Any person who keeps any wrecked property, or its proceeds, after the salvage and expenses have been agreed to or adjusted, and the amount paid to him, is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both.
Wrecks and SalvageOffenses
Section § 570
If someone holds on to wrecked property, or the money from it, after salvage costs are settled and they've been paid, they can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to a year, or both.
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Section § 571
This law makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to take goods from a stranded ship or items washed ashore by the sea, or to keep such items found in bays or creeks, without notifying the county sheriff or offering to turn them over within 30 days. If you don't follow these steps, you could face up to a $1,000 fine and/or up to six months in county jail.
(a)CA Harbors And Navigation Code § 571(a) A person who takes away any goods from a stranded vessel, or any goods cast by the sea upon the land, or found in a bay or creek, or who knowingly has in his or her possession any goods so taken or found, and does not deliver them to the sheriff of the county where they were found, or notify him or her of his or her readiness to do so within 30 days after they have been taken by him or her or have come into his or her possession, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)CA Harbors And Navigation Code § 571(b) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both that fine and imprisonment.
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