{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.303","heading":"BAIL BOND SURETY ACTIVITY; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person required to be licensed under this chapter may not execute a bail bond unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter.\n(b) A person may not advertise as a bail bond surety in a county unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter by a bail bond board in that county. A person does not violate this subsection if the person places an advertisement that appears in more than one county and:\n(1) the advertisement clearly indicates the county or counties in which the person holds a license issued under this chapter; and\n(2) any local telephone number in the advertisement is a local number only for a county in which the person holds a license issued under this chapter.\n(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1262, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1461, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 27, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1704. REGULATION OF BAIL BOND SURETIES","SUBCHAPTER G. PROHIBITED CONDUCT AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1704.htm#1704.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c99c311085685f21b971f49ab54c32c327a96842075fd4f454469ef4630ed285","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1704.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}