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Code of Criminal Procedure §6

In force on Nov 09, 2026 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2025 · same as today's text

(a) Not later than April 1 of each year, a personal bond office established under this article shall submit to the commissioners court or district and county judges that established the office an annual report containing information about the operations of the office during the preceding year. (b) In preparing an annual report under Subsection (a), the office shall include in the report a statement of: (1) the office's operating budget; (2) the number of positions maintained for office staff; (3) the number of accused persons who, after review by the office, were released by a court on personal bond before sentencing in a pending case; and (4) the number of persons described by Subdivision (3): (A) who failed to attend a scheduled court appearance; (B) for whom a warrant was issued for the arrest of those persons for failure to appear in accordance with the terms of their release; or (C) who, while released on personal bond, were arrested for any other offense in the same county in which the persons were released on bond. (c) This section does not apply to a personal bond pretrial release office that on January 1, 1995, was operated by a community corrections and supervision department.

History: Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1080, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Secs. 5, 6 added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 420 (S.B. 882 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1174 (S.B. 965 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 977 (H.B. 351 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3165 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3165 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (S.B. 1913 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346 ), Sec. 2.02, eff. January 1, 2020. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 2.016, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 288 (S.B. 1020 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

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Attorney General opinions that cite it

KP-0513 (Nov 12, 2024): Enforceability of bond conditions
KP-0010 (Sep 26, 2014): Programs to which jurors may donate their juror reimbursement under subsection 61.003(a)(4) of the Government Code
JM-1023 (Feb 27, 1989): Authority of a county bail bond board to limit issuance of a bail bond license to a single individ- ual who seeks to operate under different assumed names
JM-0853 (Feb 08, 1988): Whether House Bill No. 83, Committee Acts 1987, 70th Legislature, Texas State Senate P. 0. Box 12068 p;;riEts a judge ,from re- a probationer to Austin, Texas 78711 make any payment to a crime stoppers organization
JM-0808: Whether a dead body must be,transferred to a county morgue under the direction and supervision of a.licensed funeral director or embalmer
JM-1185: Whether a community justice council created pursuant to article 42.13, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, is subject to the Open Meetings Act, V.T.C.S. art. 6252-17

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