Harbors and Navigation Code


general provisions 

General Provisions

Sections 1–6805

division 1

Department of Boating and Waterways and the Boating and Waterways Commission

chapters 1–4
1 General Provisions and Definitions
2 Department of Boating and Waterways
3 Boating and Waterways Commission
4 Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund

division 1.5

Navigable Waters

chapters 1–4
1 Scope of Division
2 Definition and Description
3 Offenses
4 Civil Offenses

division 2

Navigation

chapters 1–4
1 Scope of Division
2 Penalties
3 Losses
4 Offenses

division 3

Vessels

chapters 1–6
1 Vessels Generally
2 Civil Actions and Liens
3 Wrecks and Salvage
4 Service of Process
4.5 Marinas
5 Operation and Equipment of Vessels
6 Vessel Sanitation

division 4

Masters, Crews and Cargoes

chapters 1–3
1 Scope of Division
2 Ship Masters and Cargoes
2.5 Ship’s Managers
3 Mates and Seamen

division 5

Pilots for Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun

chapters 1–6
1 Pilots
2 Board of Pilot Commissioners
3 Pension Plan
4 Licensing of Pilots
5 Pilotage Rates
6 Pilotage Rate Recommendations

division 6

Harbors and Ports

parts 1–6
1 Port Infrastructure Financing
2 Harbors and Ports Mitigation Projects
4 Harbor Development Bond Law of 1958
6 Emergency Response and Evacuation

division 7

County Provisions

chapters 1–3
1 Private Wharves and Piers
2 Harbor Improvement Bonds
3 General Powers of Counties

division 8

Harbor and Port Districts

parts 2–7
2 Harbor Improvement Districts
3 Harbor Districts
4 Port Districts
6 River Port Districts
7 Small Craft Harbor Districts