{"code":"HNC","codeName":"Harbors and Navigation Code","section":"461","citation":"Harb. & Nav. Code, § 461","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 2. Civil Actions and Liens [450. - 509.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Bottomry [450. - 462.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A bottomry lien, if created out of a real or apparent necessity, in good faith, is preferred to every other lien or claim upon the same thing, excepting only a lien for seamen’s wages, a subsequent lien of material-men for supplies or repairs indispensable to the safety of the vessel, and a subsequent lien for salvage.</p>","text":"A bottomry lien, if created out of a real or apparent necessity, in good faith, is preferred to every other lien or claim upon the same thing, excepting only a lien for seamen’s wages, a subsequent lien of material-men for supplies or repairs indispensable to the safety of the vessel, and a subsequent lien for salvage.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/bottomry-461","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}