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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.105 — Compensation for certain criminally injurious conduct prohibited

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 56B: CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.105

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.105Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(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).

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