Sec. 414.013. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A person who submits to the council or a crime stoppers organization a tip under Section 414.0015(a) is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from the submission unless the submission was:
(1) intentionally, wilfully, or wantonly negligent or false;
(2) made with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others; or
(3) made to further the commission of a criminal act.
(b) A person who in the course and scope of the person's duties or functions receives, forwards, or acts on a tip submitted under Section 414.0015(a) is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from an act or omission in the performance of the person's duties or functions unless the act or omission was:
(1) intentional or wilfully or wantonly negligent;
(2) done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others; or
(3) done to further the commission of a criminal act.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3316), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection
Chapter 414 - Texas Crime Stoppers Council
Section 414.0015. Crime Stoppers Tips
Section 414.002. Organization of Council
Section 414.003. Per Diem and Expenses
Section 414.007. Confidentiality of Crime Stoppers Records
Section 414.008. Privileged Information
Section 414.009. Misuse of Information
Section 414.010. Payments From Defendants on Community Supervision; Reward Repayments
Section 414.011. Certification of Organizations to Receive Payments and Reward Repayments