Tex. Est. Code § 1105.201 · Subchapter E. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONAL SURETIES
AFFIDAVIT OF PERSONAL SURETY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before a judge considers a bond with a personal surety, each personal surety must execute an affidavit stating the amount by which the surety's assets that are reachable by creditors exceeds the surety's liabilities. The total of the surety's worth must equal at least twice the amount of the bond.
(b) Each affidavit must be presented to the judge for consideration and, if approved, shall be attached to and form part of the bond.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1105.htm
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