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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 7.17 — LIMITATION AND PROCEDURE

CR § 7.17Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 7. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES TO PREVENT OFFENSES

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Suits upon such bonds shall be commenced within two years from the breach of the same, and not thereafter, and shall be governed by the same rules as civil actions, except that the sureties may be sued without joining the principal. To entitle the State to recover, it shall only be necessary to prove that the accused violated any condition of said bond. The full amount of such bond may be recovered of the accused and the sureties.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 7.17 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.