California § 6302.3. 6302.3. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 595, Sec. 3.)

California Statutes

§ 6302.3. — 6302.3. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 595, Sec. 3.)

California § 6302.3.

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Code PRCPublic Resources Code - PRC

Div. 6.DIVISION 6. PUBLIC LANDS

Part 1.PART 1. ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL OF STATE LANDS

Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Administration and Control of Swamp, Overflowed, Tide, or Submerged Lands, and Structures Thereon

Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Administration and Control Generally

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Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC Code § 6302.3. (2026).

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(a)The commission, at a properly noticed commission hearing, may take title to an abandoned vessel subject to disposal pursuant to Section 6302.1 for the sole purpose of abatement, without satisfying any lien on the property, and may cause the property to be sold, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of in any manner it determines is expedient or convenient. Those abandoned vessels shall not be considered surplus state property for the purposes of removal, disposal, or destruction. Title to property transferred by the commission by sale or otherwise to third parties shall be clear of any lien or encumbrance.

(b)Notice of that meeting shall be given to a known owner and known lienholder, and the known owner, lienholder, or other interested party shall be given the right to appear and be

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(a)
The commission, at a properly noticed commission hearing, may take title to an abandoned vessel subject to disposal pursuant to Section 6302.1 for the sole purpose of abatement, without satisfying any lien on the property, and may cause the property to be sold, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of in any manner it determines is expedient or convenient. Those abandoned vessels shall not be considered surplus state property for the purposes of removal, disposal, or destruction. Title to property transferred by the commission by sale or otherwise to third parties shall be clear of any lien or encumbrance.
(b)
Notice of that meeting shall be given to a known owner and known lienholder, and the known
owner, lienholder, or other interested party shall be given the right to appear and be heard prior to disposition of the property.
(c)
A hearing on the disposition of property held pursuant to this section shall be an informal hearing pursuant to Section 11445.20 of the Government Code, unless designated as a formal hearing by the commission.
(d)
Any action with regard to the disposition of the property as directed by the commission, with the exception of returning the property to the owner, shall be delayed for 30 days after the date of the commission’s determination, to allow the owner to pursue any other cause of action in law or equity.
(e)
The commission’s cost of disposing of abandoned property, including staff time and legal and attorney’s fees, may be recovered by appropriate action in any court in which an
action may be properly brought or by use of any available administrative remedy. If the property is sold, the commission may recover its costs from any proceeds of the sale and any additional funds received shall be deposited into the General Fund.