Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 56B.107 — DENIAL OR REDUCTION OF AWARD

CR § 56B.107Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 56B. CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION · Art. C. AWARD OF COMPENSATION

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided by this article, the attorney general may deny or reduce an award otherwise payable:

(1)if the claimant or victim has not substantially cooperated with an appropriate law enforcement agency;

(2)if, as a result of the claimant's or victim's behavior, the claimant or victim bears a share of the responsibility for the act or omission giving rise to the claim;

(3)to the extent that pecuniary loss is recouped from a collateral source; or

(4)if the claimant or victim was engaging in an activity that at the time of the criminally injurious conduct was prohibited by law, including a rule.

(b)Subsection (a)(4) does not apply to a claimant or victim who seeks compensation for criminally injurious conduct that is:

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (S.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (S.B. 1401), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2023.