{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.205","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.205","heading":"BAIL BOND SETTLEMENT.","body":"Before a final judgment on a forfeiture of a bail bond:\n(1) the prosecuting attorney may recommend to the court a settlement in an amount less than the amount stated in the bond; or\n(2) the court may, on its own motion, approve a settlement.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1704. REGULATION OF BAIL BOND SURETIES","SUBCHAPTER E. BONDING BUSINESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1704.htm#1704.205","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"6675688b17865ecb597d68112bd7135f1ec4e802a8a53a51c0fc8efea89c14ce","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}