Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 17.16: DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY; SURRENDER OR INCARCERATION OF PRINCIPAL BEFORE FORFEITURE; VERIFICATION OF INCARCERATION
What this law says, in plain English
This statute allows a bail surety to be released from liability by surrendering the accused to the sheriff or proving the accused is incarcerated, with specified verification and documentation procedures.
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