87R11605 ANG-D
By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 3826
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to bail bond surety advertising by a licensed attorney.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1704.303(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A person may not advertise as a bail bond surety in a
county unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter
by a bail bond board in that county or the person is an attorney
described by Section 1704.163(a). A person does not violate this
subsection if the person places an advertisement that appears in
more than one county and:
(1) the advertisement clearly indicates the county or
counties in which the person holds a license issued under this
chapter; and
(2) any local telephone number in the advertisement is
a local number only for a county in which the person holds a license
issued under this chapter.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.