The owners of every steam vessel are responsible for the good conduct of the master or other person in charge employed by them, and they are jointly and severally liable as sureties for any penalty established by this chapter.
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 265
Penalties
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.
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