DIVISION 3. VESSELS 399-786›CHAPTER 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels 650-774.4›ARTICLE 2. Yacht and Ship Brokers 700-740
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California Harbors and Navigation Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) Each violation of a section or subdivision of a section of this article, excepting Section 709, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), provided that a violation committed willfully and with knowledge of the provisions of the violated section or subdivision is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Each violation of Section 709 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 610, Sec. 36. (SB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)
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