{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-817","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 817","heading":"","body":"The master of a vessel in case of its capture may engage to pay a ransom for it in money or in part of the cargo, and his engagement will bind the vessel, freightage, and cargo.","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":"011723856435407e14fa85e3c5aad5331e17af480b46c30de35b6f62b69e4a19","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-816","next":"us-ca/hnc-818"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}