Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 56.42. Limits On Compensation
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Art. 56.42. LIMITS ON COMPENSATION. (a) Except as otherwise
provided by this article, awards payable to a victim and all other
claimants sustaining pecuniary loss because of injury or death of
that victim may not exceed $50,000 in the aggregate.
(b) In addition to an award payable under Subsection (a),
the attorney general may award an additional $75,000 for
extraordinary pecuniary losses, if the personal injury to a victim
is catastrophic and results in a total and permanent disability to
the victim, for lost wages and reasonable and necessary costs of:
(1) making a home or automobile accessible;
(2) obtaining job training and vocational rehabilitation;
(3) training in the use of special appliances;
(4) receiving home health care;
(5) durable medical equipment;
(6) rehabilitation technology; and
(7) long-term medical expenses incurred as a result of
medically indicated treatment for the personal injury.
(c) The attorney general may by rule establish limitations
on any other pecuniary loss compensated for under this subchapter,
including limitations on pecuniary loss incurred as a result of a
claimant's travel to and attendance of a deceased victim's funeral.
(d) A victim who is a victim of family violence or a victim
of sexual assault who is assaulted in the victim's place of
residence may receive a onetime-only assistance payment in an
amount not to exceed:
(1) $2,000 to be used for relocation expenses, including
expenses for rental deposit, utility connections, expenses
relating to the moving of belongings, motor vehicle mileage
expenses, and for out-of-state moves, transportation, lodging, and
meals; and
(2) $1,800 to be used for housing rental expenses.
(e) An immediate family member or household member of a
deceased victim may not receive more than $1,000 in lost wages as a
result of bereavement leave taken by the family or household
member.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.84(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 779, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1434, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Subsec.
(d) added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1470, Sec. 2, eff. June 19,
1999; Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 274, Sec. 1,
eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Subsec. (d) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,
ch. 11, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Subsec. (c) amended by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1286, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Subsec. (e)
added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1286, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Article: 56.36 56.37 56.38 56.385 56.39 56.40 56.41 56.42 56.43 56.44 56.45 56.46 56.47 56.48 56.49
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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