{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.456","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.456","heading":"IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.","body":"(a) The commission is not liable for civil damages for providing information contained in a report maintained by the commission under this subchapter if the commission released the information as provided by this subchapter.\n(b) A law enforcement agency, agency head, or other law enforcement official is not liable for civil damages for:\n(1) a report made by that agency or person if the report is made in good faith; or\n(2) making a person's information available to a hiring law enforcement agency under Section 1701.451.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1298 (H.B. 2677), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (S.B. 24), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1104 (S.B. 1445), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1701. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER J. EMPLOYMENT RECORDS AND PREEMPLOYMENT PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm#1701.456","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"0b442f3d28d8d835923e6fd3413b7c15cced443a9230046f3a35ac5bee777d84","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.455","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.457"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}