Tex. Transp. Code § 24.003 · Subchapter A. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING AIRMAN CERTIFICATION
OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AIRMAN CERTIFICATE; OFFENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) navigates an aircraft in this state without an airman certificate; or
(2) serves as an airman in connection with an aircraft flown or operated in this state without an airman certificate.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500;
(2) confinement in county jail for not less than 30 days and not more than six months; or
(3) both the fine and the confinement.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person could be prosecuted under the laws or regulations of the United States for the alleged violation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.24.htm
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- 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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