{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-34.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.061","heading":"DUTY TOWARD SEIZED PERSONALTY; LIABILITY.","body":"(a) The officer shall keep securely all personal property on which he has levied and for which no delivery bond is given.\n(b) If an injury or loss to an interested party results from the negligence of the officer, the officer and his sureties are liable for the value of the property lost or damaged.\n(c) The injured party has the burden to prove:\n(1) that the officer took actual possession of the injured party's property; and\n(2) the actual value of any property lost or damaged.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1269), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE C. JUDGMENTS","CHAPTER 34. EXECUTION ON JUDGMENTS","SUBCHAPTER D. DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF EXECUTING OFFICER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.34.htm#34.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"9f140fd87edb7ee0e59cbc6118b05ea71623181148a21b0cbed2596ca7e1bfd0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-34.048","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-34.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}