Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 99.003 · Chapter 99. LIABILITY FOR MANUFACTURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE
STRICT LIABILITY AND MINIMUM DAMAGES FOR EXPOSURE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person who manufactures methamphetamine is strictly liable for any exposure by an individual to the manufacturing process, including exposure to the methamphetamine itself or any of the byproducts or waste products incident to the manufacture, for the greater of:
(1) actual damages for personal injury, death, or property damage as a result of the exposure; or
(2) $20,000 for each incident of exposure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 643, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 (H.B. 164), Sec. 1, eff. August 1, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.99.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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