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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1704.001. Definitions - Sec. 1704.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bail bond" means...
Section 1704.002. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1704.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only in...
Subchapter B. County Bail Bond Boards
Section 1704.051. Mandatory Creation of Board - Sec. 1704.051. MANDATORY CREATION OF BOARD. A board is created...
Section 1704.052. Discretionary Creation of Board - Sec. 1704.052. DISCRETIONARY CREATION OF BOARD. A board may be...
Section 1704.053. Board Composition - Sec. 1704.053. BOARD COMPOSITION. A board consists of: (1) the...
Section 1704.0535. Election of Certain Bail Bond Board Members - Sec. 1704.0535. ELECTION OF CERTAIN BAIL BOND BOARD MEMBERS. (a)...
Section 1704.054. Presiding Officer - Sec. 1704.054. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) A board shall initially elect...
Section 1704.055. Meetings - Sec. 1704.055. MEETINGS. (a) A board shall hold its initial...
Section 1704.056. Quorum; Majority Vote - Sec. 1704.056. QUORUM; MAJORITY VOTE. (a) Four members of a...
Subchapter C. Board Powers and Duties
Section 1704.101. Administrative Authority - Sec. 1704.101. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. A board shall: (1) exercise powers...
Section 1704.102. Enforcement Authority - Sec. 1704.102. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) A board shall: (1) enforce...
Section 1704.103. Disbursements From County Fund - Sec. 1704.103. DISBURSEMENTS FROM COUNTY FUND. (a) Fees deposited in...
Section 1704.104. Posting of Board Rule or Action - Sec. 1704.104. POSTING OF BOARD RULE OR ACTION. A board...
Section 1704.105. Licensed Bail Bond Surety List - Sec. 1704.105. LICENSED BAIL BOND SURETY LIST. (a) A board...
Section 1704.107. Notification of License Suspension or Revocation - Sec. 1704.107. NOTIFICATION OF LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. A board...
Section 1704.108. Notification of Default by Corporation - Sec. 1704.108. NOTIFICATION OF DEFAULT BY CORPORATION. A board shall...
Section 1704.109. Solicitation and Advertisement - Sec. 1704.109. SOLICITATION AND ADVERTISEMENT. (a) A board by rule...
Subchapter D. Licensing Requirements
Section 1704.151. License Required - Sec. 1704.151. LICENSE REQUIRED. Except as provided by Section 1704.163,...
Section 1704.152. Eligibility - Sec. 1704.152. ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for a license...
Section 1704.153. Ineligibility Because of Criminal Conviction - Sec. 1704.153. INELIGIBILITY BECAUSE OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION. A person is...
Section 1704.154. Application Requirements - Sec. 1704.154. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be licensed under this...
Section 1704.155. Real Property List - Sec. 1704.155. REAL PROPERTY LIST. A list of nonexempt real...
Section 1704.156. Reappraisal of Real Property - Sec. 1704.156. REAPPRAISAL OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) An appraisal district...
Section 1704.157. Preliminary Determinations - Sec. 1704.157. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS. Before a hearing on an application,...
Section 1704.158. Hearing on Application - Sec. 1704.158. HEARING ON APPLICATION. (a) After making the determinations...
Section 1704.159. Decision on Application; Board Order - Sec. 1704.159. DECISION ON APPLICATION; BOARD ORDER. (a) After the...
Section 1704.160. Security Requirements - Sec. 1704.160. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) On receipt of notice under...
Section 1704.161. License Form - Sec. 1704.161. LICENSE FORM. (a) Each license issued under this...
Section 1704.162. License Expiration and Renewal - Sec. 1704.162. LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL. (a) A license issued...
Section 1704.163. Attorney Exemption - Sec. 1704.163. ATTORNEY EXEMPTION. (a) Except as provided by this...
Subchapter E. Bonding Business
Section 1704.201. Acceptance of License Holder Bail Bonds - Sec. 1704.201. ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSE HOLDER BAIL BONDS. A sheriff...
Section 1704.202. Record Requirements - Sec. 1704.202. RECORD REQUIREMENTS. (a) A license holder shall maintain:...
Section 1704.203. Bail Bond Limit; Additional Security - Sec. 1704.203. BAIL BOND LIMIT; ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) Except as...
Section 1704.204. Payment of Final Judgment - Sec. 1704.204. PAYMENT OF FINAL JUDGMENT. (a) A person shall...
Section 1704.205. Bail Bond Settlement - Sec. 1704.205. BAIL BOND SETTLEMENT. Before a final judgment on...
Section 1704.206. Replacement of Security - Sec. 1704.206. REPLACEMENT OF SECURITY. If a final judgment on...
Section 1704.207. Surrender of Principal; Contest - Sec. 1704.207. SURRENDER OF PRINCIPAL; CONTEST. (a) A person executing...
Section 1704.208. Bond Liability - Sec. 1704.208. BOND LIABILITY. (a) A person executing a bail...
Section 1704.209. Bond Discharged on Appeal - Sec. 1704.209. BOND DISCHARGED ON APPEAL. (a) A bail bond...
Section 1704.210. Withdrawal of Security - Sec. 1704.210. WITHDRAWAL OF SECURITY. (a) A license holder may...
Section 1704.211. Corporate Power of Attorney - Sec. 1704.211. CORPORATE POWER OF ATTORNEY. (a) A corporation shall,...
Section 1704.212. Effect of Default by Corporation; Notice Required - Sec. 1704.212. EFFECT OF DEFAULT BY CORPORATION; NOTICE REQUIRED. (a)...
Section 1704.213. Office Location - Sec. 1704.213. OFFICE LOCATION. (a) A license holder shall maintain...
Subchapter F. Enforcement Provisions
Section 1704.251. Investigation - Sec. 1704.251. INVESTIGATION. (a) A board, on its own motion,...
Section 1704.252. Discretionary License Suspension or Revocation: Grounds - Sec. 1704.252. DISCRETIONARY LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION: GROUNDS. After notice...
Section 1704.253. Mandatory License Suspension or Revocation: Grounds - Sec. 1704.253. MANDATORY LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION: GROUNDS. (a) A...
Section 1704.2535. Failure to Pay Final Judgment by Bail Bond Surety - Sec. 1704.2535. FAILURE TO PAY FINAL JUDGMENT BY BAIL BOND...
Section 1704.254. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 1704.254. NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) Notice of a hearing...
Section 1704.255. Appeal; Venue - Sec. 1704.255. APPEAL; VENUE. (a) An applicant or a license...
Section 1704.256. Standard of Judicial Review - Sec. 1704.256. STANDARD OF JUDICIAL REVIEW. Judicial review of an...
Section 1704.257. Effect of Board Order - Sec. 1704.257. EFFECT OF BOARD ORDER. (a) A board order...
Subchapter G. Prohibited Conduct and Criminal Penalties
Section 1704.301. Return of Security - Sec. 1704.301. RETURN OF SECURITY. A bail bond surety may...
Section 1704.302. Prohibited Referrals of or Employments With Bonding Business; Offense - Sec. 1704.302. PROHIBITED REFERRALS OF OR EMPLOYMENTS WITH BONDING BUSINESS;...
Section 1704.303. Bail Bond Surety Activity; Offense - Sec. 1704.303. BAIL BOND SURETY ACTIVITY; OFFENSE. (a) A person...
Section 1704.304. Prohibited Recommendations or Solicitations; Offense - Sec. 1704.304. PROHIBITED RECOMMENDATIONS OR SOLICITATIONS; OFFENSE. (a) A bail...
Section 1704.305. Bail Bond Receipt and Inspection; Offense - Sec. 1704.305. BAIL BOND RECEIPT AND INSPECTION; OFFENSE. (a) A...
Section 1704.306. Records; Offense - Sec. 1704.306. RECORDS; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense...