Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 22.13: CAUSES WHICH WILL EXONERATE
What this law says, in plain English
This statute specifies the legal grounds that exonerate a defendant and sureties from bond forfeiture liability, including invalid bonds, the principal's death, illness preventing court appearance, failure to prosecute, or the principal's incarceration within specified timeframes.
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