{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.602","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 505.602","heading":"REPORTING IMMUNITY.","body":"A person who, without malice, makes a report authorized, or reasonably believed to be authorized, under this subchapter:\n(1) is immune from civil liability; and\n(2) may not be subjected by the person's employer to other retaliatory action as a result of making the report.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.272(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 505. SOCIAL WORKERS","SUBCHAPTER L. REPORTS OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.505.htm#505.602","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"8117d40b48128b90cb953855b116a4a0bef87b7267ba8503cfc2ac6e8560293d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.601","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}