{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-99.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 99.003","heading":"STRICT LIABILITY AND MINIMUM DAMAGES FOR EXPOSURE.","body":"A person who manufactures methamphetamine is strictly liable for any exposure by an individual to the manufacturing process, including exposure to the methamphetamine itself or any of the byproducts or waste products incident to the manufacture, for the greater of:\n(1) actual damages for personal injury, death, or property damage as a result of the exposure; or\n(2) $20,000 for each incident of exposure.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 643, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 (H.B. 164), Sec. 1, eff. August 1, 2005.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 4. LIABILITY IN TORT","CHAPTER 99. LIABILITY FOR MANUFACTURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.99.htm#99.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"a602ceb5989cfd95a9182a629b801391712730a2657f87b8836c9e63bffc4d14","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-99.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-99.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}