Greybeard wrote:Quote: "The booklet does not seem to include the section of the law dealing with civil immunity. "
I also could not find any reference to the change that SB 378 made to Section 83.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. If the change was buried somewhere in the pamphlet, I would think it would be noted in the index (where they refer to several other at least semi-related areas). And 9.06 in Chapter 9 remains ... Come Tuesday, maybe some of the other 24,999 lawyers in Harris County gonna be eyeballin' similar?
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I believe It's in PC9:31 top of page 58.
(2) when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the
force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the peace officer's
(or other person's) use or attempted use of greater force than
necessary.
(d) The use of deadly force is not justified under this subchapter
except as provided in Sections 9.32, 9.33, and 9.34.
(e) A person who has a right to be present at the location where the
force is used, who has not provoked the person against whom the
force is used, and who is not engaged in criminal activity at the time
the force is used is not required to retreat before using force as
described by this section.