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§ 511 — California Law | CourtGPT
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  8. § 511
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§ 511

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511. Wrecked property may be kept or reclaimed at the time of the wreck by the owner, consignee, or other person entitled to possession; but if any person has a just claim for salvage and necessary expenses incurred in saving it, the claim shall be paid before the property can be reclaimed.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=HNC&division=3.&title=&part=&chapter=3.&article=1.· Version 2026