{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-70.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 70.104","heading":"PERSONS WHO MAY BIND VESSEL.","body":"(a) The following persons are presumed to be authorized by the owner of a vessel to incur charges that give rise to a lien under this subchapter:\n(1) the managing owner;\n(2) the ship's husband;\n(3) the master;\n(4) the local agent; and\n(5) a person entrusted with management of the vessel at the port of supply.\n(b) A person tortiously or unlawfully in possession or charge of a vessel may not bind the vessel.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3583, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS","SUBTITLE B. LIENS","CHAPTER 70. MISCELLANEOUS LIENS","SUBCHAPTER B. LIENS ON VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.70.htm#70.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"19bf47eb90c7ec66035942d460d455688caf164753011b1ad9fe0d0805bf9920","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-70.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-70.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}