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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 17.23. Sureties Severally Bound

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Art. 17.23. [289] [339] [327] SURETIES SEVERALLY BOUND.  In 
all bail bonds taken under any provision of this Code, the sureties 
shall be severally bound.  Where a surrender of the principal is 
made by one or more of them, all the sureties shall be considered 
discharged.

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

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