Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE |
Title 4. LIABILITY IN TORT |
Chapter 78. CERTAIN FIRE FIGHTERS AND FIRE-FIGHTING ENTITIES |
Subchapter C. FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES |
Sec. 78.103. LIABILITY OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
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A volunteer fire department is:
(1) liable for damages described by Section 78.102 only to the extent that a county providing the same or similar services would be liable under Chapter 101; and
(2) entitled to the exclusions, exceptions, and defenses applicable to a county under Chapter 101 and other statutory or common law.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 19.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.