{"code":"HNC","codeName":"Harbors and Navigation Code","section":"760","citation":"Harb. & Nav. Code, § 760","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 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels [650. - 774.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. For-Hire Vessel Operators’ Licenses [760. - 772.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3/chapter-5/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1337.","effective":null,"html":"<p>As used in this article, “for-hire vessel” includes any vessel propelled by machinery carrying more than three passengers for hire, except the following:</p><p>(a) A sea plane on the water.</p><p>(b) A watercraft specifically designed to operate on a permanently fixed course, the movement of which is restricted to or guided on such permanently fixed course by means of a mechanical device on a fixed track or arm to which the watercraft is attached or by which the watercraft is controlled, or by means of a mechanical device attached to the watercraft itself.</p>","text":"As used in this article, “for-hire vessel” includes any vessel propelled by machinery carrying more than three passengers for hire, except the following: (a) A sea plane on the water. (b) A watercraft specifically designed to operate on a permanently fixed course, the movement of which is restricted to or guided on such permanently fixed course by means of a mechanical device on a fixed track or arm to which the watercraft is attached or by which the watercraft is controlled, or by means of a mechanical device attached to the watercraft itself.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/for-hire-vessel-operators-licenses-760","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}