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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of a county bail bond board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1704.053, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1704.053. BOARD COMPOSITION. A board consists of: |
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(1) the sheriff or a designee from the sheriff's office |
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who must be the sheriff's administrator or a deputy sheriff of the |
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rank of at least sergeant; |
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(2) a district judge of the county having jurisdiction |
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over criminal matters and designated by the presiding judge of the |
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administrative judicial district or a designee of the district |
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judge who is approved by the presiding judge; |
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(3) the county judge, a member of the commissioners |
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court designated by the county judge, or a designee approved by the |
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commissioners court; |
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(4) a judge of a county court or county court at law in |
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the county having jurisdiction over criminal matters and designated |
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by the commissioners court or a designee of the judge who is |
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approved by the commissioners court; |
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(5) the district attorney or an assistant district |
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attorney designated by the district attorney; |
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(6) a licensed bail bond surety or agent for a |
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corporate surety in the county elected under Section 1704.0535, or |
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a bail bond surety or agent for a corporate surety licensed in the |
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county who is designated by the elected surety or agent; |
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(7) a justice of the peace; |
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(8) the district clerk or the clerk's designee; |
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(9) the county clerk or the clerk's designee, if the |
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county clerk has responsibility over criminal matters; |
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(10) if appointed by the board, a presiding judge of a |
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municipal court in the county; |
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(11) if the county's principal municipality designates |
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a presiding judge in the municipal court system, the presiding |
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judge or a municipal judge from the system designated by the |
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presiding judge; |
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(12) the county treasurer or the treasurer's designee |
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or, if appointed by the commissioners court in a county that does |
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not have a county treasurer, the person designated by the county |
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commissioners court to perform the duties of the county treasurer; |
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and |
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(13) a criminal defense attorney practicing in the |
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county and elected by other attorneys whose principal places of |
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business are located in the county and who are not legally |
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prohibited from representing criminal defendants or the designee of |
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the criminal defense attorney. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act regarding the |
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composition of a county bail bond board do not affect the |
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entitlement of a member serving on a board immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act to continue to serve and function as a |
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member of the board for the remainder of the member's term. Those |
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changes in law apply only to a member appointed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |