{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-451","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 451","heading":"","body":"The owner of a vessel may hypothecate it or its freightage, upon bottomry, for any lawful purpose, and at any time and place.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 2. Civil Actions and Liens [450. - 509.]","ARTICLE 1. Bottomry [450. - 462.]"],"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":"7e51b17139aa6e69fa626b1eab13fb8fe4444355f671bd143aa0ee4f6a25d808","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-450","next":"us-ca/hnc-452"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}