ARTICLE 4. Boaters Lien Law [500. - 509.]
Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.
§§ 500–509 · 16 sections
- § 500 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Boaters Lien Law”.
- § 501 As used in this article: (a) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles or any successor agency thereto which registers vehicles. (b) “Mail” means…
- § 501.3 The time a notice or statement is given or sent, unless otherwise expressly provided, means the time a written notice to a person is deposited in the United…
- § 501.5 The possessory vessel lien procedures described by the provisions of this article shall supersede any local ordinance and shall provide the exclusive means of…
- § 502 (a) Except as provided in Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 410) of Chapter 1 of Division 3, every person has a lien dependent upon possession of the vessel…
- § 503 (a) A lienholder shall apply to the department for the issuance of an authorization to conduct a lien sale pursuant to the provisions of this section for any…
- § 504 (a) For vessels with a value determined to be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less, the department shall promptly furnish the lienholder with the…
- § 505 (a) A registered or legal owner of a vessel may release any interest in the vessel after the lien has arisen. The release shall be dated when signed and a copy…
- § 505.5 (a) Whenever the lien upon any vessel is lost by reason of the loss of possession through trick, fraud, or device, the repossession of the vessel by the former…
- § 506 No lien sale shall be undertaken pursuant to Section 503 or 504 unless the vessel has been available for inspection at a location easily accessible to the…
- § 506.5 Within 10 days after the sale of any vessel pursuant to the provisions of Section 503 or 504, the legal or registered owner may redeem the vessel upon the…
- § 507 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), at the time a lienholder applies to the department to conduct a sale under Section 504, the lienholder shall submit…
- § 507.5 The proceeds of a vessel lien sale shall be disposed of as follows: (a) The amount necessary to discharge the lien and the actual cost of selling the vessel…
- § 508 A lien provided for in this article for repairs, labor, supplies, or materials for, or for storage or safekeeping of, a vessel may be assigned by written…
- § 508.5 All forms required pursuant to this article shall be prescribed by the department. Language used in the notices and declarations shall be simple and…
- § 509 No lien shall attach to any personal property in or on the vessel except that which is carried on the vessel for lifesaving, safety, mooring, and operating…