Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.302
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.302, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 56B.302. AMOUNT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) Attorney's fees may not exceed 25 percent of the amount of the award the attorney assisted the claimant or victim in obtaining.
(b) If there is no dispute of the attorney general's determination of the amount due to the claimant or victim and a hearing is not held, the attorney's fee shall be the lesser of:
(1) 25 percent of the amount the attorney assisted the claimant or victim in obtaining; or
(2) $300.
(c) An attorney may not contract for or receive an amount that exceeds the amount allowed under this article.
(b) If there is no dispute of the attorney general's determination of the amount due to the claimant or victim and a hearing is not held, the attorney's fee shall be the lesser of:
(1) 25 percent of the amount the attorney assisted the claimant or victim in obtaining; or
(2) $300.
(c) An attorney may not contract for or receive an amount that exceeds the amount allowed under this article.
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