Sec. 152.055. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH ORDER. (a) A person who is provided a certified copy of an emergency intervention order within the period prescribed by Section 152.054 is not personally liable for an action taken by the person in accordance with and in reliance on the order.
(b) If a personal representative has not been appointed when an emergency intervention order issued under Section 152.052 expires, a person in possession of the decedent's personal property that is the subject of the order, without incurring civil liability, may:
(1) release the property to the decedent's heirs; or
(2) dispose of the property under Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Property Code, or Section 7.209 or 7.210, Business & Commerce Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle D - Proceedings Before Administration of Estate
Chapter 152 - Emergency Intervention
Subchapter B. Order for Emergency Intervention
Section 152.051. Issuance of Order Regarding Funeral and Burial Expenses
Section 152.052. Issuance of Order Regarding Access to Certain Personal Property
Section 152.053. Duration of Order
Section 152.054. Certified Copies of Order
Section 152.055. Liability of Certain Persons in Connection With Order