That is a difficult question to find an answer to. First he and his department are liable when he is acting as peace officer (Security guards can not legally disarm but a peace officer can, so he was acting as a peace officer at that point). The business could still be liable as well depending on a number of factors including the quality of the attorneys hired by both sides.One Shot wrote:That's clear; what I was wondering about was liability for gross incompetence behind those powers.Smokey613 wrote:Just to clarify a point. In Texas, a commissioned peace officer has law emforcement / arrest authority 24X7 while within the state. It matters not if they are working an extra job.
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- Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:09 pm
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