Harbors and Navigation Code section 512

The sheriff of any county in which any wrecked property is found, when no person entitled to possession appears, shall take possession of it in the name of the people, cause its value to be appraised by disinterested persons, and keep it in some safe place to answer the owner’s claims.

Source: Section 512, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=512. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Jan. 1, 1937

§ 512’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/harbors_and_navigation_code_section_512

Original Source: Section 512, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=512. (last accessed May 12, 2025).