Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.065 · Subchapter C. EXCLUSIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
NEGLIGENCE OF OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
This chapter does not apply to the wrongful act or omission or the negligence of an officer commissioned by the Department of Public Safety if the officer was not on active duty at the time the act, omission, or negligence occurred. This section applies without regard to whether the officer was wearing a uniform purchased under Section 411.0078, Government Code, at the time the act, omission, or negligence occurred.
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History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 738, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Civil Practice and Remedies Code Sec. 101.058 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(9), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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