Sec. 103.003. LIMITATION ON TIME TO FILE. A person seeking compensation under this chapter must file an application with the comptroller for compensation under Subchapter B not later than the third anniversary of the date:
(1) the person on whose imprisonment the claim is based received a pardon as provided by Section 103.001(a)(2)(A);
(2) the person's application for a writ of habeas corpus was granted as provided by Section 103.001(a)(2)(B); or
(3) an order of dismissal described by Section 103.001(a)(2)(C) was signed.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1488, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (H.B. 1736), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 417), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.
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