{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-550","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 550","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(a) A “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation by water.\n(b) “Marine debris” is a vessel or part of a vessel, including a derelict, wreck, hulk, or part of any ship or other watercraft or dilapidated vessel, that is unseaworthy and not reasonably fit or capable of being made fit to be used as a means of transportation by water.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 3. Wrecks and Salvage [510. - 571.]","ARTICLE 3. Marine Debris [550. - 552.]"],"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":"fccc714e8e70b8470d76265f5cceab8939ae62729301691ed928099b73260211","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-534","next":"us-ca/hnc-551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}