Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 17.39: RECORDS OF BAIL

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What this law says, in plain English

Magistrates and officers who set or take bail must record specific information in a bound book, including the defendant's name, bail amount, date set, offense, release date, and bondsman name.

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