Texas Transportation Code
§ 71.203 — PILOT LIABILITY LIMITED
TN § 71.203Title 4. NAVIGATION · Part B. PILOTS · Ch. 71. CAMERON COUNTY PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT · Art. E. PILOT LIABILITY
Statute text
View on source(a)A pilot providing pilot services in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County is not liable for more than $1,000 for damage or loss caused by the pilot's error, omission, fault, or neglect in the performance of the pilot services, except as provided by Subsection (b).
(b)Subsection (a) does not apply to:
(1)damage or loss that arises because of the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the pilot and for which no other person or vessel in rem is jointly or severally liable;
(2)liability for exemplary damages for gross negligence of the pilot and for which no other person or vessel in rem is jointly or severally liable; or
(3)an act or omission relating to the ownership and operation of a pilot boat unless the pilot boat is directly involved in pilot services other than the transportation of pilots.
(c)This section does not exempt a vessel or its owner or operator from liability for damage or loss caused by the vessel to a person or property on the grounds that:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1353), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.