California Harbors and Navigation Code 508 – A lien provided for in this article for repairs, labor, supplies, or …
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A lien provided for in this article for repairs, labor, supplies, or materials for, or for storage or safekeeping of, a vessel may be assigned by written instrument accompanied by delivery of possession of the vessel subject to the lien, and the assignee may exercise the rights of a lienholder as provided in this article. A lienholder assigning a lien as authorized in this section shall at the time of assigning the lien give written notice of the assignment either by personal delivery or by certified mail, to the registered and legal owners of the vessel, indicating the name and address of the person to whom the lien is assigned.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 345. Effective January 1, 2007.)
Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 508
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mail: means first-class mail, postage prepaid, unless registered mail is specified. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 501
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 19
- Storage: means the safekeeping, mooring, berthage, wharfage, or anchorage of a vessel and the providing of parking space for any trailer used in connection with the vessel. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 501
- vessel: includes any trailer used in connection with the vessel which is in the possession of the lienholder at the time the lien arises. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 501