{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-1171","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 1171","heading":"","body":"(a) The board shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications for obtaining a license as a pilot pursuant to this division, determine who shall have the license, and issue the license.\n(b) A person possessing a valid state pilot’s license on January 1, 1985, is hereby licensed as if the license was granted by the board.","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 4. Licensing of Pilots [1170. - 1184.]","ARTICLE 1. Issuance of License [1170. - 1179.]"],"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":"bbdfd2668620556ea564ca33a33ecd32ca82c0e43232390c815175c5fee7dbd8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-1170.3","next":"us-ca/hnc-1171.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}