Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7.18
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7.18, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 7.18. CONTEMPT.
Official statutory text
Violation of a condition of bond imposed under this chapter is punishable by:
(1) forfeiture of the bond;
(2) imposition of the fine and confinement for contempt under Section 21.002(c), Government Code; or
(3) both forfeiture of the bond and imposition of the fine and confinement.
(1) forfeiture of the bond;
(2) imposition of the fine and confinement for contempt under Section 21.002(c), Government Code; or
(3) both forfeiture of the bond and imposition of the fine and confinement.
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