Harbors and Navigation Code section 865

A seaman can not, by special agreement, impair any of his rights, or add to any of his obligations, as defined by law, unless he fully understands the effect of the agreement and receives for it a fair compensation.

Source: Section 865, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=865. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Oct. 6, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/harbors_and_navigation_code_section_865

Original Source: Section 865, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=865. (last accessed May 12, 2025).