{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-83.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 83.001","heading":"CIVIL IMMUNITY.","body":"A defendant who uses force or deadly force that is justified under Chapter 9, Penal Code, is immune from civil liability for personal injury or death that results from the defendant's use of force or deadly force, as applicable.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 378), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 4. LIABILITY IN TORT","CHAPTER 83. USE OF FORCE OR DEADLY FORCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.83.htm#83.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"ec4f2bcc320b26e4961f88377d4f7bc64eae2b364687e04bdcc86d5ae3befa93","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-82.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-84.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}