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Tex. Transp. Code § 63.045

MALFEASANCE; PENALTIES

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.