Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 81.007
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 81.007, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 81.007. LIMITED IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who, in good faith, makes a report required by Section 81.006 is immune from civil or criminal liability resulting from the filing of that report.
(b) Reporting under this chapter is presumed to be done in good faith.
(c) The immunity provided by this section does not apply to liability resulting from sexual exploitation by a mental health services provider of a patient or former patient.
(b) Reporting under this chapter is presumed to be done in good faith.
(c) The immunity provided by this section does not apply to liability resulting from sexual exploitation by a mental health services provider of a patient or former patient.
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