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Harbors and Navigation Code § 495.5

ARTICLE 3. Actions Against Vessels

Current as of September 28, 2026Harb. & Nav. Code, § 495.5Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 261.

The owner, or the master agent, or consignee of the vessel, may, on behalf of the owner, appear and answer or plead to the action and may object to the undertaking filed on behalf of the plaintiff.