Authority To Indemnify Elected and Appointed County Officers

Sec. 157.903. AUTHORITY TO INDEMNIFY ELECTED AND APPOINTED COUNTY OFFICERS. The commissioners court of a county by order may provide for the indemnification of an elected or appointed county officer against personal liability for the loss of county funds, or loss of or damage to personal property, incurred by the officer in the performance of official duties if the loss was not the result of the officer's negligence or criminal action. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 253, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.