{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Bail bond\" means a cash deposit, or similar deposit or written undertaking, or a bond or other security, given to guarantee the appearance of a defendant in a criminal case.\n(2) \"Bail bond surety\" means a person who:\n(A) executes a bail bond as a surety or cosurety for another person; or\n(B) for compensation deposits cash to ensure the appearance in court of a person accused of a crime.\n(3) \"Board\" means a county bail bond board.\n(4) \"Bonding business\" or \"bail bond business\" means the solicitation, negotiation, or execution of a bail bond by a bail bond surety.\n(4-a) \"Final judgment\" means a judgment that disposes of all issues and parties in a case.\n(5) \"Person\" means an individual or corporation.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1262, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 316 (S.B. 624), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1704. REGULATION OF BAIL BOND SURETIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1704.htm#1704.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"db023c9d42a24c9cbe868ea17f8c80417fd92a215798d9aae307d46ff833b86d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.389","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}