Harbors and Navigation Code § 759.18

ARTICLE 2.9. Accident Liability Protection for Vessels

Current as of September 28, 2026Harb. & Nav. Code, § 759.18Official source ↗

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

(a) Upon filing of the evidence of liability protection pursuant to Section 759.2, the division shall provide a certificate of filing to the for-hire vessel company. The certificate shall be no larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches in size. The for-hire vessel company shall post the certificate of filing on the vessel in a prominent location that is visible to the passengers.

(b) A certificate that has been canceled, suspended, or revoked, or that is not valid, shall not be posted on a vessel.