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Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.060

INDEMNIFICATION FOR LEGAL EXPENSES

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Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.060, INDEMNIFICATION FOR LEGAL EXPENSES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/665444
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If a present or former employee of the department who is or was involved in activities relating to the protection of children or elderly persons or persons with disabilities is criminally prosecuted for conduct involving the person's misfeasance or nonfeasance in the course and scope of the person's employment and is found not guilty after a trial or appeal or if the complaint or indictment is dismissed without a plea of guilty or nolo contendere being entered, the department may indemnify the person or the person's estate for the reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defense of the prosecution up to a maximum of $10,000.