Sec. 841.147. IMMUNITY  


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  • 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 Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, or the office;

    (2) a member of the multidisciplinary team established under Section 841.022;

    (3) an employee of the civil division of the special prosecution unit charged with initiating and pursuing civil commitment proceedings under this chapter; and

    (4) a person providing, or contracting, appointed, or volunteering to perform, a tracking service or another service under this chapter.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 , Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 , Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2011.