Mattox Opinion No. Acts 1989, 71st Leg. Declining to seek payment of the portion of the bill for which the insured is responsible has the same effect as rebating the amount of the deductible. Nor is it the same as giving a rebate of all or part of the deductible.
Due process requires that criminal statutes give fair notice of the activity that is outlawed.
A forbidden act must come within the prohibition of the statute and any doubt as to whether an offense has been committed should be resolved in favor of the accused.