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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 17.21. Bail In Felony

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Art. 17.21. [287] [337] [325] BAIL IN FELONY.  In cases of 
felony, when the accused is in custody of the sheriff or other peace 
officer, and the court before which the prosecution is pending is in 
session in the county where the accused is in custody, the court 
shall fix the amount of bail, if it is a bailable case and determine 
if the accused is eligible for a personal bond;  and the sheriff, or 
other peace officer, unless it be the police of a city, is 
authorized to take a bail bond of the accused in the amount as fixed 
by the court, to be approved by such officer taking the same, and 
will thereupon discharge the accused from custody.  It shall not be 
necessary for the defendant or his sureties to appear in court.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.             

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