Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 23.05: CAPIAS AFTER SURRENDER OR FORFEITURE

What this law says, in plain English

When bail is forfeited or a defendant is surrendered by a surety, the court must immediately issue an arrest warrant (capias). The court may require cash deposit instead of a surety bond for release.

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