Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 86.003 · Chapter 86. LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES TO CONVICTED PERSONS
DERIVATIVE CLAIMS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Section 86.002 applies to a claim for damages made by a claimant other than a convicted person if:
(1) the claimant's right to recovery results from an injury to a convicted person, including a claim for the wrongful death of the convicted person or a claim for loss of consortium with or loss of the companionship of the convicted person; and
(2) the convicted person's right to recovery would be barred under Section 86.002.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Renumbered from Civil Practice and Remedies Code Sec. 87.003 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(8), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.86.htm
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