{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-600","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 600","heading":"","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(a) “Watercraft” means any boat, ship, barge, craft or floating thing designed for navigation in the water; and\n(b) “Nonresident” means a person who is not a resident of this State at the time the accident or collision occurs or at the time a cause of action or claim for relief arises against him, and also means a person who, at the time the accident or collision occurs or at the time a cause of action or claim for relief arises against him is a resident of this State but subsequently becomes a nonresident of this State.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 4. Service of Process [600. - 609.]"],"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":"266a989cc0f9f15dad1cb3f46c3fa1e85552a9b437f51588314ba8c247e3c44c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-571","next":"us-ca/hnc-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}