Sec. 414.013. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A person who communicates to the council or a crime stoppers organization a report of criminal activity that leads to the arrest of, the filing of charges against, or the conviction of a person for a criminal offense is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from the communication unless the communication was intentionally, wilfully, or wantonly negligent or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(b) A person who in the course and scope of the person's duties or functions receives, forwards, or acts on a report of criminal activity communicated to the council or a crime stoppers organization is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from an act or omission in the performance of the person's duties or functions unless the act or omission was intentional, wilfully or wantonly negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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