{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 262.003","heading":"CIVIL LIABILITY.","body":"A person who takes possession of a child without a court order is immune from civil liability if, at the time possession is taken, there is reasonable cause to believe there is an immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the child.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 262. PROCEDURES IN SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.262.htm#262.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"304b8eb9e92bc3d72664fbe13f43699783fe59c500cc923fcc36c80b39d48f9f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.0022","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}