Title 5 › Chapter 262 › Subchapter A

Texas Family Code § 262.003

Civil Liability

Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child · General Provisions

A person who takes possession of a child without a court order is immune from civil liability if, at the time possession is taken, there is reasonable cause to believe there is an immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the child.

Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.