Relating to disclosure and use of certain information regarding the Crime Victims’ Compensation Act.

This bill would modify the code of criminal procedure relating to the disclosure of certain information. If this bill passes, an application for compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act and any information, document, summary, or other record provided to the attorney general would not be subject to disclosure. Under current law, if a crime victim is compensated for pecuniary loss arising from criminally injurious conduct, their compensation is subject to public information laws. If this bill passes, that information would still be public, but the application and its contents would be not subject to disclosure. This bill outlines a few circumstances where the attorney general may release or disclose this information.