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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of certain county bail bond board members. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1704.0535, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1704.0535. ELECTION OF CERTAIN BAIL BOND [SURETY] |
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BOARD MEMBERS [MEMBER]. (a) The board shall annually conduct a |
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secret ballot election to elect the members [member] of the board |
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who serve [serves] as the representative of licensed bail bond |
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sureties and the representative of the criminal defense attorneys |
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by electing: |
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(1) a licensed bail bond surety or agent for a |
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corporate surety board member; and |
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(2) a criminal defense attorney who is practicing in |
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the county. |
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(b) Each individual licensed in the county as a bail bond |
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surety or agent for a corporate surety is entitled to cast one vote |
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for each license held to elect the board member who is a surety or |
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agent for a corporate surety. |
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(c) Each attorney who has a principal place of business |
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located in the county and who is not legally prohibited from |
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representing criminal defendants in the county is entitled to cast |
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one vote to elect the board member who is a criminal defense |
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attorney. |
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(d) Each elected justice of the peace in the county who is |
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not legally prohibited from voting in an election for the purpose is |
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entitled to cast one vote to elect the board member who is a justice |
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of the peace. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act regarding the |
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election of certain county bail bond board members 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 elected 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, 2015. |