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§ 512. — 512. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

California § 512.
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Code HNCHarbors and Navigation Code - HNC
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. VESSELS
Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Wrecks and Salvage
Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Wrecks and Wrecked Property

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Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC Code § 512. (2026).

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The sheriff of any county in which any wrecked property is found, when no person entitled to possession appears, shall take possession of it in the name of the people, cause its value to be appraised by disinterested persons, and keep it in some safe place to answer the owner’s claims.

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Legislative History

Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.
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