{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.212","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.212","heading":"EFFECT OF DEFAULT BY CORPORATION; NOTICE REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A corporation may not act as a bail bond surety in a county in which the corporation is in default on five or more bail bonds.\n(b) If a corporation defaults on a bail bond, the clerk of the court in which the corporation executed the bond shall deliver a written notice of the default to:\n(1) the sheriff;\n(2) the chief of police; or\n(3) another appropriate peace officer.\n(c) For purposes of this section:\n(1) a corporation is considered in default on a bail bond beginning on the 11th day after the date the trial court enters a final judgment on the scire facias and ending on the date the judgment is satisfied, set aside, or superseded; and\n(2) a corporation is not considered in default on a bail bond if, pending appeal, the corporation deposits cash or a supersedeas bond in the amount of the final judgment with the court in which the bond is executed.\n(d) A deposit made under Subsection (c)(2) shall be applied to the payment of a final judgment in the case.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1262, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","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#1704.212","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"82e76c137dd8eee0a74c63b453a1f7438c74bad17e164961e0f1abe9c0eb7e25","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.211","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}