{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-761","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 761","heading":"","body":"No for-hire vessel, while carrying passengers for hire, shall be operated or navigated on the waters of this state except by a person who holds a valid license issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of this article. This requirement, however, shall not apply to persons who operate a for-hire vessel on waters of this state which have been declared to be navigable by agencies of the federal government.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels [650. - 774.4.]","ARTICLE 3. For-Hire Vessel Operators’ Licenses [760. - 772.]"],"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":"5eb73b64a3d3dbc76417d2e3fc3c6e7af7ac9096591343606e80baa2919ea04a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-760","next":"us-ca/hnc-762"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}