Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 56.58. Adjustment Of Awards And Payments
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Art. 56.58. ADJUSTMENT OF AWARDS AND PAYMENTS. (a) The
attorney general shall establish a policy to adjust awards and
payments so that the total amount of awards granted in each calendar
year does not exceed the amount of money credited to the fund during
that year.
(b) If the attorney general establishes a policy to adjust
awards under Subsection (a), the attorney general, the claimant, or
the victim is not liable for the amount of charges incurred in
excess of the adjusted amount for the service on which the adjusted
payment is determined.
(c) A service provider who accepts a payment that has been
adjusted by a policy established under Subsection (a) agrees to
accept the adjusted payment as payment in full for the service and
is barred from legal action against the claimant or victim for
collection.
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.
Article: 56.50 56.51 56.52 56.53 56.54 56.541 56.542 56.58 56.60 56.61 56.62 56.63 56.64 57.01 57.02
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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