Tex. Transportation Code § 24.003
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 24.003, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 24.003. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AIRMAN CERTIFICATE; OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) navigates an aircraft in this state without an airman certificate; or
(2) serves as an airman in connection with an aircraft flown or operated in this state without an airman certificate.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500;
(2) confinement in county jail for not less than 30 days and not more than six months; or
(3) both the fine and the confinement.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person could be prosecuted under the laws or regulations of the United States for the alleged violation.
(1) navigates an aircraft in this state without an airman certificate; or
(2) serves as an airman in connection with an aircraft flown or operated in this state without an airman certificate.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500;
(2) confinement in county jail for not less than 30 days and not more than six months; or
(3) both the fine and the confinement.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person could be prosecuted under the laws or regulations of the United States for the alleged violation.
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