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2025 Texas Statutes
Transportation Code
Title 3 - Aviation
Chapter 24 - Operation of Aircraft
Subchapter A. Federal Requirements Regarding Airman Certification
Section 24.003. Operation of Aircraft Without Airman Certificate; Offense

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TX Transp Code § 24.003 (2025)
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Sec. 24.003. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AIRMAN CERTIFICATE; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) navigates an aircraft in this state without an airman certificate; or

(2) serves as an airman in connection with an aircraft flown or operated in this state without an airman certificate.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500;

(2) confinement in county jail for not less than 30 days and not more than six months; or

(3) both the fine and the confinement.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person could be prosecuted under the laws or regulations of the United States for the alleged violation.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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