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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 62.061

OFFICER'S LIABILITY AND DUTY OF CARE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Freeman v. Wirecut E.D.M., Inc. (2005)

Most recently applied in Freeman v. Wirecut E.D.M., Inc. (February 2005)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff

(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.

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.