{"id":6342,"date":"2022-05-24T17:42:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/?page_id=6342"},"modified":"2022-06-26T15:54:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T15:54:30","slug":"hnc-525-abandoned-boat-law-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/hnc-525-abandoned-boat-law-california\/","title":{"rendered":"HNC 525 Abandoned Boat Law California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l3kg18xm-33fe8d511546e6194d50951f27e542b1\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l3kg18xm-33fe8d511546e6194d50951f27e542b1{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l3kg18xm-33fe8d511546e6194d50951f27e542b1 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l3kg18xm-33fe8d511546e6194d50951f27e542b1 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l3kg18xm-33fe8d511546e6194d50951f27e542b1 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>California<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Harbors and Navigation Code &#8211; HNC \u00a7 525<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-p9k3a-dcb1e360835ea7ddaf649971e697ded2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-p9k3a-dcb1e360835ea7ddaf649971e697ded2{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-p9k3a-dcb1e360835ea7ddaf649971e697ded2 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5ycedy-3e5261563c2f11e9b83423de1e57ca3f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc\">\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc .av_searchform_wrapper{\nborder-color:#edae44;\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc #s.av-input-field{\ncolor:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon{\ncolor:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#edae44;\nstroke:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc #searchsubmit{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc .av_searchsubmit_wrapper{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia_search_element av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><search><form action='https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/' id='searchform_element' method='get' class='' data-element_id='av-3lrch2-d2f45dea8d64d614beba4be1285da4bc' ><div class='av_searchform_wrapper'><input type='search' value='' id='s' name='s' placeholder='Search CA statutes' aria-label='Search CA statutes' class='av-input-field ' required \/><div class='av_searchsubmit_wrapper '><input type='submit' value='Find' id='searchsubmit' class='button ' title='View results on search page' aria-label='View results on search page' \/><\/div><input type='hidden' name='numberposts' value='10' \/><input type='hidden' name='results_hide_fields' value='' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2tk99i-3118543db83e919969849920db79e87b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2tk99i-3118543db83e919969849920db79e87b{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2tk99i-3118543db83e919969849920db79e87b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l3kg3t5l-a89f406feb06127d9f09074b0510a98d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"row\">\n<h2 class=\"subsection\">HNC \u00a7\u2002<span class=\"SS_SH SS_prior SS_tu1\">525<\/span>. Abandonment of vessel<\/h2>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(a)\u2002Except for the urgent and immediate concern for the safety of those aboard a vessel, a person shall not abandon a vessel upon a public waterway or public or private property without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002The abandonment of a vessel in a manner as provided in subdivision (a) is prima facie evidence that the last registered owner of record, not having notified the appropriate registration or documenting agency of any relinquishment of title or interest therein, is responsible for the abandonment and is thereby liable for the cost of the removal and disposition of the vessel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002A violation of this section is an infraction and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000). \u2002In addition, the court may order the defendant to pay to the agency that removes and disposes of the vessel the actual costs incurred by the agency for that removal and disposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(d)\u2002Fines imposed and collected pursuant to this section shall be allocated as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">(A)\u2002Eighty percent of the moneys shall be deposited in the Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund. \u2002Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants to be awarded by the department to local agencies for the abatement, removal, storage, and disposal as public nuisances of any abandoned property as described in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 522\u00a0<\/span>or for the disposal of surrendered vessels as defined in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 526.1\u00a0<\/span>, wrecked or dismantled vessels, or parts thereof, or any other partially submerged objects that pose a substantial hazard to navigation, from navigable waterways or adjacent public property, or private property with the landowner&#8217;s consent. \u2002These grants shall not be utilized for abatement, removal, storage, or disposal of commercial vessels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">(B)\u2002In evaluating a grant request submitted by a local agency pursuant to subparagraph (A), the department shall place great weight on the following two factors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">(i)\u2002The existence of an active local enforcement program to control and prevent the abandonment of watercraft within the local agency&#8217;s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">(ii)\u2002The existence of a submerged navigational hazard abatement plan at the local level that provides for the control or abatement of water hazards, including, but not limited to, abandoned watercraft, wrecked watercraft, hazardous floating debris, submerged vessels and objects, and abandoned piers and pilings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">(C)\u2002A grant awarded by the department pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be matched by a 10-percent contribution from the local agency receiving the grant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">(D)\u2002As a condition of receiving grant funding pursuant to this paragraph, a local agency shall report to the department data, as deemed appropriate by the department, regarding abandoned and surrendered vessels removed or anticipated for removal pursuant to this article.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p 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