INDEMNIFICATION FOR LEGAL EXPENSES

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If a present or former employee of the department who was involved in activities related to the provision of guardianship services under this subchapter is criminally prosecuted for conduct related to 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. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6 ), Sec. 3.04, eff. September 1, 2005.

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INDEMNIFICATION FOR LEGAL EXPENSES

Official source

If a present or former employee of the department who was involved in activities related to the provision of guardianship services under this subchapter is criminally prosecuted for conduct related to 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. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6 ), Sec. 3.04, eff. September 1, 2005.