Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 5.045
Standby Assistance; Liability

(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.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 565, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1995.

Source: Article 5.045 — Standby Assistance; Liability, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­5.­htm#5.­045 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

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