Texas § CR.17.39 - RECORDS OF BAIL
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CR.17.39 — RECORDS OF BAIL, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CR.17.39. RECORDS OF BAIL
RECORDS OF BAIL. A magistrate or other officer who sets the amount of bail or who takes bail shall record in a well-bound book the name of the person whose appearance the bail secures, the amount of bail, the date bail is set, the magistrate or officer who sets bail, the offense or other cause for which the appearance is secured, the magistrate or other officer who takes bail, the date the person is released, and the name of the bondsman, if any. Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1525, ch. 618, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.
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Section CR.17.39 ("RECORDS OF BAIL") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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