§ 302 Sinking Or Adrifting Vessels

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law says it’s a serious crime (a felony) to intentionally sink or abandon a boat that weighs ten gross tons or more when the boat belongs to someone else.

Key Takeaways

•You must do it on purpose and with bad intent.
•The boat has to be at least ten gross tons.
•The boat must belong to another person.
•Doing this is a felony.

Example

A person deliberately blows up a 12‑ton fishing boat that belongs to a neighbor.

Because the person acted on purpose and the boat is big enough and not theirs, the law says they can be charged with a felony.

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§ 302 Sinking Or Adrifting Vessels

A person who willfully and maliciously sinks or sets adrift a vessel of ten gross tons and upwards that is the property of another is guilty of a felony. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 610, Sec. 21. (SB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

willfully and maliciously sinks or sets adrift vessel of ten gross tons and upwards property of another felony

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 302.

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