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TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter K. Notification by Certain Entities of Release or Escape|Article 56A.503. Notification of Release or Escape

(a)  The department or sheriff, whichever has custody of a defendant in the case of a felony, or the sheriff in the case of a misdemeanor, shall notify a victim of the offense or a witness who testified against the defendant at the trial for the offense, other than a witness who testified in the course and scope of the witness's official or professional duties, when a defendant convicted of an offense described by Article 56A.502:(1)  completes the defendant's sentence and is released; or(2)  escapes from a correctional facility.(b)  If the department is required by Subsection (a) to give notice to a victim or witness, the department shall also give notice to local law enforcement officials in the county in which the victim or witness resides.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter K. Notification by Certain Entities of Release or Escape|Article 56A.504. Notification Regarding Defendant Subject to Electronic Monitoring

The department, in the case of a defendant released on parole or to mandatory supervision following a term of imprisonment for an offense described by Article 56A.502, or a community supervision and corrections department supervising a defendant convicted of an offense described by Article 56A.502 and subsequently released on community supervision, shall notify a victim or witness described by Article 56A.503(a) when the defendant, if subject to electronic monitoring as a condition of release, ceases to be electronically monitored.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter K. Notification by Certain Entities of Release or Escape|Article 56A.505. Notification of Right to Notice

Not later than immediately following the conviction of a defendant for an offense described by Article 56A.502, the attorney who represented the state in the prosecution of the case shall notify in writing a victim or witness described by Article 56A.503(a) of the victim's or witness's right to receive notice under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter K. Notification by Certain Entities of Release or Escape|Article 56A.506. Victim or Witness Contact Information; Confidentiality

(a)  A victim or witness who wants notification under this subchapter must:(1)  provide the department, the sheriff, or the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant, as appropriate, with the e-mail address, mailing address, and telephone number of the victim, witness, or other person through whom the victim or witness may be contacted; and(2)  notify the appropriate department or the sheriff of any change of address or telephone number of the victim, witness, or other person.(b)  Information obtained and maintained by the department, a sheriff, or a community supervision and corrections department under this article is privileged and confidential.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter K. Notification by Certain Entities of Release or Escape|Article 56A.507. Time for Notice

(a)  The department, the sheriff, or the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant, as appropriate:(1)  shall make a reasonable attempt to give any notice required by Article 56A.503(a) or 56A.504:(A)  not later than the 30th day before the date the defendant:(i)  completes the sentence and is released; or(ii)  ceases to be electronically monitored as a condition of release; or(B)  immediately if the defendant escapes from the correctional facility; and(2)  may give the notice by e-mail, if possible.(b)  An attempt by the department, the sheriff, or the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant to give notice to a victim or witness at the victim's or witness's last known mailing address or, if notice by e-mail is possible, last known e-mail address, as shown on the records of the appropriate department or agency, constitutes a reasonable attempt to give notice under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.551 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter L. Notification by Department of Escape or Transfer|Article 56A.551. Definition

In this subchapter, "witness's close relative" means a person who:(1)  was the spouse of a deceased witness at the time of the witness's death; or(2)  is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of a deceased witness.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.552 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter L. Notification by Department of Escape or Transfer|Article 56A.552. Notification of Victim

The department shall immediately notify the victim of an offense, the victim's guardian, or the victim's close relative if the victim is deceased, if the victim, victim's guardian, or victim's close relative has notified the department as provided by Article 56A.554, when the defendant:(1)  escapes from a facility operated by the department for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies other than state jail felonies; or(2)  is transferred from the custody of a facility described by Subdivision (1) to the custody of a peace officer under a writ of attachment or a bench warrant.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.553 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter L. Notification by Department of Escape or Transfer|Article 56A.553. Notification of Witness

The department shall immediately notify a witness who testified against a defendant at the trial for the offense for which the defendant is imprisoned, the witness's guardian, or the witness's close relative, if the witness, witness's guardian, or witness's close relative has notified the department as provided by Article 56A.554, when the defendant:(1)  escapes from a facility operated by the department for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies other than state jail felonies; or(2)  is transferred from the custody of a facility described by Subdivision (1) to the custody of a peace officer under a writ of attachment or a bench warrant.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.554 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter L. Notification by Department of Escape or Transfer|Article 56A.554. Request for Notification; Change of Address

A victim, witness, guardian, or close relative who wants notification of a defendant's escape or transfer from custody under a writ of attachment or bench warrant must notify the department of that fact and of any change of address.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.555 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter L. Notification by Department of Escape or Transfer|Article 56A.555. Notice of Transfer From or Return to Custody

The department shall include in a notice provided under Article 56A.552(2) or 56A.553(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the peace officer receiving the defendant into custody.  On returning the defendant to the custody of the department, the victim services division of the department shall notify the victim, witness, guardian, or close relative, as applicable, of the return.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter M. Other Powers and Duties of Department and Clearinghouse|Article 56A.601. Database for Defendant Release Information

The department shall:(1)  create and maintain a computerized database containing the release information and release date of a defendant convicted of an offense described by Article 56A.502; and(2)  allow a victim or witness entitled to notice under Subchapter K or L to access through the Internet the computerized database maintained under Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter M. Other Powers and Duties of Department and Clearinghouse|Article 56A.602. Victim-Offender Mediation

The victim services division of the department shall:(1)  train volunteers to act as mediators between victims, guardians of victims, and close relatives of deceased victims and offenders whose criminal conduct caused bodily injury or death to victims; and(2)  provide mediation services through referral of a trained volunteer, if requested by a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter M. Other Powers and Duties of Department and Clearinghouse|Article 56A.603. Clearinghouse Annual Conference

The clearinghouse may:(1)  conduct an annual conference to provide to participants in the criminal justice system training containing information on crime victims' rights; and(2)  charge a fee to a person attending the conference described by Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 56A.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56A - Rights of Crime Victims|Subchapter M. Other Powers and Duties of Department and Clearinghouse|Article 56A.604. Crime Victim Assistance Standards

The clearinghouse shall develop crime victim assistance standards and distribute those standards to law enforcement officers and attorneys representing the state to aid those officers and attorneys in performing duties imposed by this chapter, Chapter 56B, and Subchapter B, Chapter 58.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.
TX Code Crim Pro art 56B.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Article 56B.001. Short Title

This chapter may be cited as the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.|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.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Article 56B.002. Legislative Findings and Intent

(a)  The legislature recognizes that many innocent individuals suffer personal injury or death as a result of criminal acts. Crime victims and persons who intervene to prevent criminal acts often suffer disabilities, incur financial burdens, or become dependent on public assistance. The legislature finds that there is a need to compensate crime victims and those who suffer personal injury or death in the prevention of crime or in the apprehension of criminals.(b)  It is the legislature's intent that the compensation of innocent victims of violent crime encourage greater public cooperation in the successful apprehension and prosecution of criminals.|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.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Article 56B.004. Administration; Rules

(a)  The attorney general shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter governing its administration, including rules relating to the method of filing claims and the proof of entitlement to compensation and the review of health care services subject to compensation under this chapter, Chapter 56A, and Subchapter B, Chapter 58.(b)  Subchapters A and B, Chapter 2001, Government Code, except Sections 2001.004(3) and 2001.005, apply to the attorney general.(c)  The attorney general may delegate to a person in the attorney general's office a power or duty given to the attorney general under this chapter.|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.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Article 56B.005. Annual Report

Not later than the 100th day after the end of each state fiscal year, the attorney general shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report on the attorney general's activities during the preceding fiscal year, including a statistical summary of claims and awards made and denied.|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.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Article 56B.006. Public Notice

(a)  A hospital licensed under the laws of this state shall display prominently in its emergency room posters giving notice of the existence and general provisions of this chapter.(b)  The attorney general shall:(1)  set standards for the location of the posters described by Subsection (a); and(2)  provide posters, application forms, and general information regarding this chapter to each hospital and physician licensed to practice in this state.|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.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Article 56B.007. Notice by Local Law Enforcement Agency

(a)  Each local law enforcement agency shall inform a claimant or victim of the provisions of this chapter and make application forms available.(b)  The attorney general:(1)  shall:(A)  provide application forms and all other documents that a local law enforcement agency may require to comply with this article; and(B)  set standards to be followed by a local law enforcement agency to comply with this article; and(2)  may require a local law enforcement agency to file with the attorney general a description of the procedures adopted by the agency to comply with 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.051 (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.051. Application for Compensation

(a)  An applicant for compensation under this chapter must apply in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general.(b)  An application for compensation under this chapter must be verified and contain:(1)  the date on which the criminally injurious conduct occurred;(2)  a description of the nature and circumstances of the criminally injurious conduct;(3)  a complete financial statement, including:(A)  the cost of medical care or burial expenses and the loss of wages or support the claimant or victim has incurred or will incur; and(B)  the extent to which the claimant or victim has been indemnified for the expenses under Paragraph (A) from a collateral source;(4)  a statement indicating the extent of any disability resulting from the injury incurred;(5)  an authorization permitting the attorney general to verify the contents of the application; and(6)  any other information the attorney general requires.|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.052 (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.052. Period for Filing Application

(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this article, a claimant or victim must file an application not later than the third anniversary of the date of the criminally injurious conduct.(b)  The attorney general may extend the time for filing for good cause shown by the claimant or victim.(c)  If the victim is a child, the application must be filed not later than the third anniversary of the date the claimant or victim is made aware of the offense, but not after the child attains 21 years of age.(d)  If a claimant or victim presents medically documented evidence of a physical or mental incapacity that was incurred by the claimant or victim as a result of the criminally injurious conduct and that reasonably prevented the claimant or victim from filing the application within the limitations period under Subsection (a), the period of the incapacity is not included.(e)  For a claim that is based on criminally injurious conduct in violation of Chapter 19, Penal Code, the claimant must file an application not later than the third anniversary of the date the identity of the victim is established by a law enforcement agency.|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.053 (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.053. Reporting of Offense Required

(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this article, a claimant or victim may not file an application unless the victim reports the criminally injurious conduct to the appropriate state or local public safety or law enforcement agency within a reasonable period, but not so late as to interfere with or hamper the investigation and prosecution of the offense after the criminally injurious conduct is committed.(b)  The attorney general may extend the time for reporting the criminally injurious conduct if the attorney general determines that the extension is justified by extraordinary circumstances.(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply if the victim is a child.|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.054 (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.054. Review and Investigation of Application

(a)  The attorney general shall appoint a clerk to review each application for compensation described by Article 56B.051 to ensure the application is complete.(b)  The attorney general may review the actual or proposed health care services for which a claimant or victim seeks compensation in an application filed under Article 56B.051.(c)  The clerk shall return to the claimant or victim any application that is incomplete and shall provide a brief statement showing the additional information required.  Not later than the 30th day after the date of receiving a returned application, a claimant or victim may:(1)  provide the additional information; or(2)  appeal the action to the attorney general, who shall review the application to determine whether the application is complete.(d)  The attorney general may investigate an application.(e)  As part of the attorney general's review, verification, and hearing duties under this chapter, the attorney general may:(1)  subpoena witnesses and administer oaths to determine whether and the extent to which a claimant or victim qualifies for an award; and(2)  as provided by Article 56B.055 and if the mental, physical, or emotional condition of a claimant or victim is material to the claim, order:(A)  a claimant or victim to submit to a mental or physical examination by a physician or psychologist; or(B)  an autopsy of a deceased victim.(f)  On request by the attorney general and not later than the 14th business day after the date of the request, a law enforcement agency shall release to the attorney general all reports, including witness statements and criminal history record information, to allow the attorney general to determine whether a claimant or victim qualifies for an award and the extent of the qualification.|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.055 (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.055. Mental or Physical Examination; Autopsy

(a)  For good cause shown, an order for a mental or physical examination or an autopsy as provided by Article 56B.054(e)(2) may be made on notice to the individual to be examined and, if applicable, to each person who has appeared at a hearing under Article 56B.056.(b)  An order under Subsection (a) must:(1)  specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination or autopsy;(2)  specify the person who is to perform the examination or autopsy; and(3)  require the person performing the examination or autopsy to file with the attorney general a detailed written report of the examination or autopsy.(c)  A report must set out the findings of the person performing the examination or autopsy, including:(1)  the results of any test performed; and(2)  any diagnosis, prognosis, or other conclusion or report of an earlier examination of the same condition.(d)  On request of the individual examined, the attorney general shall provide to the individual a copy of the report.  If the victim is deceased, the attorney general on request shall provide to the claimant a copy of the report.(e)  A physician or psychologist performing an examination or autopsy under this article shall be compensated from money appropriated for the administration of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.|