Harb. & Nav. Code, § 651.5 · Article 1. Operation and Equipment

Harb. & Nav. Code, § 651.5

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The Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide every person who originally registers, or who acquires the ownership certificate of, a vessel required to be numbered pursuant to Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code with a copy of guidelines for safe vessel operation prepared by the Department of Boating and Waterways.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 216, Sec. 3. Effective June 29, 1988.

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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=651.5.
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Vehicle Code

Veh. Code, div. 3.5REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF VESSELSPrinted as Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code

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