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H.B. No. 2697
AN ACT
relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond
forfeiture.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 17.19, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a)
Subject to Subsection (a-1), a
[
Any
] surety
that wants
[
,
desiring
] to surrender
the surety's
[
his
] principal and
has
notified
[
after notifying
] the principal's attorney, if the
principal is represented by an attorney, in a manner provided by
Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, of the surety's intention
to surrender the principal, may file an affidavit of
that
[
such
]
intention before the court or magistrate before which the
prosecution is pending. The affidavit must state:
(1) the court and cause number of the case;
(2) the name of the defendant;
(3) the offense with which the defendant is charged;
(4) the date of the bond;
(5) the cause for the surrender; and
(6) that notice of the surety's intention to surrender
the principal has been given as required by this subsection
and
Subsection (a-1), if applicable
.
(a-1)
If the offense with which the defendant is charged is
classified as a felony under the Penal Code, in addition to
satisfying the requirements provided by Subsection (a), a surety
must, before filing the affidavit described by that subsection,
notify the attorney representing the state with jurisdiction in the
case of the surety's intention to surrender the principal.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
______________________________
______________________________
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2697 was passed by the House on May 8,
2025, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2697 was passed by the Senate on May
23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
_____________________
Governor