California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 4 - Division of Boating and Waterways
Chapter 1 - Division of Boating and Waterways
Article 3 - Boating Accident and Casualty Reporting
Section 6502 - Immediate Notification of Death or Disappearance
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) When, as a result of an occurrence that involves a vessel or its equipment, a person dies or disappears from a vessel, the operator shall, without delay, by the quickest means available, notify the Department of Boating and Waterways and the nearest enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the waterbody of:
(b) When the operator of a vessel cannot give the notice required by paragraph (a) of this section, each person on board the vessel shall notify the Department of Boating and Waterways and the enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the waterbody or determine that the notice has been given.
1. New section filed 10-3-73 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 73, No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 11-30-73 (Register 73, No. 48).
3. Amendment filed 2-16-79 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 7).
4. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 10-11-85 (Register 85, No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Section 656, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Section 656, Harbors and Navigation Code.