Louisiana § RS 34:1053 - Employing a pilot without a commission; penalties

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§ RS 34:1053. Employing a pilot without a commission; penalties

A.  No master, owner, or agent of a vessel required to pay pilot charges under R.S. 34:1048 to a New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot shall, when such a pilot offers his services, employ as a pilot a person who is not a commissioned New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot.

B.  Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 34:1053 ("Employing a pilot without a commission; penalties") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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