General Immunity

Art. 65.008. GENERAL IMMUNITY. The following persons are immune from liability for good faith conduct under this chapter: (1) a criminal justice official; (2) an employee or officer of the department, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, or a local law enforcement authority or law enforcement agency; (3) an employee or officer of a community supervision and corrections department or a juvenile probation department; and (4) a member of the judiciary. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.