Cal. HNC § 266
This is the official text of Cal. HNC § 266, part of California’s Harbors and Navigation Code — regulates ports, harbors, and boating.
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Official statutory text
The penalties established by this chapter may be recovered by the district attorney of any county bordering on the water where the offense was committed or the penalty incurred, to whom notice is first given, and when recovered shall be equally divided between the county unapportioned elementary school fund and the indigent-sick fund of the county.
Any judgment pursuant to this section is a lien on the vessel against whose owners or master it is recovered.
Any judgment pursuant to this section is a lien on the vessel against whose owners or master it is recovered.
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