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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 145.004. Presumption of No Negligence for Persons Utilizing a Residential Delivery Company or In-Home Service Company

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A person who contracts with a residential delivery company to deliver an item or who contracts with an in-home service company to place, assemble, repair, or install an item referred to in Section 145.001(1), is rebuttably presumed to have not acted negligently in doing so if:

(1) the residential delivery company or in-home service company is in compliance with Section 145.003(b);  or

(2) the person who contracts with the residential delivery company or in-home service company requests that the company obtain a criminal history background check described by Section 145.002 on any employee of the company being sent to deliver, place, assemble, repair, or install an item and the person's request is in writing and is delivered to the company prior to the company's employee being sent.  A copy of any such request shall be maintained for at least two years.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 145.004. Presumption of No Negligence for Persons Utilizing a Residential Delivery Company or In-Home Service Company - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/civil-practice-and-remedies-code/civ-prac-rem-sect-145-004/

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