Government Code §418.152

In force on Mar 30, 2020 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1987 · same as today's text

COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AND PROPERTY

(a) Services or the taking or use of property shall be compensated only to the extent that: (1) the obligations recognized in this chapter are exceeded in a particular case; and (2) the claimant may not be considered to have volunteered services or property without compensation. (b) Personal services may not be compensated by the state or a subdivision or agency of the state except under statute or ordinance. (c) Compensation for property may be made only if the property was commandeered or otherwise used in coping with a disaster and its use or destruction was ordered by the governor or a member of the disaster forces of this state.

History: Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Jul 28, 2018 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective Sep 01, 1987 · seen Jul 2018–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

KP-0304 (Mar 30, 2020): Whether, when operating under a local disaster declaration, local governments may commandeer private property under Government Code section 418.108

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