Tex. Government Code § 54.2408
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 54.2408, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 54.2408. FORFEITURES.
Official statutory text
Bail bonds and personal bonds may be forfeited by the magistrate court in the manner provided by Chapter 22, Code of Criminal Procedure, and those forfeitures shall be filed with:
(1) the district clerk if associated with a felony case;
(2) the county clerk if associated with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; or
(3) the same justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed.
(1) the district clerk if associated with a felony case;
(2) the county clerk if associated with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; or
(3) the same justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed.
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