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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.302 — Amount of attorney's fees

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.302

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.302Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) Attorney's fees may not exceed 25 percent of the amount of the award the attorney assisted the claimant or victim in obtaining. (b) If there is no dispute of the attorney general's determination of the amount due to the claimant or victim and a hearing is not held, the attorney's fee shall be the lesser of: (1) 25 percent of the amount the attorney assisted the claimant or victim in obtaining; or (2) $300. (c) An attorney may not contract for or receive an amount that exceeds the amount allowed under this article.

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