Texas § CR.62.008 - GENERAL IMMUNITY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CR.62.008 — GENERAL IMMUNITY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CR.62.008. GENERAL IMMUNITY
GENERAL IMMUNITY. The following persons are immune from liability for good faith conduct under this chapter: (1) an employee or officer of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the Department of Public Safety, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Texas Civil Commitment Office, or a local law enforcement authority; (2) an employee or officer of a community supervision and corrections department or a juvenile probation department; (3) a member of the judiciary; and (4) a member of the risk assessment review committee established under Article 62.007 . Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 867 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549 ), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 1610 ), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Section CR.62.008 ("GENERAL IMMUNITY") 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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