Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 56B.106 — LIMITS ON COMPENSATION
CR § 56B.106Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 56B. CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION · Art. C. AWARD OF COMPENSATION
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as otherwise provided by this article, awards payable to a victim and any other claimant sustaining pecuniary loss because of injury or death of that victim may not exceed $50,000 in the aggregate.
(b)In addition to an award payable under Subsection (a), the attorney general may award not more than $75,000 for extraordinary pecuniary loss if the personal injury to a victim is catastrophic and results in a total and permanent disability to the victim. An award described by this subsection may be made for lost wages and the reasonable and necessary costs of:
(1)making a home or motor vehicle accessible;
(2)obtaining job training and vocational rehabilitation;
(3)training in the use of a special appliance;
(4)receiving home health care;
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 4.015(a), eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 49 (S.B. 49), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (S.B. 1804), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.