Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code § 524
Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code § 524
California · California Harbors and Navigation Code · Status: effective · Effective 1998-01-01
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- Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code § 524, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/855349
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(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.