Texas Transportation Code 63.044 – Residence; Probationary Term
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(a) The board shall specify a term that a person must reside in this state to qualify the person to become a branch pilot for the ports or bays in the board’s jurisdiction. The term may not exceed two years.
(b) The board shall establish a term of probation that a person must serve as a deputy pilot before the person may exercise the functions of a branch pilot. The term may not exceed one year.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 63.044
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005