82R17048 SJM-F
 
  By: Gallego H.B. No. 3077
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3077:
 
  By:  Aliseda C.S.H.B. No. 3077
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a verification of the incarceration of an accused
  person in a criminal case for the purpose of discharging a surety's
  liability on a bail bond.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 17.16, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 17.16.  DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY; SURRENDER OR
  INCARCERATION OF PRINCIPAL BEFORE FORFEITURE; VERIFICATION OF
  INCARCERATION.  (a)  A surety may before forfeiture relieve the
  surety [himself] of the surety's [his] undertaking by:
               (1)  surrendering the accused into the custody of the
  sheriff of the county where the prosecution is pending; or
               (2)  delivering to the sheriff, prosecuting attorney,
  or clerk of the court of the county in which [where] the prosecution
  is pending an affidavit stating that the accused is incarcerated in
  federal custody, in the custody of any state, or in any county of
  this state.
         (b)  On receipt of an affidavit described by Subsection
  (a)(2), the sheriff, prosecuting attorney, or clerk of the court of
  the county in which the prosecution is pending shall verify whether
  the accused is incarcerated as stated in the affidavit. If the
  sheriff, attorney, or clerk verifies the statement in the
  affidavit, the sheriff, attorney, or clerk, as applicable, shall:
               (1)  if the verification was made by the sheriff or
  attorney, notify the magistrate before which the prosecution is
  pending of the verification; or
               (2)  if the verification was made by the clerk or
  attorney, notify the sheriff of the verification.
         (c)  On a verification or the receipt of notice of a
  verification as described by this article:
               (1)  the sheriff shall place a detainer against the
  accused with the appropriate officials in the jurisdiction in which
  the accused is incarcerated; and
               (2)  except as provided by Subsection (d), the
  magistrate before which the prosecution is pending shall direct the
  clerk of the court to issue a capias for the arrest of the accused.
         (d)  A capias for the arrest of the accused is not required
  if:
               (1)  a warrant has been issued for the accused's arrest
  and remains outstanding; or
               (2)  the issuance of a capias would otherwise be
  unnecessary for the purpose of taking the accused into custody.
         (e)  For the purposes of Subsection (a)(2) of this article,
  the bond is discharged and the surety is absolved of liability on
  the bond on the [sheriff's] verification of the incarceration of
  the accused.
         (f)  An affidavit described by Subsection (a)(2) and the
  documentation of any verification obtained under Subsection (b)
  must be filed:
               (1)  in the court record of the underlying criminal
  case in the court in which the prosecution is pending; or
               (2)  if the court record described by Subdivision (1)
  does not exist, in a general file maintained by the clerk of the
  court.
         (g)  A surety is liable for all reasonable and necessary
  expenses incurred in returning the accused into the custody of the
  sheriff of the county in which the prosecution is pending.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Article
  17.16, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies only to a bail bond that
  is executed on or after the effective date of this Act. A bail bond
  executed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
  law in effect when the bail bond was executed, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.