Harbors and Navigation Code section 866

Except as otherwise provided by law, the wages of seamen are due when, and so far only as, freightage is earned, unless the loss of freightage is due to the fault of the owner or master.

Source: Section 866, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=866. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 866, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=866. (last accessed May 12, 2025).