(a) In accordance with Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.50, the OAG may make an emergency award, not to exceed $1,500, before acting on an application if it appears likely that:
  (1) a final award will be made; and
  (2) the victim or claimant will suffer undue hardship if immediate economic relief is not obtained.
(b) All requests for emergency awards under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.50 shall include a written statement from the victim or claimant setting forth the reasons why the denial of an emergency award would create an undue hardship.
(c) Awards made under this section will be deducted from the final award or repaid by the victim or claimant to the extent the emergency award exceeds the final award.

Source Note: The provisions of this §61.409 adopted to be effective December 15, 2002, 27 TexReg 11513; amended to be effective October 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 8373