{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-261","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 261","heading":"","body":"Every steam vessel navigating any waters of this State and carrying passengers, shall be equipped with boats as follows:\n(a) If of five hundred tons measurement, one first-class life-boat and one row-boat, twenty-five feet long by seven wide, each capable of carrying fifty persons; and at least one other good row-boat.\n(b) If of two hundred and fifty and less than five hundred tons measurement, at least two ordinary row-boats.\n(c) If of less than two hundred and fifty tons burden, at least one small row-boat.\nThe boats shall be so attached that they can be launched at any time for immediate use.","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":"68201fb2e87750d893cfedd22a485d125f698b0a26ae9521692bea3b402e77ac","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-260","next":"us-ca/hnc-262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}