Texas Transportation Code - Section 66.070. Pilotage Rate Liability
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§ 66.070. PILOTAGE RATE LIABILITY. (a) A consignee who
declines the services of a pilot offered outside the bar and enters
the port without the aid of a pilot is liable for the payment of
pilotage to the first pilot whose services were declined.
(b) A consignee is liable for the payment of pilotage to the
pilot who brings a vessel in if the vessel goes out without
employing a pilot.
(c) A consignee is liable for the payment of pilotage for a
vessel that goes out without the aid of a pilot and that came in
without the aid of a pilot to the pilot who first offered services
before the vessel came in.
(d) A consignee is not liable for the payment of pilotage
for a vessel going out without a pilot if the vessel came in without
the aid of a pilot or came in without the offer of a pilot outside.
(e) Subsections (a)-(d) do not apply to a consignee exempt
under this chapter from payment of pilotage rates.
(f) A pilot who charges a rate for pilot services different
from the pilotage rates established under this chapter for the port
in which the pilot serves is liable to each person who was charged
the different rate for double the amount of pilotage.
(g) A court may include in a judgment in favor of a person
who files suit to collect an amount owed under this chapter an award
to cover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 66.063 66.064 66.065 66.066 66.067 66.068 66.069 66.070 66.071 66.081 66.082 66.083 67.001 67.002 67.003
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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