{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-63.045","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 63.045","heading":"MALFEASANCE; PENALTIES.","body":"(a) On proof that a branch or deputy pilot took charge of a vessel while intoxicated, the branch or deputy pilot shall:\n(1) for the first offense, be suspended for one month; and\n(2) for the second offense, be dismissed and rendered incapable of serving as either a branch or deputy pilot.\n(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.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 63. PILOT BOARDS","SUBCHAPTER C. BRANCH PILOTS AND DEPUTY PILOTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.63.htm#63.045","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"8c2b0838013bca0f7f6f2adaa062ea9641937b7de6d32612fa8c8b0e927e3eeb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-63.044","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-63.046"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}