Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.04
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.04, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 17.04. REQUISITES OF A PERSONAL BOND.
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(a) A personal bond is sufficient if it includes the requisites of a bail bond as set out in Article 17.08, except that no sureties are required. In addition, a personal bond shall contain:
(1) the defendant's name, address, and place of employment;
(2) identification information, including the defendant's:
(A) date and place of birth;
(B) height, weight, and color of hair and eyes;
(C) driver's license number and state of issuance, if any; and
(D) nearest relative's name and address, if any; and
(3) except as provided by Subsection (b), the following oath sworn and signed by the defendant:
"I swear that I will appear before (the court or magistrate) at (address, city, county) Texas, on the (date), at the hour of (time, a.m. or p.m.) or upon notice by the court, or pay to the court the principal sum of (amount) plus all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in any arrest for failure to appear."
(b) A personal bond is not required to contain the oath described by Subsection (a)(3) if:
(1) the magistrate makes a determination under Article 16.22 that the defendant has a mental illness or is a person with an intellectual disability, including by using the results of a previous determination under that article;
(2) the defendant is released on personal bond under Article 17.032; or
(3) the defendant is found incompetent to stand trial in accordance with Chapter 46B.
(1) the defendant's name, address, and place of employment;
(2) identification information, including the defendant's:
(A) date and place of birth;
(B) height, weight, and color of hair and eyes;
(C) driver's license number and state of issuance, if any; and
(D) nearest relative's name and address, if any; and
(3) except as provided by Subsection (b), the following oath sworn and signed by the defendant:
"I swear that I will appear before (the court or magistrate) at (address, city, county) Texas, on the (date), at the hour of (time, a.m. or p.m.) or upon notice by the court, or pay to the court the principal sum of (amount) plus all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in any arrest for failure to appear."
(b) A personal bond is not required to contain the oath described by Subsection (a)(3) if:
(1) the magistrate makes a determination under Article 16.22 that the defendant has a mental illness or is a person with an intellectual disability, including by using the results of a previous determination under that article;
(2) the defendant is released on personal bond under Article 17.032; or
(3) the defendant is found incompetent to stand trial in accordance with Chapter 46B.
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