Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided December 30, 2004Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Cecil L. Solomon Franklin County Attorney 200 North Kaufman Mount Vernon, Texas 75457

Re: Whether a sheriff in a non-bail bond board county must accept a bail bond signed by an individual surety's attorney-in-fact (RQ-0246-GA)

Dear Mr. Solomon:

You ask whether a sheriff in a non-bail bond board county must accept a bail bond signed by an individual surety's attorney-in-fact.1 You also ask two related questions about the effect of a bail bond signed by an individual surety's attorney-in-fact. See Request Letter, supra note 1, at 2.

I. Legal Background: Taking Bail Bonds under Chapter…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bexar County Bail Bond Board v. DeckardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Texas Fire & Casualty Co. v. Harris County Bail Bond BoardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Castaneda v. Gonzalez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1998
  4. Ex Parte MeadowsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
  5. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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