{"code":"HNC","codeName":"Harbors and Navigation Code","section":"307","citation":"Harb. & Nav. Code, § 307","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. NAVIGATION [240. - 310.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Offenses [300. - 310.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-2/chapter-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 67, Sec. 1.   (SB 1162)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A person who moors a vessel to, or hangs on with a vessel to, a buoy or beacon, except a designated mooring buoy, is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).</p><p>(b) A person who willfully removes, damages, or destroys a buoy or beacon, placed by competent authority in any navigable waters of this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>","text":"(a) A person who moors a vessel to, or hangs on with a vessel to, a buoy or beacon, except a designated mooring buoy, is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). (b) A person who willfully removes, damages, or destroys a buoy or beacon, placed by competent authority in any navigable waters of this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/offenses-307","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}