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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the address to which notice of the forfeiture of a bail |
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bond is delivered. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 22.03(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A citation to a surety who is an individual shall be |
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served to the individual at the last known address of the individual |
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[shown on the face of the bond]. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 22, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 22.035 to read as follows: |
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Art. 22.035. CITATION TO DEFENDANT POSTING CASH BOND. A |
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citation to a defendant who posted a cash bond shall be served to |
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the defendant at the last known address of the defendant. |
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SECTION 3. Article 22.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 22.05. CITATION AS IN CIVIL ACTIONS. If service of |
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citation is not waived under Article 22.03, a surety is entitled to |
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notice by service of citation, the length of time and in the manner |
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required in civil actions; and the officer executing the citation |
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shall return the same as in civil actions. It shall not be |
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necessary to give notice to the defendant unless he has furnished |
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his address [on the bond], in which event notice to the defendant |
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shall be deposited in the United States mail directed to the |
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defendant at the last known address of the defendant [shown on the
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bond]. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a citation of forfeiture issued on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A citation of forfeiture issued before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the citation |
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of forfeiture is issued, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |