Health and Safety Code section 115990

The boat shall have the word “lifeboat” plainly printed or painted upon it. It shall be used for no purpose other than for the saving of life or for other cases of emergency.

Source: Section 115990, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=115990. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_115990

Original Source: Section 115990, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=115990. (last accessed May 12, 2025).