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Occupations Code §1704.109
In force on Jul 12, 2006 · this text took effect Jun 20, 2003 · same as today's text
SOLICITATION AND ADVERTISEMENT
(a) A board by rule may regulate solicitations or advertisements by or on behalf of bail bond sureties to protect:
(1) the public from:
(A) harassment;
(B) fraud;
(C) misrepresentation; or
(D) threats to public safety; or
(2) the safety of law enforcement officers.
(b) A bail bond surety, an agent of a corporate surety, or an employee of the surety or agent may not make, cause to be made, or benefit from unsolicited contact:
(1) through any means, including in person, by telephone, by electronic methods, or in writing, to solicit bonding business related to an individual with an outstanding arrest warrant that has not been executed, unless the bail bond surety or agent for a corporate surety has an existing bail bond on the individual; or
(2) in person or by telephone to solicit bonding business:
(A) that occurs between the hours of 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.; or
(B) within 24 hours after:
(i) the execution of an arrest warrant on the individual; or
(ii) an arrest without a warrant on the individual.
(c) This section does not apply to a solicitation or unsolicited contact related to a Class C misdemeanor.
History: Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1262, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 12, eff. June 20, 2003.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Jun 20, 2003 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- GA-0502 (Jul 12, 2006): Whether section 1704.304(c) of the Occupations Code, which prohibits solicitation of bail bond customers in a jail, extends to advertising or licensee information displayed on a licensee’s vehicle when the vehicle is located in a county jail parking lot
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