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Harbors and Navigation Code § 759.2

ARTICLE 2.9. Accident Liability Protection for Vessels

Current as of September 28, 2026Harb. & Nav. Code, § 759.2Official source ↗Ask about this

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 9. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 759.24.

The division shall require every for-hire vessel company to procure, and continue in effect so long as the for-hire vessel company continues to offer its services for compensation, adequate protection against liability imposed by law upon a for-hire vessel company for the payment of damages for personal bodily injuries, including death resulting from those services, and property damage as a result of an accident.