Texas Transportation Code

§ 62.042 — OATH; BOND

TN § 62.042Title 4. NAVIGATION · Part B. PILOTS · Ch. 62. NAVIGATION DISTRICT PILOT BOARDS · Art. C. REGULATION OF BRANCH AND DEPUTY PILOTS

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(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).

(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:

(1)payable to the governor;

(2)conditioned on the faithful performance of the branch pilot's duties;

(3)approved by the pilot board; and

(4)deposited in the office of the secretary of state.

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.