Tex. Prop. Code § 70.104 · Subchapter B. LIENS ON VESSELS
PERSONS WHO MAY BIND VESSEL.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The following persons are presumed to be authorized by the owner of a vessel to incur charges that give rise to a lien under this subchapter:
(1) the managing owner;
(2) the ship's husband;
(3) the master;
(4) the local agent; and
(5) a person entrusted with management of the vessel at the port of supply.
(b) A person tortiously or unlawfully in possession or charge of a vessel may not bind the vessel.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3583, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.70.htm
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- sha256 670f3217becc147960cadb63cb25f7759d2505ba89a0722542bfcf005b50b7a2
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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