Texas § 56B.107 DENIAL OR REDUCTION OF AWARD.

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§ 56B.107 — DENIAL OR REDUCTION OF AWARD.

Texas § 56B.107

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 56B.107 (2026).

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Art. 56B.107. DENIAL OR REDUCTION OF AWARD.

(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:

(1)i

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Art. 56B.107. DENIAL OR REDUCTION OF AWARD. (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:
(1) in violation of Section 20A.02 (a)(7), Penal Code; or
(2) trafficking of persons, other than an offense described by Subdivision (1), if the activity the claimant or victim engaged in was the result of force, fraud, or coercion.
(c) The attorney general may not deny or reduce an award under Subsection (a)(1) based on the interactions of the claimant or victim with a law enforcement agency at the crime scene or hospital unless the attorney general finds that the claimant or victim, subsequent to the claimant's or victim's interactions at the crime scene or hospital, failed or refused to substantially cooperate with the law enforcement agency.
(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), a victim receiving a forensic medical examination constitutes sufficient evidence that a victim has substantially cooperated with an investigation of a sexual assault or other sex offense.

Legislative History

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. 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.