Harbors and Navigation Code section 501.3

The time a notice or statement is given or sent, unless otherwise expressly provided, means the time a written notice to a person is deposited in the United States mails; or the time any other written notice is personally delivered to the recipient.

Source: Section 501.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=501.3. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/harbors_and_navigation_code_section_501.3

Original Source: Section 501.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=501.3. (last accessed May 12, 2025).