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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 16.16. If Insufficient Bail Has Been Taken

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Art. 16.16. [260] [307] [295] IF INSUFFICIENT BAIL HAS BEEN 
TAKEN.  Where it is made to appear by affidavit to a judge of the 
Court of Criminal Appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, or to a 
judge of the district or county court, that the bail taken in any 
case is insufficient in amount, or that the sureties are not good 
for the amount, or that the bond is for any reason defective or 
insufficient, such judge shall issue a warrant of arrest, and 
require of the defendant sufficient bond and security, according to 
the nature of the case.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  
Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 802, ch. 291, Sec. 104, eff. 
Sept. 1, 1981.

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