80R8023 JRH-D
 
  By: Farias H.B. No. 1687
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the information that must be included on the face of an
  appeal bond.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 45.0425(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An appeal bond shall:
               (1)  provide [recite] that in the cause the defendant
  was convicted and has appealed;
               (2)  [and] be conditioned that the defendant shall make
  the defendant's personal appearance before the court to which the
  appeal is taken instanter, if the court is in session, or, if the
  court is not in session, at its next regular term, stating the time
  and place of that session, and there remain from day to day and term
  to term, and answer in the cause in the court; and
               (3)  state the defendant's name, date of birth, and
  driver's license or personal identification certificate number, if
  available.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an appeal bond that is approved on or after the effective date of
  this Act. An appeal bond that is approved before the effective date
  of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the bond was
  approved, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.