California Harbors and Navigation Code ARTICLE 4 - Boaters Lien Law

• Section 500.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Boaters Lien Law”.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 941, Sec. 2.)
• Section 501.
  As used in this article:(a) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles or any successor agency thereto which registers vehicles.(b) “Mail” means first-class mail, postage prepaid, unless...
• Section 501.3.
  The time a notice or statement is given or sent, unless otherwise expressly provided, means the time a written notice to a person is deposited...
• Section 501.5.
  The possessory vessel lien procedures described by the provisions of this article shall supersede any local ordinance and shall provide the exclusive means of enforcing...
• Section 502.
  (a) Except as provided in Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 410) of Chapter 1 of Division 3, every person has a lien dependent upon possession of...
• Section 503.
  (a) A lienholder shall apply to the department for the issuance of an authorization to conduct a lien sale pursuant to the provisions of this section...
• Section 504.
  (a) For vessels with a value determined to be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less, the department shall promptly furnish the lienholder with the...
• Section 505.
  (a) A registered or legal owner of a vessel may release any interest in the vessel after the lien has arisen. The release shall be dated...
• Section 505.5.
  (a) Whenever the lien upon any vessel is lost by reason of the loss of possession through trick, fraud, or device, the repossession of the vessel...
• Section 506.
  No lien sale shall be undertaken pursuant to Section 503 or 504 unless the vessel has been available for inspection at a location easily accessible...
• Section 506.5.
  Within 10 days after the sale of any vessel pursuant to the provisions of Section 503 or 504, the legal or registered owner may redeem...
• Section 507.
  (a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), at the time a lienholder applies to the department to conduct a sale under Section 504, the lienholder...
• Section 507.5.
  The proceeds of a vessel lien sale shall be disposed of as follows:(a) The amount necessary to discharge the lien and the actual cost of selling...
• Section 508.
  A lien provided for in this article for repairs, labor, supplies, or materials for, or for storage or safekeeping of, a vessel may be assigned...
• Section 508.5.
  All forms required pursuant to this article shall be prescribed by the department. Language used in the notices and declarations shall be simple and nontechnical.(Added...
• Section 509.
  No lien shall attach to any personal property in or on the vessel except that which is carried on the vessel for lifesaving, safety, mooring,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018