Harbors and Navigation Code section 1139

(a)

Every pilot boarding a vessel shall exhibit his commission or license as pilot when requested by the master of such vessel.

(b)

The board may suspend or revoke the commission or license of a pilot for refusal to exhibit such commission or license upon the proper request, and it may impose a liability of fifty dollars ($50) on the bond of such pilot.

Source: Section 1139, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=1139.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1974; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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