{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.151","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"Except as provided by Section 1704.163, a person may not act as a bail bond surety or as an agent for a corporate surety in the county unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 13, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1704. REGULATION OF BAIL BOND SURETIES","SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1704.htm#1704.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"2163a20a1f2d2d98a58a31acb5542b1265017818992c66f77f3bfcd98009e189","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.109","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}