CONTINENTAL HERITAGE INSURANCE COMPANY, AGENT PAT KINNARD, D/B/A PAT KINNARD BAIL BONDS v. the State of Texas

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0018-23 CONTINENTAL HERITAGE INSURANCE COMPANY, AGENT PAT KINNARD, D/B/A PAT KINNARD BAIL BONDS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING AFTER OPINION ON DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS COUNTY KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Are civil filing fees part of the court costs that a bonding company1 must pay if a bond is forfeited? The answer to that question is complicated. It is “yes,” except when a statute exempts the State from liability for a particular filing…