Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.402
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.402, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 56B.402. RECEIPT OF NOTICE.
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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).
(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).
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