Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 56B.056 — HEARINGS AND PREHEARING CONFERENCES
CR § 56B.056Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 56B. CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION · Art. B. APPLICATION AND REVIEW
Statute text
View on source(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.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.