{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 27.001","heading":"BOND.","body":"Each justice of the peace must give a bond payable to the county judge, in an amount of not more than $5,000, and conditioned that the justice will:\n(1) faithfully and impartially discharge the duties required by law; and\n(2) promptly pay to the entitled party all money that comes into the justice's hands during the term of office.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 27. JUSTICE COURTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.27.htm#27.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d02c6e07e326842a00d178758c2725cbeb9c172c84f037e3fd3262cac6c3de70","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-26.353","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}