Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 78.104 · Subchapter C. FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES
LIABILITY OF VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A volunteer fire fighter is:
(1) liable for damages described by Section 78.102 only to the extent that an employee providing the same or similar services for a county would be liable; and
(2) entitled to the exclusions, exceptions, immunities, and defenses applicable to an employee of a county under Chapter 101 and other statutory or common law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 19.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.78.htm
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