{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-1138","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 1138","heading":"","body":"(a) When cruising offshore or standing out to sea, pilots shall go to the vessel nearest to shore or in the most distress, or incur a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100). For each refusal by a pilot to board a vessel when required, a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be incurred.\n(b) A pilot may be suspended or expelled by the board for a violation of subdivision (a).","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 5. PILOTS FOR MONTEREY BAY AND THE BAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PABLO, AND SUISUN  [1100. - 1281.]","CHAPTER 1. Pilots [1100. - 1146.]","ARTICLE 7. Duties of Pilots [1130. - 1139.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"92285119d85a085d617ab0cb1ed53eb1a4ccaf02de6328cd35dc565bb87aa2c8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-1137","next":"us-ca/hnc-1139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}