Section 663.5 Of Article 1. Operation And Equipment From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. Within the territorial limits of a county, city, or
district, a harbor policeman regularly employed and paid as such by
the county, city, or district shall also enforce the provisions of
this chapter and any rules or regulations adopted by the department
pursuant to this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing
with Section 9850) of Division 3.5 of the Vehicle Code.
In the exercise of his duties, a harbor policeman shall have the
authority to stop any vessel subject to this chapter and to issue
written notices to appear in court pursuant to Section 664. As used
in Section 664, the term "officer" shall include a harbor policeman
regularly employed and paid as such by a county, city, or district.
Every harbor policeman who is on duty for the purpose of enforcing
the provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations
adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter, shall wear a full
distinctive uniform, and, if he uses a vessel, the vessel shall be
painted a distinctive color and appropriately marked as specified by
the department to identify it as a harbor police vessel.