Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 17.022 — PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT

CR § 17.022Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 17. BAIL

Statute text

(a)A magistrate considering the release on bail of a defendant charged with an offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor or any higher category of offense shall order that:

(1)the personal bond office established under Article 17.42 for the county in which the defendant is being detained, if a personal bond office has been established for that county, or other suitably trained person including judicial personnel or sheriff's department personnel, use the public safety report system developed under Article 17.021 to prepare a public safety report with respect to the defendant; and

(2)the public safety report prepared under Subdivision (1) be provided to the magistrate as soon as practicable but not later than 48 hours after the defendant's arrest.

(b)A magistrate may not, without the consent of the sheriff, order a sheriff or sheriff's department personnel to prepare a public safety report under this article.

(c)Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a magistrate may personally prepare a public safety report, before or while making a bail decision, using the public safety report system developed under Article 17.021.

(d)The magistrate shall:

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 339 (S.B. 9), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.