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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5.045 — Standby assistance; liability

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 5: FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5.045

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5.045Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) In the discretion of a peace officer, the officer may stay with a victim of family violence to protect the victim and allow the victim to take the personal property of the victim or of a child in the care of the victim to a place of safety in an orderly manner. (b) A peace officer who provides assistance under Subsection (a) of this article is not: (1) civilly liable for an act or omission of the officer that arises in connection with providing the assistance or determining whether to provide the assistance; or (2) civilly or criminally liable for the wrongful appropriation of any personal property by the victim.

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