{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-493","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 493","heading":"","body":"The mate and seamen of a vessel have a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for their wages, which is superior to every other lien.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 2. Civil Actions and Liens [450. - 509.]","ARTICLE 3. Actions Against Vessels [490. - 497.]"],"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":"b32ac9cb7376f30907671bc12eb01336fab8400a9d082b7c5f0cfa16bf816c72","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-492","next":"us-ca/hnc-494"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}