{"code":"HNC","codeName":"Harbors and Navigation Code","section":"427","citation":"Harb. & Nav. Code, § 427","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Vessels Generally [399. - 449.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Liability, Generally [420. - 432.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A jettison can be made only by authority of the master of a vessel, except in case of his disability, or of an overruling necessity, when it may be made by any other person.</p>","text":"A jettison can be made only by authority of the master of a vessel, except in case of his disability, or of an overruling necessity, when it may be made by any other person.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/liability-generally-427","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}