Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 22.10: SCIRE FACIAS DOCKET
What this law says, in plain English
When a bond is forfeited, the court must docket the case with the State of Texas as plaintiff and the principal and sureties as defendants, following standard civil suit procedures.
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