{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-68.044","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 68.044","heading":"SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF BRANCH PILOT'S LICENSE.","body":"(a) On complaint or on its own motion, and after notice and hearing, the board may suspend a branch pilot's license for not more than six months or recommend that the governor revoke a branch pilot's license if the board finds that the pilot has:\n(1) failed to demonstrate and maintain the qualifications for a license required by this chapter;\n(2) used narcotics or other types of drugs, chemicals, or controlled substances as defined by law that impair the pilot's ability to perform the pilot's duties skillfully and efficiently;\n(3) used alcohol to an extent that impairs the pilot's ability to perform the pilot's duties skillfully and efficiently;\n(4) violated a provision of this chapter or rules adopted by the board under this chapter that were material to the performance of the pilot's duties at the time of the violation;\n(5) made a material misstatement in the application for a license;\n(6) obtained or attempted to obtain a license under this chapter by fraud or misrepresentation;\n(7) charged a pilotage rate other than that approved by the board;\n(8) intentionally refused to pilot a vessel when requested to do so by the master or person responsible for navigation of the vessel except when, in the judgment of the pilot, movement of the vessel constitutes a hazard to life or property or when pilotage charges that are due and owing are unpaid by the person ordering the pilot services;\n(9) been absent from duty in violation of board rules and without authorization;\n(10) aided or abetted another pilot in failing to perform the other pilot's duties; or\n(11) been guilty of carelessness, neglect of duty, intentional unavailability for normal performance of duties, refusal to perform duties, misconduct, or incompetence while on duty.\n(b) On determining that a license should be suspended or revoked, the board shall adopt a written order that states its findings and:\n(1) suspends the license for a stated period; or\n(2) recommends to the governor revocation of the license.\n(c) The governor, on receipt of a board order recommending revocation of a license, shall revoke the license. If the board's order is appealed, the governor may not revoke the license until the order is upheld on appeal.\n(d) A suspension of a license on the recommendation of a pilot review board takes effect on adoption of the board's order. A revocation of a branch pilot's license takes effect on issuance of the governor's decision.\n(e) The board shall immediately give notice to the Brazos Pilots Association, by certified mail, of a revocation or suspension under this section.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 68. BRAZORIA COUNTY PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. PILOT LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.68.htm#68.044","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"62ec5a86f7d602050ebce60ac3f58dcfc350e972563cb52dfe49c4b4a0a8d724","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-68.043","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-68.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}