{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260a.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260A.009","heading":"IMMUNITY.","body":"(a) A person who reports as provided by this chapter is immune from civil or criminal liability that, in the absence of the immunity, might result from making the report.\n(b) The immunity provided by this section extends to participation in any judicial proceeding that results from the report.\n(c) This section does not apply to a person who reports in bad faith or with malice.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.05(c), eff. September 28, 2011.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 260A. REPORTS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.260A.htm#260A.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"1b7b6b9456be7d04cff42c11e206ca50fef643a349c8bb8a5ad36ef649ea49cc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260a.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260a.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}