Sec. 68.073. PILOTAGE RATE LIABILITY. (a) 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.
(b) 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.