Terms Used In California Codes > Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 3 > Chapter 5 > Article 2.5 - Stored Vessels

• Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
• Department: means the Department of Boating and Waterways. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other entity, but does not include the United States, the state, or a municipality or subdivision thereof. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28
• Vessel: includes every description of a watercraft or other artificial contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except either of the following:

  California Harbors and Navigation Code 651