Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 62.061 – Officer’s Liability and Duty of Care
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(a) An officer who executes a writ of sequestration shall care for and manage in a prudent manner the sequestered property he retains in custody.
(b) If the officer entrusts sequestered property to another person, the officer is responsible for the acts of that person relating to the property.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 62.061
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(c) The officer is liable for injuries to the sequestered property resulting from his neglect or mismanagement or from the neglect or mismanagement of a person to whom he entrusts the property.