Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 161.113 · Subchapter E. GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES
IMMUNITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "volunteer" means a person who:
(1) renders services for or on behalf of the department under the supervision of a department employee; and
(2) does not receive compensation that exceeds the authorized expenses the person incurs in performing those services.
(b) A department employee or an authorized volunteer who performs a department duty or responsibility under this subchapter is immune from civil or criminal liability for any act or omission that relates to the duty or responsibility if the person acted in good faith and within the scope of the person's authority.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 3.04, eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.161.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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