Texas § CR.59.024 - MULTIPLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED
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§ CR.59.024. MULTIPLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED
MULTIPLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED. The attorney representing the state may proceed under Article 59.02 , 59.021 , 59.022 , or 59.023 , or any combination of those articles. If property or proceeds are awarded or forfeited to the state under this chapter for an underlying offense, a court may not award or forfeit additional property or proceeds that would exceed the highest fair market value of the contraband subject to forfeiture for that offense. For purposes of this article, the highest fair market value may be calculated at any time during the period in which the applicable person owned, possessed, or had an interest in the contraband. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1357 (S.B. 1451 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.
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Section CR.59.024 ("MULTIPLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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