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TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter B. Application and Review|Article 56B.056. Hearings and Prehearing Conferences

(a)  The attorney general shall determine whether a hearing on an application for compensation under this chapter is necessary.(b)  On determining that a hearing is not necessary, the attorney general may approve the application in accordance with Article 56B.057.(c)  On determining that a hearing is necessary or on request for a hearing by the claimant or victim, the attorney general shall consider the application at a hearing at a time and place of the attorney general's choosing.  The attorney general shall notify all interested persons not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.(d)  At the hearing the attorney general shall:(1)  review the application for compensation and any report prepared under Article 56B.055 and any other evidence obtained as a result of the attorney general's investigation; and(2)  receive other evidence that the attorney general finds necessary or desirable to evaluate the application properly.(e)  The attorney general may appoint hearing officers to conduct hearings or prehearing conferences under this chapter.(f)  A hearing or prehearing conference is open to the public unless the hearing officer or attorney general determines in a particular case that all or part of the hearing or conference should be held in private because a criminal suspect has not been apprehended or because a private hearing or conference is in the interest of the claimant or victim.(g)  The attorney general may suspend the proceedings pending disposition of a criminal prosecution that has been commenced or is imminent, except that the attorney general may make an emergency award under Article 56B.102.(h)  Subchapters C through H, Chapter 2001, Government Code, do not apply to the attorney general or the attorney general's orders and decisions.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter B. Application and Review|Article 56B.057. Approval of Application

(a)  The attorney general shall approve an application for compensation under this chapter if the attorney general finds by a preponderance of the evidence that grounds for compensation under this chapter exist.(b)  The attorney general shall deny an application for compensation under this chapter if:(1)  the criminally injurious conduct is not reported as provided by Article 56B.053;(2)  the application is not made in the manner provided by Articles 56B.051 and 56B.052;(3)  the claimant or victim knowingly and willingly participated in the criminally injurious conduct;(4)  the claimant or victim is the offender or an accomplice of the offender;(5)  an award of compensation to the claimant or victim would benefit the offender or an accomplice of the offender;(6)  the claimant or victim was incarcerated in a penal institution, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, at the time the offense was committed; or(7)  the claimant or victim knowingly or intentionally submits false or forged information to the attorney general.(c)  Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to a claimant or victim who seeks compensation for criminally injurious conduct that is:(1)  in violation of Section 20A.02(a)(7), Penal Code; or(2)  trafficking of persons, other than an offense described by Subdivision (1), if the criminally injurious conduct the claimant or victim participated in was the result of force, fraud, or coercion.(d)  Except as provided by rules adopted by the attorney general to prevent the unjust enrichment of an offender, the attorney general may not deny an award otherwise payable to a claimant or victim because the claimant or victim:(1)  is an immediate family member of the offender; or(2)  resides in the same household as the offender.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter B. Application and Review|Article 56B.058. Disclosure and Use of Information

(a)  This article does not apply to information made confidential by law.(b)  An application for compensation under this chapter and any information, document, summary, or other record provided to or received, maintained, or created by the attorney general under this chapter is:(1)  except as provided by Section 552.132(c), Government Code, not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 of that code; and(2)  except as provided by Subsection (c), not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release.(c)  The attorney general may not release or disclose an application for compensation under this chapter, or any information, document, summary, or other record provided to or received, maintained, or created by the attorney general under this chapter, except:(1)  by court order for good cause shown, if the order includes a finding that the information is not available from any other source;(2)  with the consent of:(A)  the claimant or victim; or(B)  the person that provided the information to the attorney general;(3)  to an employee or other person under the direction of the attorney general;(4)  to another crime victims' compensation program that meets the requirements of 34 U.S.C. Section 20102(b);(5)  to a person authorized by the attorney general to receive the information to:(A)  conduct an audit as required by state or federal law;(B)  provide a review or examination under Article 56B.054 or 56B.055 or under another provision of this chapter to determine the appropriateness of an award under this chapter;(C)  prevent, deter, or punish fraud related to this chapter; or(D)  assert subrogation or restitution rights;(6)  as the attorney general determines necessary to enforce this chapter, including presenting the application, information, document, summary, or record in court; or(7)  in response to a subpoena that is issued in a criminal proceeding and that requests an application for compensation under this chapter, subject to Subsection (d).(d)  In responding to a subpoena described by Subsection (c)(7), the attorney general shall release only the victim's completed application form as described by Article 56B.051(a) after redacting any confidential information described by Section 552.132(b), Government Code.  The release of a victim's completed application form under this subsection does not affect the authority of the court to order the release or disclosure of additional information under this article.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter C. Award of Compensation|Article 56B.101. Types of Assistance

(a)  On approving an application for compensation under Article 56B.057, the attorney general shall determine the type of state assistance that will best aid the claimant or victim.(b)  The attorney general may:(1)  authorize a cash payment to or on behalf of a claimant or victim for pecuniary loss;(2)  refer a claimant or victim to a state agency for vocational or other rehabilitative services; or(3)  provide counseling services for a claimant or victim or contract with a private entity to provide counseling services.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter C. Award of Compensation|Article 56B.102. Emergency Award

(a)  Before acting on an application for compensation under this chapter, the attorney general may make an emergency award if it appears likely that:(1)  a final award will be made; and(2)  the claimant or victim will suffer undue hardship if immediate economic relief is not obtained.(b)  An emergency award may not exceed $1,500.(c)  The amount of an emergency award must be:(1)  deducted from the final award; or(2)  repaid by and recoverable from the claimant or victim to the extent the emergency award exceeds the final award.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter C. Award of Compensation|Article 56B.103. Compensation for Pecuniary Loss

(a)  The attorney general shall award compensation for pecuniary loss arising from criminally injurious conduct if the attorney general is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements of this chapter are met.(b)  The attorney general shall establish whether, as a direct result of criminally injurious conduct, a claimant or victim suffered personal injury or death that resulted in a pecuniary loss for which the claimant or victim is not compensated from a collateral source.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter C. Award of Compensation|Article 56B.104. Compensation for Health Care Services

(a)  The attorney general shall award compensation for health care services according to the medical fee guidelines prescribed by Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code.(b)  The attorney general, a claimant, or a victim is not liable for health care service charges that exceed the medical fee guidelines.  A health care provider shall accept compensation from the attorney general as payment in full for the charges unless an investigation of the charges by the attorney general determines that there is a reasonable health care justification for the deviation from the guidelines.(c)  The attorney general may not compensate a claimant or victim for health care services that the attorney general determines are not medically necessary.(d)  The attorney general, a claimant, or a victim is not liable for a charge that is not medically necessary.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter C. Award of Compensation|Article 56B.105. Compensation for Certain Criminally Injurious Conduct Prohibited

(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the attorney general may not award compensation for pecuniary loss arising from criminally injurious conduct that occurred before January 1, 1980.(b)  The attorney general may award compensation for pecuniary loss arising from criminally injurious conduct that occurred before January 1, 1980, if:(1)  the conduct was in violation of Chapter 19, Penal Code;(2)  the identity of the victim is established by a law enforcement agency on or after January 1, 2009; and(3)  the claimant files the application for compensation within the limitations period provided by Article 56B.052(e).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter C. Award of Compensation|Article 56B.106. Limits on Compensation

(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this article, awards payable to a victim and any other claimant sustaining pecuniary loss because of injury or death of that victim may not exceed $50,000 in the aggregate.(b)  In addition to an award payable under Subsection (a), the attorney general may award not more than $75,000 for extraordinary pecuniary loss if the personal injury to a victim is catastrophic and results in a total and permanent disability to the victim.  An award described by this subsection may be made for lost wages and the reasonable and necessary costs of:(1)  making a home or motor vehicle accessible;(2)  obtaining job training and vocational rehabilitation;(3)  training in the use of a special appliance;(4)  receiving home health care;(5)  durable medical equipment;(6)  rehabilitation technology; and(7)  long-term medical expenses incurred as a result of medically indicated treatment for the personal injury.(c)  A victim of stalking, family violence, or trafficking of persons, a victim of sexual assault who is assaulted in the victim's place of residence, or a child who is a victim of a murder attempt in the child's place of residence may receive a one-time assistance payment in an amount not to exceed:(1)  $2,000 to be used for relocation expenses, including expenses for rental deposit, utility connections, expenses relating to moving belongings, motor vehicle mileage expenses, and for an out-of-state move, transportation, lodging, and meals; and(2)  $1,800 to be used for housing rental expenses.(d)  An immediate family member or household member of a deceased victim may not receive more than $1,000 in lost wages as a result of bereavement leave taken by the family or household member.(e)  The attorney general by rule may establish a limitation on any other pecuniary loss compensated under this chapter, including a limitation on pecuniary loss incurred as a result of a claimant's travel to and attendance of a deceased victim's funeral.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 4.015(a), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter C. Award of Compensation|Article 56B.107. Denial or Reduction of Award

(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this article, the attorney general may deny or reduce an award otherwise payable:(1)  if the claimant or victim has not substantially cooperated with an appropriate law enforcement agency;(2)  if, as a result of the claimant's or victim's behavior, the claimant or victim bears a share of the responsibility for the act or omission giving rise to the claim;(3)  to the extent that pecuniary loss is recouped from a collateral source; or(4)  if the claimant or victim was engaging in an activity that at the time of the criminally injurious conduct was prohibited by law, including a rule.(b)  Subsection (a)(4) does not apply to a claimant or victim who seeks compensation for criminally injurious conduct that is:(1)  in violation of Section 20A.02(a)(7), Penal Code; or(2)  trafficking of persons, other than an offense described by Subdivision (1), if the activity the claimant or victim engaged in was the result of force, fraud, or coercion.(c)  The attorney general may not deny or reduce an award under Subsection (a)(1) based on the interactions of the claimant or victim with a law enforcement agency at the crime scene or hospital unless the attorney general finds that the claimant or victim, subsequent to the claimant's or victim's interactions at the crime scene or hospital, failed or refused to substantially cooperate with the law enforcement agency.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (S.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter C. Award of Compensation|Article 56B.108. Reconsideration

(a)  On the attorney general's own motion or on request of a claimant or victim, the attorney general may reconsider:(1)  a decision to make or deny an award; or(2)  the amount of an award.(b)  At least annually, the attorney general shall reconsider each award being paid in installments.(c)  On reconsideration, the attorney general may order the refund of an award if:(1)  the award was obtained by fraud or mistake; or(2)  newly discovered evidence shows the claimant or victim to be ineligible for the award under Article 56B.057 or 56B.107.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter D. Payment of Award|Article 56B.151. Method of Payment

The attorney general may pay an award in a lump sum or in installments as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter D. Payment of Award|Article 56B.152. Payment for Pecuniary Loss Accrued at Time of Award

The attorney general shall pay in a lump sum the part of an award equal to the amount of pecuniary loss accrued to the date of the award.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter D. Payment of Award|Article 56B.153. Payment for Pecuniary Loss Accrued After Time of Award

(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the attorney general shall pay in installments the part of an award for allowable expenses that accrue after the award is made.(b)  At the request of the claimant or victim, the attorney general may pay in a lump sum an award for future pecuniary loss if the attorney general finds that:(1)  paying the award in a lump sum will promote the interests of the claimant or victim; or(2)  the present value of all future pecuniary loss does not exceed $1,000.(c)  The attorney general may not pay in installments an award for future pecuniary loss for a period for which the attorney general cannot reasonably determine the future pecuniary loss.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter D. Payment of Award|Article 56B.154. Recipient of Payment

The attorney general may make payments only to an individual who is a claimant or a victim or to a provider on the individual's behalf.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter E. General Provisions Relating to Payment|Article 56B.201. Adjustment of Awards and Payments

(a)  The attorney general shall establish a policy to adjust awards and payments so that the total amount of awards granted in each calendar year does not exceed the amount of money credited to the compensation to victims of crime fund during that year.(b)  On the establishment of a policy under Subsection (a), the attorney general, the claimant, or the victim is not liable for the amount of incurred charges exceeding the adjusted amount for the service on which the adjusted payment is determined.(c)  A service provider who accepts a payment that has been adjusted by a policy established under Subsection (a) agrees to accept the adjusted payment as payment in full for the service and is barred from legal action against the claimant or victim for collection.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter E. General Provisions Relating to Payment|Article 56B.202. Subrogation

If compensation is awarded under this chapter, the state is subrogated to all the claimant's or victim's rights to receive or recover benefits for pecuniary loss to the extent compensation is awarded from a collateral source.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter E. General Provisions Relating to Payment|Article 56B.203. Award Not Subject to Execution

(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an award is not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process.(b)  An award is not exempt from a claim of a creditor to the extent that the creditor provided a product, service, or accommodation, the cost of which is included in the award.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter E. General Provisions Relating to Payment|Article 56B.204. Assignment of Benefits for Loss Accruing in Future

(a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), an assignment of or agreement to assign a right to benefits for loss accruing in the future is unenforceable.(b)  An assignment of a right to benefits for loss of earnings is enforceable to secure payment of alimony, maintenance, or child support.(c)  An assignment of a right to benefits is enforceable to the extent that the benefits are for the cost of a product, service, or accommodation:(1)  made necessary by the injury or death on which the claim is based; and(2)  provided or to be provided by the assignee.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter F. Payments for Certain Disabled Peace Officers|Article 56B.251. Definition

In this subchapter, "peace officer" means an individual elected, appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a governmental entity under Article 2.12 or other law.  The term includes a former peace officer who is entitled to receive payments under this subchapter because of an injury suffered while performing duties as a peace officer.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter F. Payments for Certain Disabled Peace Officers|Article 56B.252. Applicability

This subchapter applies only to a peace officer who is employed by this state or a local governmental entity in this state and who sustains an injury in the performance of the officer's duties as a peace officer as a result of criminally injurious conduct on or after September 1, 1989.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|