Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT August 17,2012 The Honorable Paul Johnson Opinion No. GA-0960 Denton County Criminal District Attorney Post Office Box 2850 Re: Refund of cash bail bonds under article 17.02, Denton, Texas 76202 Code of Criminal Procedure (RQ-I045-GA) Dear Mr. Johnson: You pose several questions about the refund of cash bail bonds and the possible conflict between article 17.02 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and section 117.055 of the Local Government Code. 1 Bail is "the security given by the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the…