Texas Government Code

§ 54.2408 — FORFEITURES

GV § 54.2408Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES · Art. OO. MAGISTRATES IN FORT BEND COUNTY

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Bail bonds and personal bonds may be forfeited by the magistrate court in the manner provided by Chapter 22, Code of Criminal Procedure, and those forfeitures shall be filed with:

(1)the district clerk if associated with a felony case;

(2)the county clerk if associated with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; or

(3)the same justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 5.06, eff. September 1, 2019.