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Article 17.01. Definition of "Bail" - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.02. Definition of "Bail Bond" - A "bail bond" is a written undertaking entered into by...
Article 17.021. Public Safety Report System - (b) The public safety report system must: (1) state the...
Article 17.022. Public Safety Report - (1) the personal bond office established under Article 17.42 for...
Article 17.023. Authority to Release on Bail in Certain Cases - (1) punishable as a felony; or (2) a misdemeanor punishable...
Article 17.024. Training on Duties Regarding Bail - (1) an eight-hour initial training course that includes the content...
Article 17.025. Officers Taking Bail Bond - Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 736 (H.B....
Article 17.026. Electronic Filing of Bail Bond - Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 779 (H.B....
Article 17.027. Release on Bail of Defendant Charged With Felony Offense Committed While on Bail - (1) if a defendant is charged with committing an offense...
Article 17.028. Bail Decision - (1) granted personal bond with or without conditions; (2) granted...
Article 17.03. Personal Bond - (b) Only the court before whom the case is pending...
Article 17.031. Release on Personal Bond - (b) If there is a personal bond office in the...
Article 17.032. Release on Personal Bond of Certain Defendants With Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability - (1) Section 19.02 (murder); (2) Section 19.03 (capital murder); (3)...
Article 17.033. Release on Bond of Certain Persons Arrested Without a Warrant - (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who...
Article 17.04. Requisites of a Personal Bond - (1) the defendant's name, address, and place of employment; (2)...
Article 17.045. Bail Bond Certificates - Added by Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2033, ch. 697,...
Article 17.05. When a Bail Bond Is Given - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722....
Article 17.0501. Required Training - Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 11...
Article 17.06. Corporation as Surety - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.07. Corporation to File With County Clerk Power of Attorney Designating Agent - (b) A corporation may limit the authority of an agent...
Article 17.071. Charitable Bail Organizations - (1) a person accepting donations with respect to a defendant...
Article 17.08. Requisites of a Bail Bond - 1. That it be made payable to "The State of...
Article 17.081. Additional Requisites of Bail Bond Given by Certain Defendants - Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 232 (H.B....
Article 17.085. Notice of Appearance Date - Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B....
Article 17.09. Duration; Original and Subsequent Proceedings; New Bail
Section 1. - Sec. 1. Where a defendant, in the course of a...
Section 2. - Sec. 2. When a defendant has once given bail for...
Section 3. - Sec. 3. Provided that whenever, during the course of the...
Section 4. - Sec. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the...
Article 17.091. Notice of Certain Bail Reductions Required - (1) to the attorney representing the state, reasonable notice of...
Article 17.10. Disqualified Sureties - (b) A person, for compensation, may not be a surety...
Article 17.11. How Bail Bond Is Taken
Section 1. - Sec. 1. Every court, judge, magistrate or other officer taking...
Section 2. - Sec. 2. Provided, however, any person who has signed as...
Section 3. - Sec. 3. A surety is considered to be in default...
Article 17.12. Exempt Property - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.13. Sufficiency of Sureties Ascertained - (Dated .........., and attested by the judge of the court,...
Article 17.14. Affidavit Not Conclusive - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.141. Eligible Bail Bond Sureties in Certain Counties - Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 743 (H.B. 2767),...
Article 17.15. Rules for Setting Amount of Bail - 1. Bail and any conditions of bail shall be sufficient...
Article 17.151. Release Because of Delay
Section 1. - Sec. 1. A defendant who is detained in jail pending...
Section 2. - Sec. 2. The provisions of this article do not apply...
Section 3. - Sec. 3. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 110,...
Article 17.152. Denial of Bail for Violation of Certain Court Orders or Conditions of Bond in a Family Violence Case - (b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d), a person...
Article 17.153. Denial of Bail for Violation of Condition of Bond Where Child Alleged Victim - (1) Chapter 21 (Sexual Offenses); (2) Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual...
Article 17.16. Discharge of Liability; Surrender or Incarceration of Principal Before Forfeiture; Verification of Incarceration - (1) surrendering the accused into the custody of the sheriff...
Article 17.17. When Surrender Is Made During Term - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.18. Surrender in Vacation - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.19. Surety May Obtain a Warrant - (1) the court and cause number of the case; (2)...
Article 17.20. Bail in Misdemeanor - (a) In cases of misdemeanor, the sheriff or other peace...
Article 17.21. Bail in Felony - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722....
Article 17.22. May Take Bail in Felony - (a) In a felony case, if the court before which...
Article 17.23. Sureties Severally Bound - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.24. General Rules Applicable - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.25. Proceedings When Bail Is Granted - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.26. Time Given to Procure Bail - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.27. When Bail Is Not Given - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.28. When Ready to Give Bail - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.29. Accused Liberated - (b) Before releasing on bail a person arrested for an...
Article 17.291. Further Detention of Certain Persons - (1) "family violence" has the meaning assigned to that phrase...
Article 17.292. Magistrate's Order for Emergency Protection - (1) the victim of the offense; (2) the guardian of...
Article 17.293. Delivery of Order for Emergency Protection to Other Persons - (1) record the suspension of the license in the records...
Article 17.294. Confidentiality of Certain Information in Order for Emergency Protection - (1) requiring the person protected under the order to: (A)...
Article 17.30. Shall Certify Proceedings - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.31. Duty of Clerks Who Receive Such Proceedings - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.32. In Case of No Arrest - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.33. Request Setting of Bail - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.34. Witnesses to Give Bond - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.35. Security of Witness - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.36. Effect of Witness Bond - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.37. Witness May Be Committed - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.38. Rules Applicable to All Cases of Bail - Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article 17.39. Records of Bail - Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1525, ch. 618,...
Article 17.40. Conditions Related to Victim or Community Safety - (b) At a hearing limited to determining whether the defendant...
Article 17.41. Condition Where Child Alleged Victim - (a) This article applies to a defendant charged with an...
Article 17.42. Personal Bond Office
Section 1. - Sec. 1. Any county, or any judicial district with jurisdiction...
Section 2. - Sec. 2. (a) The commissioners court of a county that...
Section 3. - Sec. 3. If a judicial district establishes an office, each...
Section 4. - Sec. 4. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection,...
Section 5. - Sec. 5. (a) A personal bond pretrial release office established...
Section 6. - Sec. 6. (a) Not later than April 1 of each...
Article 17.43. Home Curfew and Electronic Monitoring as Condition - (b) Cost of monitoring may be assessed as reimbursement fees...
Article 17.44. Home Confinement, Electronic Monitoring, and Drug Testing as Condition - (1) home confinement and electronic monitoring under the supervision of...
Article 17.441. Conditions Requiring Motor Vehicle Ignition Interlock - (1) have installed on the motor vehicle owned by the...
Article 17.45. Conditions Requiring AIDS and HIV Instruction - Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B....
Article 17.46. Conditions for a Defendant Charged With Stalking - (1) communicate directly or indirectly with the victim; or (2)...
Article 17.465. Conditions for Defendant Charged With Certain Trafficking or Prostitution Related Offenses Involving Adult Victims - (b) A magistrate shall require as a condition of release...
Article 17.47. Conditions Requiring Submission of Specimen - (b) A magistrate shall require as a condition of release...
Article 17.48. Posttrial Actions - Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 3,...
Article 17.49. Conditions for Defendant Charged With Offense Involving Family Violence - (1) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004,...
Article 17.50. Entry Into Texas Crime Information Center of Certain Information in Cases Involving Violent Offenses; Duties of Magistrates, Sheriffs, and Department of Public Safety - (1) "Business day" means a day other than a Saturday,...
Article 17.51. Notice of Conditions - (1) the appropriate attorney representing the state; and (2) the...
Article 17.52. Reporting of Conditions - Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 11...
Article 17.53. Procedures and Forms Related to Monetary Bond - (1) the refund of any cash funds paid toward a...