Texas Transportation Code

§ 67.045 — LIABILITY TO PILOT

TN § 67.045Title 4. NAVIGATION · Part B. PILOTS · Ch. 67. GALVESTON COUNTY PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT · Art. C. PILOT LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

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(a)A person who is not a pilot and who, in violation of this chapter, pilots a vessel and the consignee of the vessel are liable to a pilot, on written demand, for the amount of the applicable pilotage rate.

(b)In an action to recover compensation under Subsection (a), the court may include in a judgment in favor of a pilot an award of court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

Legislative history

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