{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-678","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 678","heading":"","body":"(a) On or before January 1, 2018, the division shall develop a vessel operator card to be issued pursuant to this article.\n(b) The division shall issue, or cause to be issued, a vessel operator card to a person who provides the division with proof that the person has passed a vessel operator examination approved by the division or a vessel operator course that includes an examination and is approved by the division pursuant to Section 668.1 or 668.3.\n(c) A vessel operator card shall be valid for the life of the person to whom it is issued.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels [650. - 774.4.]","ARTICLE 1.4. Vessel Operators’ Education and Certification Cards [678. - 678.15.]"],"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":"3b15d865bdd00c61cf5c10dc5fa9da933ca8fcde4e8663b7882763e0210dd26d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-677.5","next":"us-ca/hnc-678.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}