{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-526.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 526.1","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this article, “surrendered vessel” means a recreational vessel that the verified titleholder has willingly surrendered to a willing public agency under both of the following conditions:\n(a) The public agency has determined, in its sole discretion, that the vessel is in danger of being abandoned, and therefore has a likelihood of causing environmental degradation or becoming a hazard to navigation.\n(b) The decision to accept a vessel is based solely on the potential of the vessel to likely be abandoned and cause environmental degradation or become a hazard to navigation.","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":"e923ceb68296503699b1804b5ee2670843cc66c5cb70aa07e5068240abe42b6e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-526","next":"us-ca/hnc-527"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}