Statute · California Harbors and Navigation Code
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 290 — Liability
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 290
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Harbors and Navigation Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
If a collision is occasioned by failure to observe any rule of Article 1 of this chapter, the owner of the vessel by which the rule is infringed can not recover compensation for damages sustained by the vessel unless the circumstances of the case made a departure from the rule necessary.
Citator
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 290 — Liability is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
If a collision is occasioned by failure to observe any rule of Article 1 of this chapter, the owner of the vessel by which the rule is infringed can not recover compensation for damages sustained by the vessel unless the circumstances of the case made a departure from the rule necessary.