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2025 California Code
Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
DIVISION 3 - VESSELS
CHAPTER 1 - Vessels Generally
ARTICLE 2 - Liability, Generally
Section 427.
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CA Harb & Nav Code § 427 (2025)
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427. A jettison can be made only by authority of the master of a vessel, except in case of his disability, or of an overruling necessity, when it may be made by any other person.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
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