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Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 1704 Regulation Of Bail Bond SuretiesLegal Research Home > Texas Laws > Occupations Code > Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 1704 Regulation Of Bail Bond Sureties In this chapter: (1) "Bail bond" means a cash deposit, or similar deposit or written undertaking, or a bond or other security, given to guarantee ... This chapter applies only in a county with a population of: (1) 110,000 or more; or (2) less than 110,000 in which a board is ... A board is created in each county with a population of 110,000 or more. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... A board may be created in a county with a population of less than 110,000 if a majority of the persons who would serve as ... A board consists of: (1) the sheriff or a designee from the sheriff's office who must be the sheriff's administrator or a deputy sheriff of ... (a) The board shall annually conduct a secret ballot election to elect the member of the board who serves as the representative of licensed bail ... (a) A board shall initially elect one of its members as presiding officer. (b) The presiding officer shall preside over board meetings. (c) The presiding ... (a) A board shall hold its initial meeting not later than the 60th day after the date the board is created. (b) A board shall ... (a) Four members of a board constitute a quorum. (b) A board may take action only on a majority vote of the board members present. ... A board shall: (1) exercise powers incidental or necessary to the administration of this chapter; (2) deposit fees collected under this chapter in the general ... (a) A board shall: (1) enforce this chapter in the county; (2) conduct hearings and investigations and make determinations relating to license suspension and revocation; ... (a) Fees deposited in the general fund of a county under Section 1704.101(2) may be used only to administer and enforce this chapter, including reimbursement ... A board shall post a rule adopted or an action taken by the board in an appropriate place in the county courthouse for the 10 ... (a) A board shall post in each court having criminal jurisdiction in the county, and shall provide to each local official responsible for the detention ... A board shall immediately notify each court and each local official responsible for the detention of prisoners in the county of: (1) the suspension or ... A board shall promptly notify the Texas Department of Insurance if a corporation fails to pay a judgment of forfeiture as provided by Section 1704.204(a). ... Validity This section has been declared unconstitutional. See Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Bd., 400 F. Supp. 2d 967 (S.D. Tex. 2005). (a) ... Except as provided by Section 1704.163, a person may not act as a bail bond surety or as an agent for a corporate surety in ... (a) To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an individual, including an agent designated by a corporation in an application, must: (1) be ... A person is not eligible for a license under this chapter if, after August 27, 1973, the person commits and is finally convicted of a ... (a) To be licensed under this chapter, a person must apply for a license by filing a sworn application with the board. (b) The application ... A list of nonexempt real property required under Section 1704.154(b)(3) must, for each parcel listed, include: (1) a legal description of the property that would ... (a) An appraisal district may not reappraise real property solely because the property owner is a license holder or an applicant for a license under ... Before a hearing on an application, a board or a board's authorized representative shall determine whether the applicant: (1) possesses the financial resources to comply ... (a) After making the determinations required by Section 1704.157, a board shall conduct a hearing on the application. (b) During the hearing: (1) the board ... (a) After the hearing under Section 1704.158, the board shall enter an order conditionally approving the application unless the board determines that a ground exists ... (a) On receipt of notice under Section 1704.159 that an application has been conditionally approved, the applicant, not later than the 90th day after the ... (a) Each license issued under this chapter must show on its face the license expiration date and the license number. (b) The same license number ... (a) A license issued or renewed under this chapter expires on the second anniversary after the date the license is issued or is to expire, ... (a) Except as provided by this section, a person not licensed under this chapter may execute a bail bond or act as a surety for ... A sheriff shall accept or approve a bail bond executed by a license holder in the county in which the license holder is licensed if: ... (a) A license holder shall maintain: (1) a record of each bail bond executed by the license holder; and (2) a separate set of records ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a license holder who holds a license originally issued before September 1, 1999, may not execute, and a ... (a) A person shall pay a final judgment on a forfeiture of a bail bond executed by the person not later than the 31st day ... Before a final judgment on a forfeiture of a bail bond: (1) the prosecuting attorney may recommend to the court a settlement in an amount ... If a final judgment on a forfeiture of a bail bond is paid from the security deposited or executed by a license holder under Section ... (a) A person executing a bail bond may surrender the principal for whom the bond is executed by: (1) if the principal is represented by ... (a) A person executing a bail bond is relieved of liability on the bond on the date of disposition of the case for which the ... (a) A bail bond shall be discharged if: (1) the principal appeals the case for which the bond is executed; and (2) the person who ... (a) A license holder may withdraw the security deposited or executed under Section 1704.160, and the security shall be returned to the license holder or ... (a) A corporation shall, before executing any bail bond, file with the county clerk of the county in which the corporation intends to execute the ... (a) A corporation may not act as a bail bond surety in a county in which the corporation is in default on five or more ... (a) A license holder shall maintain an office in the county in which the license holder holds a license. (b) Not later than the seventh ... (a) A board, on its own motion, may investigate an action of or a record maintained by a license holder that relates to a complaint ... After notice and hearing, a board may revoke or suspend a license if the license holder: (1) violates this chapter or a rule adopted by ... (a) A board shall immediately suspend a license if the license holder fails to maintain the amount of security required by Section 1704.160. A board ... (a) The board or its authorized representative shall immediately notify the sheriff if a bail bond surety fails to pay a final judgment of forfeiture ... (a) Notice of a hearing to suspend or revoke a license under this chapter must: (1) be sent by certified mail to the last known ... (a) An applicant or a license holder may appeal an order of a board denying an application for a license or renewal of a license, ... Judicial review of an appeal filed under Section 1704.255 is by trial de novo in the same manner as an appeal from a justice court ... (a) A board order denying an application for a license or renewal of a license, or suspending or revoking a license, becomes final on the ... A bail bond surety may not hold security for the payment of a bail bond fee or to assure the principal's appearance in court for ... (a) A person in the bonding business may not directly or indirectly give, donate, lend, or contribute, or promise to give, donate, lend, or contribute, ... (a) A person required to be licensed under this chapter may not execute a bail bond unless the person holds a license issued under this ... (a) A bail bond surety or an agent of a bail bond surety may not recommend or suggest to a person for whom the bail ... (a) A bail bond surety or an agent of a bail bond surety may not receive money or other consideration or thing of value from ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person falsifies a record required to be maintained under this chapter. (b) An offense under this section ... 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