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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 23.12. Court Shall Fix Bail In Felony

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Art. 23.12. COURT SHALL FIX BAIL IN FELONY.  In felony cases 
which are bailable, the court shall, before adjourning, fix and 
enter upon the minutes the amount of the bail to be required in each 
case.  The clerk shall endorse upon the capias the amount of bail 
required.  In case of neglect to so comply with this Article, the 
arrest of the defendant, and the bail taken by the sheriff, shall be 
as legal as if there had been no such omission.

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

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