Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 140A.110 – Disposition of Assets
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(a) An award issued in an action brought under this chapter must be paid in accordance with this section.
(b) After a deduction of any costs of suit, including reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs, 80 percent of the amount of the award remaining must be paid to the state, and the remaining 20 percent must be paid, on a pro rata basis, to each law enforcement agency, district attorney’s office, criminal district attorney’s office, and office of a county attorney with felony criminal jurisdiction found by the court to have assisted in the suit.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 140A.110
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) The first $10 million, after any costs of suit described by Subsection (b), that is paid to the state under this chapter in a fiscal year shall be dedicated to the compensation to victims of crime fund described by Subchapter J, Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure.