{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-511","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 511","heading":"","body":"Wrecked property may be kept or reclaimed at the time of the wreck by the owner, consignee, or other person entitled to possession; but if any person has a just claim for salvage and necessary expenses incurred in saving it, the claim shall be paid before the property can be reclaimed.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 3. Wrecks and Salvage [510. - 571.]","ARTICLE 1. Wrecks and Wrecked Property [510. - 527.]"],"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":"ce1155e88f7d93183af8ab20e94d07fcbc8a78108e4a726985c9bdbdc28501d4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-510","next":"us-ca/hnc-512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}