Application For Compensation

Art. 56B.051. APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION. (a) An applicant for compensation under this chapter must apply in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general. (b) An application for compensation under this chapter must be verified and contain: (1) the date on which the criminally injurious conduct occurred; (2) a description of the nature and circumstances of the criminally injurious conduct; (3) a complete financial statement, including: (A) the cost of medical care or burial expenses and the loss of wages or support the claimant or victim has incurred or will incur; and (B) the extent to which the claimant or victim has been indemnified for the expenses under Paragraph (A) from a collateral source; (4) a statement indicating the extent of any disability resulting from the injury incurred; (5) an authorization permitting the attorney general to verify the contents of the application; and (6) any other information the attorney general requires. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.