Opinion No.

The Honorable Roy DeFriend Limestone County and District Attorney Limestone County Courthouse 200 West State Street, Suite 110 Groesbeck, Texas 76642

Re: Whether a bail bond may be accepted in a Texas county for a person jailed in another state (RQ-0512-GA)

Dear Mr. DeFriend:

You ask whether bail may be made in Limestone County to secure the release of a person held in an out-of-state jail on an offense committed in Limestone County.1 "`Bail' is the security given by the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusation brought against him. . . ." Tex. Code Crim.…