{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-693.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 693.005","heading":"IMMUNITY FROM DAMAGES IN CIVIL ACTION.","body":"In a civil action brought by a person listed in Section 692A.009 who did not object before the removal of tissue or a body part specified by Section 693.002, a medical examiner, justice of the peace, county judge, medical facility, physician acting on permission of a medical examiner, justice of the peace, or county judge, or person assisting a physician is not liable for damages on a theory of civil recovery based on a contention that the plaintiff's consent was required before the body part or tissue could be removed.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1220, Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","SUBTITLE B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","CHAPTER 693. REMOVAL OF BODY PARTS, BODY TISSUE, AND CORNEAL TISSUE","SUBCHAPTER A. REMOVAL OF BODY PARTS OR TISSUE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.693.htm#693.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"aa530ec5c9689c85c9d1fa1ca28f8cf4cc7db8d985d5a73e7db3184df9f4fac9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-693.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-693.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}