(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.
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.
Text of article effective until January 01, 2021
