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Tex. Transportation Code § 63.045

MALFEASANCE; PENALTIES

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Tex. Transportation Code § 63.045, MALFEASANCE; PENALTIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/567692
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(a) On proof that a branch or deputy pilot took charge of a vessel while intoxicated, the branch or deputy pilot shall: (1) for the first offense, be suspended for one month; and (2) for the second offense, be dismissed and rendered incapable of serving as either a branch or deputy pilot. (b) A branch or deputy pilot who wilfully or negligently causes the wreck of a vessel shall be dismissed and disqualified from again serving as either a branch or deputy pilot.