(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