California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
HNC §301: A person who willfully and maliciously cuts, breaks, or injures a vessel of ten gross tons and upwards that is the property of another is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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A person who willfully and maliciously damages or injures another person's vessel of ten gross tons or larger commits a misdemeanor.
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