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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 17.091. Notice Of Certain Bail Reductions Required

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Art. 17.091. NOTICE OF CERTAIN BAIL REDUCTIONS 
REQUIRED.  Before a judge or magistrate reduces the amount of bail 
set for a defendant charged with an offense listed in Section 3g, 
Article 42.12, or an offense described by Article 62.01(5), the 
judge or magistrate shall provide:
	(1)  to the attorney representing the state, reasonable 
notice of the proposed bail reduction;  and
	(2)  on request of the attorney representing the state or the 
defendant or the defendant's counsel, an opportunity for a hearing 
concerning the proposed bail reduction.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.           

Last modified: August 10, 2007