{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-256","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 256","heading":"","body":"When any steam vessel is running in the night-time the master shall cause to be shown two conspicuous lights, one exposed near the bow and the other near the stern, the latter to be at least twenty feet above the deck.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 2. NAVIGATION [240. - 310.]","CHAPTER 2. Penalties [250. - 268.]"],"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":"84550fdaeea6ca16e47110d67f5efa984e8d250e2882ccd3bd3090ba4478a435","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-255","next":"us-ca/hnc-257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}