(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d) and Articles 56B.455, 56B.458, 56B.459, and 56B.460, the fund may be used only by the attorney general to pay compensation to claimants or victims under this chapter.
(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), compensation to claimants or victims includes money allocated from the fund to the Crime Victims' Institute created by Section 96.65, Education Code, for the operation of the institute and for other expenses in administering this chapter. The institute shall use money allocated from the fund only for the purposes of Sections 96.65, 96.651, and 96.652, Education Code.
(d) The attorney general may use the fund to:
(1) reimburse a health care provider or a sexual assault examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner for certain costs of a forensic medical examination that are incurred by the provider or the examiner under Subchapter F or G, Chapter 56A, as provided by those subchapters; and
(2) make a payment to or on behalf of an individual for the reasonable costs incurred for medical care provided under Subchapter F or G, Chapter 56A, in accordance with Section 323.004, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 817 (H.B. 2462), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 4.016(a), eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation
Article 56B.452. Establishment
Article 56B.454. Limitations on Payments
Article 56B.455. Amount Carried Forward
Article 56B.456. Transfer of Money From Auxiliary Fund
Article 56B.457. Gifts, Grants, and Donations
Article 56B.458. Emergency Reserve
Article 56B.459. Appropriation for Associate Judge Program
Article 56B.460. Appropriation for Other Crime Victim Assistance