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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.403 — Deduction for reasonable expenses

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.403

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.403Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A claimant or victim who brings an action as a trustee as described by Article 56B.402 (2) and recovers compensation awarded by the attorney general may deduct from the benefits recovered on behalf of the state the reasonable expenses of the suit, including attorney's fees, expended in pursuing the recovery for the state. (b) The claimant or victim must justify a deduction under Subsection (a) to the attorney general in writing on a form provided by the attorney general.

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