Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 22.125. Powers Of The Court

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Art. 22.125. POWERS OF THE COURT.  After a judicial 
declaration of forfeiture is entered, the court may proceed with 
the trial required by Article 22.14 of this code.  The court may 
exonerate the defendant and his sureties, if any, from liability on 
the forfeiture, remit the amount of the forfeiture, or set aside the 
forfeiture only as expressly provided by this chapter.  The court 
may approve any proposed settlement of the liability on the 
forfeiture that is agreed to by the state and by the defendant or 
the defendant's sureties, if any.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 886, ch. 312, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  
Renumbered from art. 22.12a by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 
5.02(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1506, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999.      

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