Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 43.131. Immunities
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Art. 43.131. IMMUNITIES. (a) An individual listed in
Subsection (c) of this article and the governmental entity that the
individual serves as an officer or employee are not liable for
damages arising from an act or failure to act by the individual or
governmental entity in connection with a community service program
or work program established under this chapter if the act or failure
to act:
(1) was performed pursuant to a court order or was otherwise
performed in an official capacity; and
(2) was not performed with conscious indifference for the
safety of others.
(b) Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, does not
apply to a claim based on an act or a failure to act of an individual
listed in Subsection (c) of this article or a governmental entity
the officer serves as an officer or employee if the act or failure
to act is in connection with a program described by Subsection (a)
of this article.
(c) This article applies to:
(1) a director or employee of a community supervision and
corrections department or a community corrections facility;
(2) a sheriff or employee of a sheriff's department;
(3) a county judge, county commissioner, or county
employee;
(4) an officer or employee of a state agency; or
(5) an officer or employee of a political subdivision other
than a county.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 5.04, eff. Sept. 1,
1993.
Article: 43.09 43.091 43.10 43.101 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.131 43.14 43.141 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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