Tex. Transp. Code § 622.137 · Subchapter J. CERTAIN VEHICLES TRANSPORTING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: BOND IN EFFECT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 622.136 that the person charged produces a surety bond that complies with Section 622.134 that was valid at the time the offense is alleged to have occurred.
(b) If the court verifies the bond produced by the person, the court shall dismiss the charge.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.622.htm
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