87R3400 MAW-D
By: Leman H.B. No. 1006
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requisites of a bail bond given by certain
defendants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 17.081 to read as follows:
Art. 17.081. ADDITIONAL REQUISITES OF BAIL BOND GIVEN BY
CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. In addition to the requirements of Article
17.08, a bail bond for a defendant charged with an offense under
Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.02, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, or
43.05, Penal Code, must include the address, identification number,
and state of issuance as shown on a valid driver's license or
identification card for the defendant and any surety, including any
agent executing the bail bond on behalf of a corporation acting as
surety.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a bail bond that is executed on or after the effective date of
this Act. A bail bond executed before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect on the date the bail bond was
executed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.