Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 45A.203 — APPEAL BOND
CR § 45A.203Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. E. NEW TRIAL AND APPEAL
Statute text
View on source(a)An appeal is perfected when the appeal bond has been filed:
(1)with the justice or judge who tried the case; and
(2)not later than the 10th day after the date the judgment was entered.
(b)If an appeal bond is not timely filed, the appellate court does not have jurisdiction over the case and shall remand the case to the justice or municipal court for execution of the sentence.
(c)The amount of an appeal bond may not be less than the greater of:
(1)twice the amount of the fine and costs adjudged against the defendant; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.