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Tex. Occ. Code § 1704.2535

FAILURE TO PAY FINAL JUDGMENT BY BAIL BOND SURETY

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Felix Michael Kubosh D/B/A Kubosh Bail Bonding v. Harris County, and Chris Daniel, in His Official Capacity as District Clerk of Harris County, Texas (2013)

Most recently applied in Felix Michael Kubosh D/B/A Kubosh Bail Bonding v. Harris County, and Chris Daniel, in His Official Capacity as District Clerk of Harris County, Texas (May 2013)

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 23, eff

(a) The board or its authorized representative shall immediately notify the sheriff if a bail bond surety fails to pay a final judgment of forfeiture as provided by Section 1704.204(a).

(b) After receiving notification, the sheriff may not accept any bonds from the bail bond surety until the surety pays the judgment.

(c) The bail bond surety's privilege to post bonds is reinstated when the bail bond surety pays the judgment.

(d) A board is not required to provide notice or a hearing before making the notification required by this section.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.