Veh. Code, § 10553 · Chapter 1.5. Reports of Stolen Vessels
Veh. Code, § 10553
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The owner or legal owner of a vessel numbered under this code which has been stolen or embezzled may notify a law enforcement agency of the theft or embezzlement, but in the event of an embezzlement may make the report only after having procured the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person charged with such embezzlement. Every owner or legal owner who has given any such notice shall notify the law enforcement agency of a recovery of the vessel.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 617, Sec. 7.
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