Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 62.008 – General Immunity
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 62.008
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
The following persons are immune from liability for good faith conduct under this chapter:
(1) an employee or officer of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the Department of Public Safety, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, or a local law enforcement authority;
(2) an employee or officer of a community supervision and corrections department or a juvenile probation department;
(3) a member of the judiciary; and
(4) a member of the risk assessment review committee established under Article 62.007.