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Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 7.001. Liability For Refusal Or Neglect In Performance Of Official Duties

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§ 7.001. LIABILITY FOR REFUSAL OR NEGLECT IN PERFORMANCE 
OF OFFICIAL DUTIES.  (a) A clerk, sheriff, or other officer who 
neglects or refuses to perform a duty required under Title 42, 
Revised Statutes, or under a provision of this code derived from 
that title is liable for damages in a suit brought by a person 
injured by the officer's neglect or refusal.
	(b)  The officer may be punished for contempt of court for 
neglect or refusal in the performance of those duties.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    

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