{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2408","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2408","heading":"FORFEITURES.","body":"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:\n(1) the district clerk if associated with a felony case;\n(2) the county clerk if associated with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; or\n(3) the same justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 5.06, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER OO. MAGISTRATES IN FORT BEND COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2408","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"62899de829053c04344b227e9106ef30b0f6fe2c17b10e2e7a5f43621bdd03e6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2407","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}