Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7.18 · Chapter 7. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES TO PREVENT OFFENSES
CONTEMPT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Violation of a condition of bond imposed under this chapter is punishable by:
(1) forfeiture of the bond;
(2) imposition of the fine and confinement for contempt under Section 21.002(c), Government Code; or
(3) both forfeiture of the bond and imposition of the fine and confinement.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 773, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.7.htm
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