Harb. & Nav. Code, § 495.5 · Article 3. Actions Against Vessels

Harb. & Nav. Code, § 495.5

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The owner, or the master agent, or consignee of the vessel, may, on behalf of the owner, appear and answer or plead to the action and may object to the undertaking filed on behalf of the plaintiff.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 261.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC&sectionNum=495.5.
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