Texas § 5.045 STANDBY ASSISTANCE; LIABILITY.

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§ 5.045 — STANDBY ASSISTANCE; LIABILITY.

Texas § 5.045

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 5.045 (2026).

Text

Text of article effective until April 01, 2027 Art. 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.

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Text of article effective until April 01, 2027
Art. 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.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 565, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1995. Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610 ), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2027.