{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-654.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 654.5","heading":"","body":"A person who maliciously throws, hurls, or projects an object by manual, mechanical, or other means at a vessel or an occupant of a vessel on any of the waters within or bordering on this state, which act does not constitute a violation of either Section 242 or 594 of the Penal Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon first conviction the punishment shall be a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 30 days, or both that fine and imprisonment. Upon a second conviction, the punishment shall be a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 90 days, or both that fine and imprisonment. Upon a third or subsequent conviction, the punishment shall be a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or both that fine and imprisonment.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels [650. - 774.4.]","ARTICLE 1. Operation and Equipment [650. - 674.]"],"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":"0bed608738a1cdcd69ff5fc915962a9d70b3f9f339cef2f6588c2be7b472d63c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-654.3","next":"us-ca/hnc-655"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}