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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 17.27. When Bail Is Not Given

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Art. 17.27. [293] [344] [332] WHEN BAIL IS NOT GIVEN.  If, 
after the allowance of a reasonable time, the security be not given, 
the magistrate shall make an order committing the accused to jail to 
be kept safely until legally discharged;  and he shall issue a 
commitment accordingly.

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

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