Texas Criminal Defense Insights — page 3
Practical, statute-anchored guides on Texas criminal defense — bond practice, suppression, probation, and license-defense intersections.
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Black Criminal Defense Attorneys Serving Dallas–Fort Worth
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Post-Judgment Bail Bond Forfeiture
A final bond-forfeiture judgment was signed and your surety now owes the county. Texas counsel on the 31-day pay clock, the 2-year bill of review, and appeals.
Paying a Bail Bond Forfeiture Judgment in Texas
A Texas surety must pay a final bond-forfeiture judgment by the 31st day or supersede it to appeal. The section 1704.204 clock and no-new-bonds rule, explained.
Bail Bondsman License Defense (County Bail Bond Board)
Texas lawyers who defend a bail bondsman
Going Off a Bail Bond: Surrender & Discharge for the Surety
How a Texas bail bond surety goes off the bond: discharge by surrender or proof of incarceration under CCP arts. 17.16 and 17.19 and Occ. Code § 1704.207.
Bail bond surety exoneration: the four causes
The four causes that exonerate a bail-bond surety from a Texas bond forfeiture under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 22.13 — "and no other." A surety guide.
Texas Bail Bond Special Bill of Review
A Texas surety has two years after a final bond-forfeiture judgment to file a special bill of review for equitable remittitur under article 22.17. Here is how.
Texas Bail Bond Remittitur & Special Bill of Review
Texas bail bond remittitur: discretionary remittitur under CCP art. 22.16(d) before final judgment, and the two-year special bill of review under art. 22.17.
Indemnitor & Collateral Disputes in Bail Bonding
Texas attorneys defending bail bond companies in indemnitor and collateral disputes: indemnity agreements, co-signers, collateral return, and accounting.
Bail Bond Forfeiture License Consequences
An unpaid Texas bond-forfeiture judgment stops a surety cold: no new bonds until paid under Occ. Code 1704.204, plus license discipline under 1704.252/.253.
Bail Bond Forfeiture Lawsuit Defense in Texas
How a Texas surety defends a bond-forfeiture suit: the judgment nisi under CCP art. 22.02, the scire facias citation, the State
Bail Bond Forfeiture Judgment Amount
A Texas bond-forfeiture judgment cannot exceed the bond
Texas Bail Bond Forfeiture Deadlines: Every Post-Judgment Clock
After a Texas bond forfeiture, multiple clocks start: the 31-day pay deadline, the two-year bill of review, and the 30/90-day appeal. Here is every one.
Texas Bail Bond Forfeiture Appeal: How a Surety Challenges a Final Judgment
A Texas surety may appeal any final bond-forfeiture judgment of $20 or more under article 44.42. Here are the TRAP 26.1 deadlines and how to stop collection.