{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-131.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 131.005","heading":"DEFENSES.","body":"(a) It is a defense to an action under this chapter that, at the time of the violation of the rule:\n(1) the rule was not a current rule of the national collegiate athletic association; or\n(2) the rule had been substantially changed by the national collegiate athletic association.\n(b) It is a defense to an action under Section 131.003 that, at the time of the violation of the rule, the defendant was:\n(1) an employee of the national collegiate athletic association whose rule was violated;\n(2) an employee of the regional collegiate athletic association;\n(3) an employee of a member institution of the regional collegiate athletic association; or\n(4) a student at a member institution of the regional collegiate athletic association.\n(c) It is a defense to an action under Section 131.004 that, at the time of the violation of the rule, the defendant was:\n(1) an employee of the national collegiate athletic association whose rule was violated;\n(2) an employee of the regional collegiate athletic association of which the institution is a member;\n(3) an employee of the institution; or\n(4) a student at the institution.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1065, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 131. VIOLATION OF COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION RULES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.131.htm#131.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"ae9add8690cfcaf4e1c48718c4ca13c46185df03a30651a3a040e66b2e366eb6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-131.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-131.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}