CODE OF VIRGINIA

DETENTION ON SEAGOING VESSEL (§ 54.1-920)

If a pilot is detained on board any seagoing vessel he shall be paid by the
master, owner, or consignee of the vessel the rate prescribed by the State
Corporation Commission for a day’s detention for each day detained. If any
pilot is carried beyond the limits of the Commonwealth against his will, he
shall be entitled to recover $ 300 from the master or owner of the vessel upon
which he has been carried away.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-564; 1988, c. 765.