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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the information that must be included on the face of an |
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appeal bond. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 45.0425(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An appeal bond shall: |
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(1) provide [recite] that in the cause the defendant |
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was convicted and has appealed; |
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(2) [and] be conditioned that the defendant shall make |
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the defendant's personal appearance before the court to which the |
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appeal is taken instanter, if the court is in session, or, if the |
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court is not in session, at its next regular term, stating the time |
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and place of that session, and there remain from day to day and term |
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to term, and answer in the cause in the court; and |
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(3) state the defendant's name, date of birth, and |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate number, if |
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available. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an appeal bond that is approved on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An appeal bond that is approved before the effective date |
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of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the bond was |
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approved, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |