§ 86.001 Definition
§ 86.002 Recovery of Damages for Injury to Convicted Person Prohibited
§ 86.003 Derivative Claims
§ 86.004 Claimant Liable for Court Costs and Fees and Attorney’s Fees
§ 86.005 Certain Traffic Law Violations Excluded
§ 86.006 Convicted Person
§ 86.007 Applicability

Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 86 - Liability for Certain Injuries to Convicted Persons

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Succeeding: means immediately following. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005