DIVISION 5. PILOTS FOR MONTEREY BAY AND THE BAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PABLO, AND SUISUN 1100-1203›CHAPTER 1. Pilots 1100-1141›ARTICLE 4. Liability of Persons Using Pilot Services 1120-1122

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California Harbors and Navigation Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A pilot carried to sea against the pilot’s will, or unnecessarily detained on board a vessel when a pilot vessel is in attendance to receive the pilot, shall receive six hundred dollars ($600) per day while so carried to sea or detained, plus reimbursement for any expenses incurred by the pilot in returning to the pilot station.

(b) The owner, operator, and agents of the detaining vessel are jointly and severally liable for paying the amount specified in subdivision (a).

(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1422, Sec. 4.)

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