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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 22.01 — Bail forfeited, when

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 22: FORFEITURE OF BAIL, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 22.01

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 22.01Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

When a defendant is bound by bail to appear and fails to appear in any court in which such case may be pending and at any time when his personal appearance is required under this Code, or by any court or magistrate, a forfeiture of his bail and a judicial declaration of such forfeiture shall be taken in the manner provided in Article 22.02 of this Code and entered by such court.

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