Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 6.001. State And Federal Agencies Exempt From Bond For Court Costs Or Appeal
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§ 6.001. STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES EXEMPT FROM BOND FOR
COURT COSTS OR APPEAL. (a) A governmental entity or officer listed
in Subsection (b) may not be required to file a bond for court costs
incident to a suit filed by the entity or officer or for an appeal or
writ of error taken out by the entity or officer and is not required
to give a surety for the issuance of a bond to take out a writ of
attachment, writ of sequestration, distress warrant, or writ of
garnishment in a civil suit.
(b) The following are exempt from the bond requirements:
(1) this state;
(2) a department of this state;
(3) the head of a department of this state;
(4) a county of this state;
(5) the Federal Housing Administration;
(6) the Federal National Mortgage Association;
(7) the Government National Mortgage Association;
(8) the Veterans' Administration;
(9) the administrator of veterans affairs;
(10) any national mortgage savings and loan insurance
corporation created by an act of congress as a national relief
organization that operates on a statewide basis; and
(11) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its
capacity as receiver or in its corporate capacity.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county or district
attorney is not exempted from filing a bond to take out an
extraordinary writ unless the commissioners court of the county
approves the exemption in an action brought in behalf of the county
or unless the attorney general approves the exemption in an action
brought in behalf of the state.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended
by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, § 3.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Section: 1.001 1.002 1.003 5.001 6.001 6.002 6.003 7.001 7.002 7.003 7.011 7.021 8.01 8.02 9.001
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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