1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.408 – Lump Sum Payments Under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.44 (a) A victim or claimant may receive a lump sum payment for pecuniary loss based on an amount equal to the pecuniary loss accrued to the date of the award for installment payments. (b) A victim or…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.407 – Additional Compensation for Extraordinary Pecuniary Losses (a) Compensation for extraordinary pecuniary losses are available to victims of criminally injurious conduct which occurred after September 1, 1995. Losses associated with subsection (g)(6) , (7), and (8) of this section are only available for victims of criminally injurious conduct which…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.406 – Collateral Sources (a) The crime victims’ fund is the payer of last resort, according to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.34(f). Under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 56.34(b) and 56.36(b)(3)(B), the OAG may only pay for those actual pecuniary losses that are not paid by a…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.405 – Other Limits on Compensation (a) The limits on amounts of awards may be different from the amounts listed in this chapter based on the statute and rules in effect at the time of the criminally injurious conduct. (b) Under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.32(a)(9)(c), the actual…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.404 – Travel Expenses (a) Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.32(a)(9)(B), (D),and (J), the OAG may reimburse a victim or claimant for actual, reasonable and necessary travel expenses resulting from the criminally injurious conduct. Reasonable and necessary travel expenses include transportation provided by a commercial transportation company,…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.403 – Loss of Support Payments for Dependents (a) Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.32(a)(9)(E), the OAG may make payments for actual loss of support for the dependent(s) of a victim. Under this provision, actual loss of support will be paid to the victim or to a…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.402 – Loss of Earnings (a) Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.32(a)(9)(B) and (I), the OAG shall determine an award for actual loss of past earnings, the anticipated loss of future earnings and bereavement leave. Loss of earnings may be paid to victims who suffer a disability…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.401 – Applicability The OAG shall determine the eligibility, standards, and reasonable limits on compensation for pecuniary losses under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.32(a)(9), in a manner consistent with the provisions of this chapter and in accordance with any other controlling provisions of law.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.305 – Overpayments to Service Providers (a) If a service provider is overpaid or paid in error by the OAG for any reason, the service provider shall voluntarily repay the overpaid amount as soon as practicable upon discovering the overpayment or upon notification of the overpayment by the OAG. (b)…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 61.304 – Refunds from Victims or Claimants (a) The OAG may request a refund of any amount awarded on an application by fraud, mistake or because of newly discovered evidence in accordance with Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article56.47(c). (b) The OAG may pursue available administrative or civil penalties as…