Tex. Transportation Code § 62.042
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 62.042, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 62.042. OATH; BOND.
Official statutory text
(a) A branch pilot appointed under this chapter or the rules of the pilot board of a navigation district must take the official oath. The oath must be endorsed on the bond required by Subsection (b).
(b) The branch pilot must enter into a bond in the amount of $5,000 with one or more good and sufficient sureties. The bond must be:
(1) payable to the governor;
(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the branch pilot's duties;
(3) approved by the pilot board; and
(4) deposited in the office of the secretary of state.
(b) The branch pilot must enter into a bond in the amount of $5,000 with one or more good and sufficient sureties. The bond must be:
(1) payable to the governor;
(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the branch pilot's duties;
(3) approved by the pilot board; and
(4) deposited in the office of the secretary of state.
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