Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.402 · Subchapter I. PRIVATE ACTION
RECEIPT OF NOTICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
After receiving notice under Article 56B.401, the attorney general shall promptly:
(1) join in the action as a party plaintiff to recover benefits awarded;
(2) require the claimant or victim to bring the action in the claimant's or victim's name as a trustee on behalf of the state to recover benefits awarded; or
(3) reserve the attorney general's rights and take neither action described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.56B.htm
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