Tex. Gov't Code § 54.741 · Subchapter J. EL PASO CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT
FORFEITURES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Bail bonds and personal bonds may be forfeited by the criminal law magistrate court in the manner provided by Chapter 22, Code of Criminal Procedure, and those forfeitures shall be filed with:
(1) the district clerk if associated with a felony case;
(2) the county clerk if associated with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; or
(3) the same justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.32(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 6.01(h), eff. September 1, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm
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Code of Criminal Procedure
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