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Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.209

BOND DISCHARGED ON APPEAL

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Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.209, BOND DISCHARGED ON APPEAL, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/703241
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(a) A bail bond shall be discharged if: (1) the principal appeals the case for which the bond is executed; and (2) the person who executed the bond does not agree to continue during the appeal as surety. (b) A court may not require a person who executes a bail bond to continue as surety while the principal appeals the case for which the bond is executed unless the person agrees to continue during the appeal as surety. (c) This section does not prohibit a principal from obtaining an appeal bond under the Code of Criminal Procedure. (d) This section prevails over any provision contained in the bail bond.