Opinion No.

Honorable Rene Guerra Criminal District Attorney Hidalgo County Courthouse Edinburg, Texas 78539

Re: Authority of a county bail bond board to limit issuance of a bail bond license to a single individual who seeks to operate under different assumed names (RQ-1636)

Dear Mr. Guerra:

You ask whether the Hidalgo Bail Bond Board has the authority to limit the issuance of a bail bond license to one license per individual even though the person seeks to operate more than one bail bond company under different assumed names.

You provide the following information that prompts your question.

In Hidalgo…