California Harbors and Navigation Code 304 – A person in command or charge of a vessel, who, within this state, …
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A person in command or charge of a vessel, who, within this state, willfully wrecks, sinks, or otherwise injures or destroys it or any of its cargo, or willfully permits the same to be wrecked, sunk, or otherwise injured or destroyed, with intent to prejudice or defraud a person, is guilty of a felony.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 610, Sec. 22. (SB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)
Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 304
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 20
- Vessel: includes ships of all kinds, steamboats, steamships, canal boats, barges, sailing vessels, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place for the transportation of merchandise or persons. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 21