Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.34
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.34, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 17.34. WITNESSES TO GIVE BOND.
Official statutory text
Witnesses for the State or defendant may be required by the magistrate, upon the examination of any criminal accusation before him, to give bail for their appearance to testify before the proper court. A personal bond may be taken of a witness by the court before whom the case is pending.
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