Forfeitures

Sec. 54.2208. FORFEITURES. Bail bonds and personal bonds may be forfeited by the magistrate court in the manner provided by Chapter 22, Code of Criminal Procedure, and those forfeitures shall be filed with: (1) the district clerk if associated with a felony case; (2) the county clerk if associated with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; or (3) the same justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 5.04, eff. September 1, 2019.