Statute · California Harbors and Navigation Code
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 512 — Wrecks and Wrecked Property
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 512
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Harbors and Navigation Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The sheriff of any county in which any wrecked property is found, when no person entitled to possession appears, shall take possession of it in the name of the people, cause its value to be appraised by disinterested persons, and keep it in some safe place to answer the owner’s claims.
Citator
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 512 — Wrecks and Wrecked Property is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The sheriff of any county in which any wrecked property is found, when no person entitled to possession appears, shall take possession of it in the name of the people, cause its value to be appraised by disinterested persons, and keep it in some safe place to answer the owner’s claims.