Tex. Transportation Code § 63.045
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 63.045, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 63.045. MALFEASANCE; PENALTIES.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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