Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.253
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.253, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 56B.253. PAYMENT ENTITLEMENT.
Official statutory text
A peace officer to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to an annual payment in the amount described by Article 56B.254 if the officer presents evidence satisfactory to the attorney general that:
(1) the officer's condition is a total disability resulting in permanent incapacity for work; and
(2) the total disability has persisted for more than 12 months.
(1) the officer's condition is a total disability resulting in permanent incapacity for work; and
(2) the total disability has persisted for more than 12 months.
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