vehicles, except for foreign and domestic vessels engaged in interstate or foreign commerce upon the waters of the state.
(d) A marina owner in possession of an impounded vessel pursuant to this section is not liable for damage to the vessel while the vessel is being impounded by the court, except for damage caused by the marina owner’s acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 644, Sec. 1. (SB 393) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 669.

669. The regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 90.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 673.

673. The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any boat or vessel subject to this code, the registered identification number of such vessel, the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least six months.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 744.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1 - Operation and Equipment › Section 674.

674. Neither the owner of a boat livery nor his agent or employees shall permit any vessel to be delivered to a renter unless it shall have been provided, either by the owner or renter, with the equipment required pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 145.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.3 - Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Fee › Section 675.

675. (a) In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 9853 or Section 9860 of the Vehicle Code, there shall be a separate quagga and zebra mussel infestation prevention fee in an amount to be determined by the department as follows:
(1) If the quagga and zebra mussel infestation prevention fee is due between January 1 and December 31 of any even-numbered year, the fee shall not be more than ten dollars ($10).
(2) If the quagga and zebra mussel infestation prevention fee is due between January 1 and December 31 of any odd-numbered year, the fee shall not be more than twenty dollars ($20).
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the quagga and zebra mussel infestation prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 9860 of the Vehicle Code shall not be more than twenty dollars ($20).
(b) In determining the amount of the fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall establish, and consult with, a technical advisory group consisting of interested persons, including, but not limited to, recreational boating and reservoir operation representatives. The members of the advisory group shall be appointed by the director.
(c) The department shall adopt emergency regulations to prescribe procedures for the collection and use of the quagga and zebra mussel infestation prevention fee for the purposes of this article. The emergency regulations shall include rules for administering the grants awarded pursuant to Section 676.
(d) All revenues collected from the fee established pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund, and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended solely for the purposes set forth in Section 676.
(e) The fee established pursuant to this section shall not apply to vessels that are used exclusively in marine waters.
(f) (1) Failure to pay the fee established pursuant to this section does not prohibit the Department of Motor Vehicles from issuing registration of a vessel.
(2) (A) A vessel operator may be issued a citation for operating a recreational vessel in nonmarine waters without a valid state-issued quagga and zebra mussel infestation prevention sticker.
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a vessel that is exempt pursuant to Section 5211 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations shall not be cited pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 831, Sec. 1. (AB 1150) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.3 - Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Fee › Section 676.1.

676.1. Any person or entity that manages any aspect of the water in a reservoir, as defined in Section 6004.5 of the Water Code, where recreational, boating, or fishing activities are permitted, shall be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 676 for the reasonable regulatory costs incident to the implementation of a dreissenid mussel infestation prevention plan.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 558, Sec. 1. (SB 790) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.3 - Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Fee › Section 677.

677. This article does not preempt a special district, city, county, or joint powers authority from adopting local regulations or ordinances related to the prevention and eradication of invasive aquatic species.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 485, Sec. 2. (AB 2443) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.4 - Vessel Operators Education and Certification Cards › Section 678.

678. (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the division shall develop a vessel operator card to be issued pursuant to this article.
(b) The division shall issue, or cause to be issued, a vessel operator card to a person who provides the division with proof that the person has passed a vessel operator examination approved by the division or a vessel operator course that includes an examination and is approved by the division pursuant to Section 668.1 or 668.3.
(c) A vessel operator card shall be valid for the life of the person to whom it is issued.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 433, Sec. 1. (SB 941) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.4 - Vessel Operators Education and Certification Cards › Section 678.3.

678.3. (a) (1) The division shall determine the fees required under this section in amounts sufficient to cover the reasonable costs of the development, establishment, and operation of the program. The fees shall not exceed those costs.
(2) The division shall charge a fee not to exceed thirty dollars ($30) for the initial vessel operator card issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 678.
(3) The division shall charge a fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10) for a duplicate vessel operator card issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 678.
(b) In determining the amount of the fees imposed pursuant to this section, the division shall establish, and consult with, a technical advisory group consisting of interested persons, including, but not limited to, representatives of the boating community. The deputy director shall appoint the members of the advisory group.
(c) The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Vessel Operator Certification Account, which is hereby established within the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund.
(d) The division may expend the moneys in the Vessel Operator Certification Account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of implementing this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 241. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.4 - Vessel Operators Education and Certification Cards › Section 678.5.

678.5. (a) The division may develop and provide a vessel operator examination on the division’s Internet Web site. The division shall provide links from the division’s Internet Web site to other vessel operator examinations approved by the division that are available through a provider whose course has been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.
(b) If the division contracts for the provision of vessel operator examination services with test vendors, the division shall conduct a formal competitive bid process and shall contract with more than one vendor for those services.
(c) A vessel operator examination developed or approved by the division shall be consistent with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators’ National Boating Education Standards, as applicable to basic vessel operations, rules of navigation, and boating safety only.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 433, Sec. 1. (SB 941) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.4 - Vessel Operators Education and Certification Cards › Section 678.7.

678.7. (a) An amount not to exceed four million dollars ($4,000,000) shall, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act, be transferred from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund to the Vessel Operator Certification Account in the form of a loan to be used by the division to develop and establish the program under this article.
(b) The division shall repay the loan described in subdivision (a) from fees received pursuant to Section 678.3 within eight years of the effective date of this article.
(c) If the division has not repaid the loan within the time period specified in subdivision (b), the division shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
(d) The loan shall not impair the intended expenditure purposes of the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 433, Sec. 1. (SB 941) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.4 - Vessel Operators Education and Certification Cards › Section 678.9.

678.9. (a) On or before April 1, 2019, and on or before April 1 annually thereafter, the division shall prepare a report that includes all of the following information with respect to the prior calendar year:
(1) The total number of vessel operator cards issued pursuant to this article.
(2) The fees collected, and the costs incurred, by the division pursuant to this article.
(3) The correlation between vessel operator cards issued and the number of accidents, injuries, and fatalities related to the operation of vessels in the state that are reported pursuant to Section 656.
(4) The number of violations of this article reported to the division.
(b) The report shall be posted on the division’s Internet Web site.
(c) On or before April 1, 2023, and again on April 1, 2028, the report prepared by the division and posted on its Internet Web site shall include recommendations, developed by the division, in consultation with the technical advisory group established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 678.3, relating to any program changes to improve boater safety in California or, alternatively, reasons why the program should not be continued.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 433, Sec. 1. (SB 941) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.4 - Vessel Operators Education and Certification Cards › Section 678.11.

678.11. (a) Subject to the schedule in subdivision (b), a person shall not operate on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the state a vessel that is propelled by an engine, regardless of whether the engine is the principal source of propulsion, unless the person has in his or her possession a vessel operator card issued by the division pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 678.
(b) A person is subject to subdivision (a) according to the following schedule:
(1) On and after January 1, 2018: A person 20 years of age or younger.
(2) On and after January 1, 2019: A person 25 years of age or younger.
(3) On and after January 1, 2020: A person 35 years of age or younger.
(4) On and after January 1, 2021: A person 40 years of age or younger.
(5) On and after January 1, 2022: A person 45 years of age or younger.
(6) On and after January 1, 2023: A person 50 years of age or younger.
(7) On and after January 1, 2024: A person 60 years of age or younger.
(8) On and after January 1, 2025: All persons, regardless of age.
(c) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A person who is a resident of another state or a foreign country who is operating a vessel and meets either of the following requirements:
(A) The person is temporarily using the waters of this state for a period not to exceed 60 days, and meets the applicable requirements, if any, of his or her state of residency.
(B) The person is temporarily using the waters of this state for a period not to exceed 90 days, and meets the applicable requirements, if any, of his or her country of residency.
(2) A person operating a vessel while under the direct supervision of a person 18 years of age or older who is in possession of a vessel operator card issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 678 or who is not required to possess a vessel operator card pursuant to paragraph (6).
(3) A person operating a vessel in an organized regatta or vessel race, or water ski race.
(4) A person operating a rental vessel.
(5) A person who is in possession of a current commercial fishing license.
(6) A person who is in possession of a valid marine operator license, for the waters upon which the licensee is operating, issued by the United States Coast Guard, or who is in possession of a valid certificate issued pursuant to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended.
(7) A person who has successfully completed a boating course approved by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 433, Sec. 1. (SB 941) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.4 - Vessel Operators Education and Certification Cards › Section 678.15.

678.15. (a) A violation of this article is an infraction.
(b) A person convicted of an infraction for a violation of this article shall be punished as follows:
(1) For an initial conviction, by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) For a second conviction, by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(3) For a third or subsequent conviction, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(c) A fine imposed on a vessel operator pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be waived, if the vessel operator provides proof that he or she had a valid vessel operator card at the time of the citation.
(d) (1) In addition to the fines imposed by subdivision (b), the court shall order a person convicted of violating this article to complete and pass a boating safety course approved by the division pursuant to Section 668.3.
(2) If a person who is ordered to complete and pass a boating safety course pursuant to paragraph (1) is 18 years of age or younger, the court may require that person to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to enroll in that course.
(3) A person who has been ordered by a court to complete a boating safety course pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit to the court proof of completion and passage of the course within seven months of the date of his or her conviction. The proof shall be in a form that has been approved by the division and that is capable of being submitted to the court or a state or local agency approved by the division through the United States Postal Service or another certified means of transmission.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 433, Sec. 1. (SB 941) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.5 - Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act of 2004 › Section 680.

680. This act shall be known as the Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act of 2004, and may be cited as Anthony and Stacy’s Law.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 565, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.5 - Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act of 2004 › Section 681.

681. (a) It is unlawful to operate a motorized vessel or have the engine of a motorized vessel run idle while an individual is teak surfing, platform dragging, or bodysurfing behind the motorized vessel.
(b) It is unlawful to operate a motorized vessel or have the engine of a motorized vessel run idle while an individual is occupying or holding onto the swim platform, swim deck, swim step, or swim ladder of the vessel.
(c) Subdivision (b) does not apply when an individual is occupying the swim platform, swim deck, swim step, or swim ladder for a very brief period of time while assisting with the docking or departure of the vessel, while exiting or entering the vessel, or while the vessel is engaged in law enforcement or emergency rescue activity.
(d) “Teak surfing” or “platform dragging” means holding onto the swim platform, swim deck, swim step, swim ladder, or any portion of the exterior of the transom of a motorized vessel for any amount of time while the motorized vessel is underway at any speed.
(e) “Bodysurfing” means swimming or floating on one’s stomach or on one’s back on or in the wake directly behind a motorized vessel that is underway.
(f) “Vessel” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 775.5.
(g) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100). Nothing in this subdivision shall be considered in relation to a suspension, restriction, or delay of driving privileges, or in the determination of a violation point count as provided in Section 12810 of the Vehicle Code.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 565, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.5 - Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act of 2004 › Section 682.

682. All state-sponsored boating safety courses and all boating safety courses that require state approval by the Department of Boating and Waterways shall incorporate information about the dangers of being overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning at the stern of a motorized vessel and how to prevent that poisoning.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 565, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.5 - Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act of 2004 › Section 683.

683. (a) When a new or used motorized vessel is sold in California, the two carbon monoxide poisoning warning stickers developed by the Department of Boating and Waterways shall be placed on the motorized vessel. The smaller sticker shall be placed in the interior of the motorized vessel where it is immediately visible to the person operating the motorized vessel the larger sticker shall be placed facing out on the exterior of the stern or transom of the motorized vessel, unless the motorized vessel is inflatable and the sticker would not adhere to the surface of the stern.
(b) For a motorized vessel sold by a dealer, the dealer shall ensure that both warning stickers have been affixed prior to the completion of the transaction.
(c) For a motorized vessel sold by an individual, both stickers shall be included by the Department of Motor Vehicles in the new registration material provided to the new owner, and the new owner of the motorized vessel shall be notified that he or she is required to affix the smaller sticker in the interior of the motorized vessel where it is immediately visible to the operator of the motorized vessel and the larger sticker facing out on the exterior of the stern or transom of the motorized vessel, unless the motorized vessel is inflatable and the sticker would not adhere to the surface of the stern.
(d) A warning sticker already developed by the boating manufacturer may satisfy the requirements of this section if it has been approved in advance by the Department of Boating and Waterways.
(e) This section shall become operative on May 1, 2005.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 565, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative May 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.5 - Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act of 2004 › Section 684.

684. (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall insert the Department of Boating and Waterways’ informational brochure and warning stickers about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and boats into the registration renewal materials mailed by the Department of Motor Vehicles to vessel owners for two consecutive two-year registration cycles and, thereafter, upon the recommendation of the Director of Boating and Waterways. These materials shall instruct vessel owners to place the two stickers in the motorized vessel so that the smaller sticker is visible to the person operating the motorized vessel and the larger sticker is facing out on the exterior of the stern or transom of the motorized vessel, unless the motorized vessel is inflatable and the sticker would not adhere to the surface of the stern.
(b) This section shall become operative on May 1, 2005.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 565, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative May 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 3 - VESSELS › CHAPTER 5 - Operation and Equipment of Vessels › ARTICLE 1.5 - Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act of 2004 › Section 685.

685. The Department of Boating and Waterways pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 85.2 may use funds in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund, created pursuant to Section 85, to administer this chapter and to reimburse the Department of Motor Vehicles for its costs to administer this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 565, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)