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Texas Statutes, Title TN

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Title TN, Transportation Code

187 chapters · 5,642 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title TN5,642 Ch 225, State Highway Names260 Ch 521, Driver's Licenses and Certificates214 Ch 504, License Plates200 Ch 623, Permits For Oversize Or Overweight V…189 Ch 201, General Provisions and Administration187 Ch 451, Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities187 Ch 452, Regional Transportation Authorities159 Ch 545, Operation and Movement of Vehicles124 Ch 502, Registration of Vehicles117 Ch 370, Regional Mobility Authorities114 Ch 601, Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act104 Ch 501, Certificate of Title Act103 Ch 441, Road Utility Districts95 Ch 547, Vehicle Equipment94

11 sections·Filtered byTitle TN✕Ch 61✕

Tex. Transportation Code § 61.001 Short Title
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Sec. 61.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Texas Compulsory Pilotage Act. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Tex. Transportation Code § 61.002 Definitions
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Sec. 61.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for a port. (2) "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, subagent, firm, or corporation or any combination of those persons, who enters or clears a vessel at the off…
Tex. Transportation Code § 61.003 Duty To Engage Pilot
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Sec. 61.003. DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT. (a) A consignee having control of a vessel shall obtain a pilot to provide pilot services when the vessel is under way or otherwise moving on a river, bay, harbor, or port in this state unless the vessel is: (1) documented as a United States ves…
Tex. Transportation Code § 61.004 Payment For Pilot
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Sec. 61.004. PAYMENT FOR PILOT. A consignee shall pay a pilot at the applicable pilotage rates. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Tex. Transportation Code § 61.005 Pilot Optional

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Sec. 61.005. PILOT OPTIONAL. This chapter does not prohibit a consignee not required by Section 61.003 to engage a pilot from applying for, receiving, and paying for pilot services. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Tex. Transportation Code § 61.006 Board Jurisdiction

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Sec. 61.006. BOARD JURISDICTION. A board has exclusive jurisdiction over piloting of vessels in this state between the Gulf of Mexico and the ports in the board's jurisdiction. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Tex. Transportation Code § 61.007 Attorney General

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Sec. 61.007. ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general shall assist a board in the enforcement of this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Tex. Transportation Code § 61.008 Liability To Pilot

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Sec. 61.008. LIABILITY TO PILOT. (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 c…

Tex. Transportation Code § 61.009 Liability To Board

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Sec. 61.009. LIABILITY TO BOARD. (a) A vessel or the owner of a vessel that is piloted in violation of this chapter is liable to a board for $5,000 for each violation. (b) The board may bring an action to enforce this section in district court in the county in which the violation…

Tex. Transportation Code § 61.010 Cooperation

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Sec. 61.010. COOPERATION. A pilot providing pilot services shall, to the extent possible, cooperate with the master of the vessel. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Tex. Transportation Code § 61.011 Certain United States License Required; Offense

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Sec. 61.011. CERTAIN UNITED STATES LICENSE REQUIRED; OFFENSE. (a) A person may not act as a state-commissioned pilot of a vessel in any water in this state unless the person is licensed under Title 46, United States Code. (b) A person commits an offense if the person violates thi…