Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 56B.057 — APPROVAL OF APPLICATION
CR § 56B.057Title 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 approve an application for compensation under this chapter if the attorney general finds by a preponderance of the evidence that grounds for compensation under this chapter exist.
(b)The attorney general shall deny an application for compensation under this chapter if:
(1)the criminally injurious conduct is not reported as provided by Article 56B.053;
(2)the application is not made in the manner provided by Articles 56B.051 and 56B.052;
(3)the claimant or victim knowingly and willingly participated in the criminally injurious conduct;
(4)the claimant or victim is the offender or an accomplice of the offender;
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 49 (S.B. 49), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.