As used in this chapter:

(a) “Watercraft” means any boat, ship, barge, craft or floating thing designed for navigation in the water; and

Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 600

  • Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident of this State at the time the accident or collision occurs or at the time a cause of action or claim for relief arises against him, and also means a person who, at the time the accident or collision occurs or at the time a cause of action or claim for relief arises against him is a resident of this State but subsequently becomes a nonresident of this State. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 600
  • 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

(b) “Nonresident” means a person who is not a resident of this State at the time the accident or collision occurs or at the time a cause of action or claim for relief arises against him, and also means a person who, at the time the accident or collision occurs or at the time a cause of action or claim for relief arises against him is a resident of this State but subsequently becomes a nonresident of this State.

(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1280.)

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