Texas § 42.0372 MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS OR PROSTITUTION RELATED OFFENSES.

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§ 42.0372 — MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS OR PROSTITUTION RELATED OFFENSES.

Texas § 42.0372

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Bluebook

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 42.0372 (2026).

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Art. 42.0372. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS OR PROSTITUTION RELATED OFFENSES.

(a)The court shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under Chapter 20A or Subchapter A , Chapter 43 , Penal Code, to pay restitution in an amount equal to:

(1)the cost of necessary rehabilitation, including medical, psychiatric, and psychological care and treatment; and

(2)the cost of the removal of a tattoo the victim received as a result of force, fraud, or coercion related to the offense.

(b)The court shall, after considering the financial circumstances of the defendant, specify in a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) the manner in which the defendant must pay the restitution.

(c)A restitution order issued under Subsection (a) may be enforced by the state,

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Art. 42.0372. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS OR PROSTITUTION RELATED OFFENSES. (a) The court shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under Chapter 20A or Subchapter A , Chapter 43 , Penal Code, to pay restitution in an amount equal to:
(1) the cost of necessary rehabilitation, including medical, psychiatric, and psychological care and treatment; and
(2) the cost of the removal of a tattoo the victim received as a result of force, fraud, or coercion related to the offense.
(b) The court shall, after considering the financial circumstances of the defendant, specify in a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) the manner in which the defendant must pay the restitution.
(c) A restitution order issued under Subsection (a) may be enforced by the state, or by a victim named in the order to receive the restitution, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.
(d) The court may hold a hearing, make findings of fact, and amend a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) if the defendant fails to pay the victim named in the order in the manner specified by the court.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 2014 ), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (S.B. 1804 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (S.B. 1804 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.