Tex. Transp. Code § 61.008 · Chapter 61. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE
LIABILITY TO PILOT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who pilots a vessel in violation of this chapter is liable for an amount equal to the applicable pilotage rate to the pilot who first demands the amount in writing.
(b) A pilot may bring an action to enforce this section in district court in the county in which the violation occurred.
(c) In an action under Subsection (b), the court shall add to the amount of any judgment in favor of a pilot court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the pilot in obtaining the judgment.
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.61.htm
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- sha256 291c2334b65d84427137002abf0d01330925a1bc20e7531d3dbe7aac24399005
- 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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