Responsabilidad por servicios durante desastres en Texas

Sec. 150.003. LIABILITY FOR SERVICES RENDERED DURING DISASTER. (a) This section applies only to a licensed or registered professional who provides architectural or engineering services if the services: (1) are authorized, as appropriate for the professional, in: (A) Chapter 1001, Occupations Code; (B) Chapter 1051, Occupations Code; (C) 22 T.A.C. Part 6 (Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors), Chapter 137 (Compliance and Professionalism); and (D) 22 T.A.C. Part 1 (Texas Board of Architectural Examiners), Chapter 1 (Architects), Subchapter H (Professional Conduct); (2) subject to Subsection (d), are provided voluntarily and without compensation or the expectation of compensation; (3) are in response to and provided during the duration of a proclaimed state of emergency under Section 433.001, Government Code, or a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014, Government Code; (4) are provided at the request or with the approval of a federal, state, or local public official acting in an official capacity in response to the proclaimed state of emergency or declared disaster, including a law enforcement official, public safety official, or building inspection official; and (5) are related to a structure, building, roadway, piping, Statute text rendered on: 3/22/2024 - 718 - CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE or other system, either publicly or privately owned. (b) A licensed or registered professional who provides the services to which this section applies is