Bill Text: TX HB4546 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 4546

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to rules for issuing receipts pertaining to bail bonds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-22 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence [HB4546 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB4546-Introduced.html



	By: Longoria	H.B. No. 4546



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to rules for issuing receipts pertaining to bail bonds.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 1704.305, of the Texas Occupations Code
	is amended as follows:
	Sec. 1704.305. BAIL BOND RECEIPT AND INSPECTION; OFFENSE.
	(a) A bail bond surety or an agent of a bail bond surety may not
	receive money or other consideration or thing of value from a person
	for whom the bail bond surety executes a bond unless the bail bond
	surety or agent issues a receipt to the person as provided by
	Subsection (b).
	(b) The receipt must state:
	(1) the name of the person who pays the money or
	transfers the consideration or thing of value;
	(2) the amount of money paid or the estimated amount of
	value transferred;
	(3) if the person transfers consideration or a thing
	of value, a brief description of the consideration or thing of
	value;
	(4) the name of the defendant [~~style]~~ and number of the
	case and the court in which the bond is executed, if available; and
	(5) the name of the person receiving the money,
	consideration, or thing of value.
	(c) A bail bond surety or an agent of a bail bond surety
	shall retain a duplicate or electronic copy of a receipt issued
	under Subsection (a). The copy of the receipt shall be made
	available for inspection by:
	(1) a representative of the board in any county in
	which the bail bond surety is licensed; and
	(2) an appointed representative of a court in which
	the bail bond surety agrees to execute bail bonds.
	(d) A receipt may be supplemented.
	[~~(e)~~ ~~A person commits an offense if the person violates this~~
	~~section.~~ ~~An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.~~]
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.