Civil Liability

Tex. Family Code § 262.003, under Procedures In Suit By Governmental Entity To Protect Health and Safety of Child.

Tex. Family Code § 262.003

Sec. 262.003. CIVIL LIABILITY. A person who takes possession of a child without a court order is immune from civil liability if, at the time possession is taken, there is reasonable cause to believe there is an immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the child. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.