Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.552
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.552, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 56B.552. CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $2,500 or more than $25,000 for each application for compensation that:
(1) is filed under this chapter by the person or as a result of the person's conduct; and
(2) contains a material statement or representation that the person knows is false.
(b) The attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit to collect on behalf of the state the civil penalty authorized by this article.
(c) A civil penalty recovered under this article shall be deposited to the credit of the compensation to victims of crime fund.
(d) The civil penalty authorized by this article is in addition to any other civil, administrative, or criminal penalty provided by law.
(e) In addition to the civil penalty authorized by this article, the attorney general may recover expenses incurred by the attorney general in the investigation, institution, and prosecution of the suit, including investigative costs, witness fees, attorney's fees, and deposition expenses.
(1) is filed under this chapter by the person or as a result of the person's conduct; and
(2) contains a material statement or representation that the person knows is false.
(b) The attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit to collect on behalf of the state the civil penalty authorized by this article.
(c) A civil penalty recovered under this article shall be deposited to the credit of the compensation to victims of crime fund.
(d) The civil penalty authorized by this article is in addition to any other civil, administrative, or criminal penalty provided by law.
(e) In addition to the civil penalty authorized by this article, the attorney general may recover expenses incurred by the attorney general in the investigation, institution, and prosecution of the suit, including investigative costs, witness fees, attorney's fees, and deposition expenses.
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