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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic filing of bail bonds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 17.026 to read as follows: |
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Art. 17.026. ELECTRONIC FILING OF BAIL BOND. In any manner |
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permitted by the county in which the bond is written, a bail bond |
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may be filed electronically with the court, judge, magistrate, or |
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other officer taking the bond. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2499 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2499 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |