{"id":1061,"date":"2024-02-11T01:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T07:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjlawaustin.wpengine.com\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2024-03-16T11:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T16:01:44","slug":"breaking-down-good-samaritan-laws-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/breaking-down-good-samaritan-laws-in-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down Good Samaritan Laws In Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/breaking-down-good-samaritan-laws-in-austin\/#Why_are_Good_Samaritan_Laws_Needed\" title=\"Why are Good Samaritan Laws Needed\">Why are Good Samaritan Laws Needed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/breaking-down-good-samaritan-laws-in-austin\/#Speak_With_Sandoval_James_If_Youve_Been_Injured\" title=\"Speak With Sandoval &amp; James If You\u2019ve Been Injured\">Speak With Sandoval &amp; James If You\u2019ve Been Injured<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Many of us have been in a situation where you come across someone in distress. It can be on the road, where you find a person after a car collision, a person drowning, or in many other different situations. Some people, especially medical professionals who are not working, may hesitate to help the person in distress, as if the rescuer makes a mistake, they feel like they may be held liable in a court. For failure to adequately rescue a person.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#cc5400\">GET FREE CONSULTATION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_Good_Samaritan_Laws_Needed\"><\/span>Why are Good Samaritan Laws Needed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to this, the legislatures in many States have addressed this issue by creating a \u201cGood Samaritan Law\u201d. These laws create special dispensation for a person who may attempt to rescue a person but is ultimately unsuccessful. These laws do not apply to a person who causes the accident or the emergency situation to come about, it must be someone who attempts to render aid after the emergency has come about.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a person comes across a dangerous situation and someone is in peril, the person who comes upon that scene has no duty to render aid or rescue the person in danger. However, as a society we want people to intervene, and save a person\u2019s life. The courts understand that in emergency situations the require a bystander to step in, the bystander may make a mistake. They may even harm the person more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many states, to encourage bystanders to provide aid when they are present during an emergency situation in Texas, the Texas legislature passed its own Good Samaritan law. <a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/Docs\/CP\/htm\/CP.74.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sec 74.151 of the Texas Civil Code<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> sets out that if a bystander acts, they will not be liable for any negligent acts that they commit unless that act is willfully or wantonly negligent. This is specifically to encourage doctors, nurses, or other medical staff to act in emergency situations. The bystander simply must just act in good faith to administer the emergency care, and if their actions were not willful or wanton, they will be able to avoid liability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#cc5400\">GET FREE CONSULTATION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Speak_With_Sandoval_James_If_Youve_Been_Injured\"><\/span>Speak With Sandoval &amp; James If You\u2019ve Been Injured<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or someone you know was recently hurt or injured in an emergency situation and you have questions regarding Texas\u2019 Good Samaritan law, or any other questions related to the incident, please feel free to <a href=\"\/contact\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">call or come by Sandoval &amp; James<\/a>. Our experienced t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>eam will take the time to address your questions and ensure you understand your rights.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#cc5400\">GET FREE CONSULTATION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us have been in a situation where you come across someone in distress. It can be on the road, where you find a person after a car collision, a person drowning, or in many other different situations. Some people, especially medical professionals who are not working, may hesitate to help the person in &#8230; <a title=\"Breaking Down Good Samaritan Laws In Austin\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/breaking-down-good-samaritan-laws-in-austin\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Breaking Down Good Samaritan Laws In Austin\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36952,"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions\/36952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sj-lawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}