{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2813","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2813","heading":"FORFEITURES.","body":"Bail bonds and personal bonds may be forfeited by the criminal law magistrate court or the criminal law magistrate court associate judge 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 justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER SS. DENTON COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2813","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"6990828e2074811a450d188dcfbd168e1157da324db9389a1d728830ddbdc38e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2812","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2814"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}