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(a) The attorney general may make an emergency award if, before acting on an application for compensation under this subchapter, it appears likely that: (1) a final award will be made; and (2) the claimant or victim will suffer undue hardship if immediate economic relief is not obtained. (b) An emergency award may not exceed $1,500. (c) The amount of an emergency award shall be: (1) deducted from the final award; or (2) repaid by and recoverable from the claimant or victim to the extent the emergency award exceeds the final award.
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Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.84(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 779, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. |
