Texas Statutes
§ 68.033 — QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.
Texas § 68.033
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Code TNTransportation Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 68.033 (2026).
Text
Sec. 68.033. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot, a person must:
(1)be at least 25 years of age and less than 68 years of age;
(2)be a United States citizen;
(3)as of the date the license is issued, have resided continuously in this state for at least two years;
(4)have at least two years' service as a deputy branch pilot and have successfully completed the board-approved training program;
(5)have controlled the navigation of vessels such as the person would pilot;
(6)have extensive experience in the docking and undocking of vessels;
(7)be licensed under federal law to act as a pilot on vessels that navigate water on which the applicant will furnish pilot services;
(8)be in good mental and physical health;
(9)have good moral character; and
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Legislative History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 68.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 68.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 68.003
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.§ 68.004
VENUE.§ 68.011
BOARD.§ 68.012
PROHIBITED INTEREST.§ 68.013
OATH.§ 68.014
TERM OF OFFICE.§ 68.015
JURISDICTION.§ 68.016
ADMINISTRATION; RULES.§ 68.017
DUTIES.§ 68.018
PILOT REVIEW BOARD.§ 68.020
OPEN MEETINGS LAW.§ 68.021
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