Tex. Fam. Code § 262.003 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CIVIL LIABILITY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person who takes possession of a child without a court order is immune from civil liability if, at the time possession is taken, there is reasonable cause to believe there is an immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.262.htm
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