Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 15.21 – Release On Personal Bond If Not Timely Demanded
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 15.21
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
If the proper office of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed does not demand an arrested person described by Article 15.19 and take charge of the arrested person before the 11th day after the date the person is committed to the jail of the county in which the person is arrested, a magistrate in the county where the person was arrested shall:
(1) release the arrested person on personal bond without sureties or other security; and
(2) forward the personal bond to:
(A) the sheriff of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed; or
(B) the court that issued the warrant of arrest.