§ 4014 Wharf Owner Repair Liability

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law says if you own a wharf or chute and charge people to use it, you must keep it safe and in good repair. If you don't, you have to pay a $25 fine and cover any damages caused.

Key Takeaways

•If you own a wharf or chute and charge people to use it, you must keep it safe.
•If it's not safe and causes damage, you have to pay a $25 fine and cover the damages.
•The money from the fine goes to the county's road fund.

Example

A fisherman pays to use a wharf to dock his boat, but the wharf is broken and his boat gets damaged.

The wharf owner has to pay a $25 fine and fix the fisherman's boat because the wharf wasn't safe.

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§ 4014 Wharf Owner Repair Liability

An owner or keeper of a wharf or chute who takes toll or wharfage for its use forfeits the sum of twenty-five dollars, and is liable for all damage occasioned, if he fails to keep it in good repair, or if it is unsafe or dangerous. The penalty may be recovered by order of the board which granted the authority, for the use of the general road fund of the county. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

wharf chute toll wharfage good repair unsafe or dangerous penalty general road fund

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 4014.

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