Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 56B.302 — AMOUNT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES
CR § 56B.302Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 56B. CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION · Art. G. ATTORNEY'S FEES
Statute text
View on source(a)Attorney's fees may not exceed 25 percent of the amount of the award the attorney assisted the claimant or victim in obtaining.
(b)If there is no dispute of the attorney general's determination of the amount due to the claimant or victim and a hearing is not held, the attorney's fee shall be the lesser of:
(1)25 percent of the amount the attorney assisted the claimant or victim in obtaining; or
(2)$300.
(c)An attorney may not contract for or receive an amount that exceeds the amount allowed under this article.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.