Tex. Transportation Code § 63.044
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 63.044, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 63.044. RESIDENCE; PROBATIONARY TERM.
Official statutory text
(a) The board shall specify a term that a person must reside in this state to qualify the person to become a branch pilot for the ports or bays in the board's jurisdiction. The term may not exceed two years.
(b) The board shall establish a term of probation that a person must serve as a deputy pilot before the person may exercise the functions of a branch pilot. The term may not exceed one year.
(b) The board shall establish a term of probation that a person must serve as a deputy pilot before the person may exercise the functions of a branch pilot. The term may not exceed one year.
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