Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 3 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chapter 61 - CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION
Subchapter C - APPLICATION
Section 61.203 - Timely Reporting to Law Enforcement

Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 61.203

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) As required by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.46(a), a victim or claimant may not file an application with the OAG unless he or she timely reports the crime to the appropriate state or local public safety or law enforcement agency. This timely reporting requirement does not apply to a victim who is a child, as defined by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.32(a)(1), or emergency medical care applications.

(b) For criminally injurious conduct that occurred prior to September 1, 1997, the report to a law enforcement agency must have been made within 72 hours. After September 1, 1997, the report to a law enforcement agency must have been made within a reasonable time so as not to interfere with or hamper the investigation and prosecution of the crime.

(c) If the OAG determines that extraordinary circumstances exist, then the reporting period may be extended. Extraordinary circumstances, as deemed acceptable by the OAG, may be shown by verification of the following:

(1) physical or psychological factors prevented the victim or claimant from reporting in a timely manner;

(2) threats were made against the victim or claimant in an attempt to prevent the reporting of the crime;

(3) communication barriers existed that prevented the victim or claimant from timely reporting; or

(4) any other circumstance that the OAG considers significant.

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