Texas § CP.98.002 - LIABILITY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.98.002 — LIABILITY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.98.002. LIABILITY
LIABILITY. (a) A defendant who engages in the trafficking of persons or who intentionally or knowingly benefits from participating in a venture that traffics another person is liable to the person trafficked, as provided by this chapter, for damages arising from the trafficking of that person by the defendant or venture. (b) It is not a defense to liability under this chapter that a defendant has been acquitted or has not been prosecuted or convicted under Chapter 20A , Penal Code, or has been convicted of a different offense or of a different type or class of offense, for the conduct that is alleged to give rise to liability under this chapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 309 (H.B. 533 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
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Section CP.98.002 ("LIABILITY") 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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