Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 6504

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 18, May 3, 2024

Section 6504 - Boat Accident Reports in Writing

(a) The operator(s) or owner(s) of the boat(s) shall, in addition to the report required by section 6502, submit a written report(s) on forms provided by the Department of Boating and Waterways, directly to the State of California, Department of Boating and Waterways, to the address shown on the forms when, as a result of an occurrence that involves the vessel or its equipment:

(1) A person dies;

(2) A person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first aid;

(3) Damage to the vessel and other property damage totals more than $500, or there is a complete loss of a vessel; or

(4) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate death or injury.

(b) A report required by this section must be made within forty-eight hours of the occurrence if:

(1) A person dies within twenty-four hours of the occurrence;

(2) A person disappears;

(3) A person is injured and receives medical treatment beyond first aid.

(c) A report required by this section must be made within ten days of the occurrence if an earlier report is not required by this section if:

(1) A person dies more than twenty-four hours after the occurrence;

(2) Damage to the vessel and other property damage totals more than $500, or there is a complete loss of a vessel.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 6504

1. New section filed 10-3-73 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 73, No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 11-30-73 (Register 73, No. 48).
3. Amendment filed 2-16-79 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 7).
4. Amendment filed 5-13-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 20).
5. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 10-11-85 (Register 85, No. 41).
6. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) replacing "$200" with "$500"; subsection (b) replacing "article" with "section"; subsection (c) replacing "unless" with "if"; and subsection (c)(2) replacing "$200" with "$500" filed 4-2-90; operative 5-2-90 (Register 90, No. 17).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 4-30-2003 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No. 18).

Note: Authority cited: Section 656, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Section 656, Harbors and Navigation Code.