California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
HNC §654.5: A person who maliciously throws, hurls, or projects an object by manual, mechanical, or other means at a vessel or an occupant of a vessel on any of the waters within or bordering on this state, which
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A person who maliciously throws or projects an object at a vessel or its occupant on state waters commits a misdemeanor, punishable by fines and/or county jail time that increase with repeat convictions.
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