{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-801","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 801","heading":"","body":"The master of a vessel shall be always on board when it is entering or leaving a port, harbor, or river unless the vessel is in charge of a mate who possesses a master’s license.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 4. MASTERS, CREWS AND CARGOES [790. - 876.]","CHAPTER 2. Ship Masters and Cargoes [800. - 821.]"],"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":"0a3bbdb959adcb393142a95286d48be8cf0e1559e193d075f4c4d5283b505926","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-800","next":"us-ca/hnc-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}