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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requisites of a bail bond given by certain |
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defendants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 17.081 to read as follows: |
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Art. 17.081. ADDITIONAL REQUISITES OF BAIL BOND GIVEN BY |
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CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. In addition to the requirements of Article |
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17.08, a bail bond for a defendant charged with an offense under |
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Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.02, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, or |
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43.05, Penal Code, must include the address, identification number, |
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and state of issuance as shown on a valid driver's license or |
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identification card for the defendant and any surety, including any |
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agent executing the bail bond on behalf of a corporation acting as |
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surety. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a bail bond that is executed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A bail bond executed before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the bail bond was |
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executed, 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, 2021. |