Texas § CP.33.002 - APPLICABILITY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.33.002 — APPLICABILITY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.33.002. APPLICABILITY
APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to: (1) any cause of action based on tort in which a defendant, settling person, or responsible third party is found responsible for a percentage of the harm for which relief is sought; or (2) any action brought under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (Subchapter E , Chapter 17 , Business & Commerce Code) in which a defendant, settling person, or responsible third party is found responsible for a percentage of the harm for which relief is sought. (b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 4.10(1). (c) This chapter does not apply to: (1) an action to collect workers' compensation benefits under the workers' compensation laws of this state (Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code) or actions against an employer for exemplary damages arising out of the death of an employee; (2) a claim for exemplary damages included in an action to which this chapter otherwise applies; or (3) a cause of action for damages arising from the manufacture of methamphetamine as described by Chapter 99 . (d) to (h) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 4.10(1). Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 2, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 380, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 136, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 643, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 4.01, 4.10(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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Section CP.33.002 ("APPLICABILITY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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