Tex. Gov't Code § 403.275 · Subchapter L. PROPERTY ACCOUNTING
LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY LOSS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The liability prescribed by this section may attach on a joint and several basis to more than one person in a particular instance. A person is pecuniarily liable for the loss sustained by the state if:
(1) agency property disappears, as a result of the failure of the head of an agency, property manager, or agency employee entrusted with the property to exercise reasonable care for its safekeeping;
(2) agency property deteriorates as a result of the failure of the head of an agency, property manager, or agency employee entrusted with the property to exercise reasonable care to maintain and service the property; or
(3) agency property is damaged or destroyed as a result of an intentional wrongful act or of a negligent act of any state official or employee.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 2.30.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.403.htm
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- 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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