Art. 56.61. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN CRIMINALLY INJURIOUS CONDUCT PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the attorney general may not award compensation for pecuniary loss arising from criminally injurious conduct that occurred before January 1, 1980.
(b) The attorney general may award compensation for pecuniary loss arising from criminally injurious conduct that occurred before January 1, 1980, if:
(1) the conduct was in violation of Chapter 19, Penal Code;
(2) the identity of the victim is established by a law enforcement agency on or after January 1, 2009; and
(3) the claimant files the application for compensation within the limitations period provided by Article 56.37(e).
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.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 496 (S.B. 808), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (H.B. 2916), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1173 (S.B. 745), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
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