Sec. 5.208. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) A person designated or appointed as the registered agent of a represented entity is not liable solely because of the person's designation or appointment as registered agent for the debts, liabilities, or obligations of the represented entity.
(b) A person who has been designated or appointed as a registered agent in a registered agent filing but has not consented to serve as the represented entity's registered agent may not be held liable:
(1) under a judgment, decree, or order of a court, agency, or tribunal of any type, or in any other manner, in this or any other state, or on any other basis, for a debt, obligation, or liability of the represented entity, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, solely because of the person's designation or appointment as registered agent; or
(2) to the represented entity or to a person who reasonably relied on the unauthorized designation or appointment solely because of the person's failure or refusal to perform the duties of a registered agent under Section 5.206.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 1787), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2010.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Offices
Subchapter E. Registered Agents and Registered Offices
Section 5.201. Designation and Maintenance of Registered Agent and Registered Office
Section 5.2011. Consent to Serve as Registered Agent
Section 5.202. Change by Entity to Registered Office or Registered Agent
Section 5.203. Change by Registered Agent to Name or Address of Registered Office
Section 5.204. Resignation of Registered Agent
Section 5.205. Rejection of Appointment
Section 5.206. Duties of Registered Agent
Section 5.207. Designation of Registered Agent Without Consent; Penalties and Liabilities