(1) a final award will be made; and
(2) the claimant or victim will suffer undue hardship if immediate economic relief is not obtained.
(b) An emergency award may not exceed $1,500.
(c) The amount of an emergency award must be:
(1) deducted from the final award; or
(2) repaid by and recoverable from the claimant or victim to the extent the emergency award exceeds the final award.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation
Subchapter C. Award of Compensation
Article 56B.101. Types of Assistance
Article 56B.102. Emergency Award
Article 56B.103. Compensation for Pecuniary Loss
Article 56B.104. Compensation for Health Care Services
Article 56B.105. Compensation for Certain Criminally Injurious Conduct Prohibited
Article 56B.106. Limits on Compensation