California Harbors and Navigation Code ARTICLE 2.9 - Accident Liability Protection for Vessels

• Section 759.
  For purposes of this article, the following provisions shall apply:(a) “Company” means any company, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, private, municipal, or public corporation, limited liability company,...
• Section 759.2.
  The division shall require every for-hire vessel company to procure, and continue in effect so long as the for-hire vessel company continues to offer its...
• Section 759.4.
  The division shall, after a public hearing, set the amount of liability insurance, required by Section 759.2, that is reasonably necessary to provide adequate compensation...
• Section 759.6.
  The protection required under Section 759.2 shall be evidenced by deposit with the division, covering each vessel used or to be used in for-hire vessel...
• Section 759.8.
  With the consent of the division, a copy of an insurance policy, certified by the company issuing it to be a true copy of the...
• Section 759.10.
  The protection against liability shall be continued in effect so long as the for-hire vessel company continues to offer its services for compensation. The policy...
• Section 759.12.
  The division may establish rules as are necessary to enforce this article.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 9. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018....
• Section 759.14.
  Any for-hire vessel company that knowingly refuses or fails to procure protection against liability, as required by Section 759.2, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by...
• Section 759.16.
  Following an administrative hearing, the division may impose a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon...
• Section 759.18.
  (a) Upon filing of the evidence of liability protection pursuant to Section 759.2, the division shall provide a certificate of filing to the for-hire vessel company....
• Section 759.20.a.
  Upon receiving notification of impending cancellation of liability protection pertaining to a for-hire vessel company, the department shall, effective upon the date of the cancellation,...
• Section 759.22.
  Rules and regulations adopted by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to its prior authority over insurance of for-hire vessel companies shall remain in effect until...
• Section 759.24.
  This article shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 9. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018. Note: This section...

Last modified: October 22, 2018