Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 17.19 — SURETY MAY OBTAIN A WARRANT

CR § 17.19Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 17. BAIL

Statute text

(a)Subject to Subsection (a-1), a surety that wants to surrender the surety's principal and has notified the principal's attorney, if the principal is represented by an attorney, in a manner provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, of the surety's intention to surrender the principal, may file an affidavit of that intention before the court or magistrate before which the prosecution is pending. The affidavit must state:

(1)the court and cause number of the case;

(2)the name of the defendant;

(3)the offense with which the defendant is charged;

(4)the date of the bond;

(5)the cause for the surrender; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (H.B. 2697), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.