California Harbors and Navigation Code
§ 817
HNC § 817Div. 4 · Ch. 2
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.govThe master of a vessel in case of its capture may engage to pay a ransom for it in money or in part of the cargo, and his engagement will bind the vessel, freightage, and cargo.
Legislative history
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.