Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 17.023 — AUTHORITY TO RELEASE ON BAIL IN CERTAIN CASES

CR § 17.023Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 17. BAIL

(a)This article applies only to a defendant charged with an offense that is:

(1)punishable as a felony; or

(2)a misdemeanor punishable by confinement.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, a defendant to whom this article applies may be released on bail only by a magistrate who is:

(1)any of the following:

(A)a resident of this state;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 6), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2022.