Texas § OC.1704.305 - BAIL BOND RECEIPT AND INSPECTION
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§ OC.1704.305. BAIL BOND RECEIPT AND INSPECTION
BAIL BOND RECEIPT AND INSPECTION; OFFENSE. (a) A bail bond surety or an agent of a bail bond surety may not receive money or other consideration or thing of value from a person for whom the bail bond surety executes a bond unless the bail bond surety or agent issues a receipt to the person as provided by Subsection (b). (b) The receipt must state: (1) the name of the person who pays the money or transfers the consideration or thing of value; (2) the amount of money paid or the estimated amount of value transferred; (3) if the person transfers consideration or a thing of value, a brief description of the consideration or thing of value; (4) the style and number of the case and the court in which the bond is executed; and (5) the name of the person receiving the money, consideration, or thing of value. (c) A bail bond surety or an agent of a bail bond surety shall retain a duplicate copy of a receipt issued under Subsection (a). The copy of the receipt shall be made available for inspection by: (1) a representative of the board in any county in which the bail bond surety is licensed; and (2) an appointed representative of a court in which the bail bond surety agrees to execute bail bonds. (e) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section OC.1704.305 ("BAIL BOND RECEIPT AND INSPECTION") 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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