Texas Health and Safety Code 696.005 – Civil Immunity
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(a) A person who releases verification information as authorized by this chapter or who transfers cremated remains to a veterans’ service organization or a veterans cemetery as authorized by this chapter is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from the release or transfer.
(b) A veterans’ service organization that inters cremated remains in a veterans cemetery as authorized by this chapter is immune from civil liability for damages arising from the interment.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 696.005
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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