Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
PROBATE CODE |
Chapter XIII. GUARDIANSHIP |
Part 2. GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS AND MATTERS |
Subpart J. LIABILITY OF GUARDIAN |
Sec. 674. IMMUNITY OF GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM
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A guardianship program is not liable for civil damages arising from an action taken or omission made by a person while providing guardianship services to a ward on behalf of the guardianship program, unless the action or omission:
(1) was wilfully wrongful;
(2) was taken or made with conscious indifference or reckless disregard to the safety of the incapacitated person or another;
(3) was taken or made in bad faith or with malice; or
(4) was grossly negligent.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 , Sec. 3.08, eff. September 1, 2005.