{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-62.042","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 62.042","heading":"OATH; BOND.","body":"(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).\n(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:\n(1) payable to the governor;\n(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the branch pilot's duties;\n(3) approved by the pilot board; and\n(4) deposited in the office of the secretary of state.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 62. NAVIGATION DISTRICT PILOT BOARDS","SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF BRANCH AND DEPUTY PILOTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.62.htm#62.042","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"497e0f297288324e98459b338e3056e4cf632545a3c0af667c859e16200f3190","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-62.041","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-62.043"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}