82R2554 SLB-D
By: Christian H.B. No. 674
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dissolution of certain bail bond boards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1704, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1704.057 to read as follows:
Sec. 1704.057. DISSOLUTION OF CERTAIN BAIL BOND BOARDS.
(a) A bail bond board may be dissolved in a county with a population
between 64,000 and 65,000 that is adjacent to a county in which a
geriatric prison facility is located if:
(1) a majority of the members of the board determine to
dissolve the board; and
(2) the commissioners court approves the dissolution
of the board by a majority vote.
(b) Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, governs the
taking of bail in a county in which the bail bond board has been
dissolved.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.