Terms Used In California Codes > Insurance Code > Division 1 > Part 2 > Chapter 1 > Article 4.5 - Special Provisions Regarding Health Coverage

• Boat: means any vessel that is any of the following:

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• Charter boat: means a for-hire vessel operating on navigable water of the state in the coastal zone, as defined in §. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 773.2
• Charterer: means a person who receives compensation for contracting with an operator to transport three or more passengers. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 773.2
• City: includes "city and county. See California Insurance Code 15
• Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Insurance Code 14
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Life preserver: means a life preserver approved and certified by the Coast Guard and capable of providing at least 90 percent of factory-rated flotation capacity. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 773.2
• Operator: means a person owning, controlling, operating, or managing a for-hire vessel. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 773.2
• Passenger: means every person carried on board a vessel other than any of the following:

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• Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Insurance Code 19
• State: means a state of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. 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
• Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
• 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:

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