Responsabilidad del Departamento en Incendios Controlados

Sec. 11.356. LIABILITY. The department is liable for actual damages for: (1) injury to or destruction of property, bodily injury, or death proximately caused by the wrongful act or omission or the Statute text rendered on: 1/1/2025 - 69 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE negligence of an employee acting within the scope of employment if: (A) the injury to or destruction of property, bodily injury, or death arises from the escape of fire from a prescribed burn conducted by the department; and (B) the employee would be personally liable to the claimant according to Texas law; (2) injury to or destruction of property, bodily injury, or death so caused by the escape of fire from a prescribed burn conducted by the department if the department would, were it a private person, be liable to the claimant according to Texas law; and (3) injury to or destruction of utility infrastructure caused by a prescribed burn. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.