OF TEXAS 
back to tbs Court by the bo8brmen OR ths data on 

r tieh h is doierrsb Jud6mtmt l ~pirss, dor tb s Oourt 

heve to taka the estodnnt bsak at 8 htar dsts, of 

ur,z;s bondsmen llobls for the mount of rlns snd 

ths bond, wm tbs tletenndnnt bs surrsni3srad sfsn bsfors 

"A furthor que8tlon is, tar&or ths luagungs o? 

ths sxplr8tioa ot ths tlu rat rorth in ths boa6 sna 

sr4ds the payment oi the fins and fmsts? It soam 

to as tbst the ststutsa snU ths hngtasgs of tbs bond 

bin4 the dsfsnduit am! the boadsren to ~7, snd not 

&llowing the daradnnt to ~srvs hi8 tlms out ln jtil.* 

Prtlola 698 or V~rnox*s aaaotatsb Cod0 o? criminal Prooo- 

(Iur a pro , tl6aa l s fOlIo w81 

"On esah verdlot of soQuitk1 er eonrlotimn, 

the proper jQQm8at 8haU bo l xtsnd imwliatsly, 

Ir rotuittsd the 48r0tutt ui8n a8 at 0n08 biroherW rroa all further LkbiUty rrpon tin ohum 

ior whloh'b r@s triefi; protidod t&d; in mlmIa* 

maxor 08808 w&n thora Is rsturnsd a tsralot, or 

l ol*a OS @llUJ 18 mtsnd and the gwnis!laisnt 

l 88esa ed ia by f5.m oal7, tbs Court~7~ on nltton 

rqus8t ot tha dsfsdmt 884 fur 6oeU satus atiowa, 

dofor Juagmnnt wtll sons ether 4cl7 fixad. b7 w4mr 

of ths Court1 but Fa no stat sbsU We ju6~snt 

jam 

amy petit the dsfsndmt xbbn JuUgant is dsfsxred, 

t0 r85Sin at hirQ~# On hiU 0Wn rWOglli?Wee, Or m7 

rs0ulre hi&to enter Into boti in & 8um at lenat 

doubls the amxnt of tbs esrerssd ihe end aoHs, 

Oonditlonsb thst the dsi~n~nt and 8UTetIe8, jS1SrCl.y 

and coverally, will pay suoh $3~ 8Id oo8C8 WOW 

tba adsndnnt psrsorml4 sppmws an tha d*7 8st in tbs 

order urd diibobar(ge8 t&s Judm8nt in ths annnor pro- 

*ided by ~hrptsr 4, Title 0 or ths Oods Of firlnirU1 
Pmooibe of the Stem of luas; bnd ior the enforcemmt of my Judmfmt enkrd, rllwrltr, ~roosasw 

anb rwmbiss of the Clod0 OS Crtminal Proos6urs uo 

asee spplforrbas 60 far as neassasr~ to osrry out the 

pro?iBton# a? thir A?tidO.- 

aode 

whoa tbs JiM@msnt ryinrt t asrlcrd~mt 18 

for a f5.m l nb oosts ha #ho12 bs 4lsohsr~s$ tnrr 

the -1 

"1. ;:hsn the l aount thamf hs baa full7 

pal&. 

"1c. Wo n r unlttby .the 6 prop el utberlty. r 

'8. Fihsn ho IIR# rulxsd in oust067 for the 

tlm npulrrtt b7 law Co s8tietf the smouat t&smotra 

Artiola Ts8 or uib chapter sna IEitla ot haM'8 4not8tB4 

o f a r lslx8lIr o m4 wr e red8 l tolXow8r 

Prior to tbs nsmnbsmnt of Arttola 89& in MU, maI6 Artielm rsuulred that the pm&w JPd&msnt ‘be oatued I*l#aistslr.a 

in a oa80 awh a@ prsssntsd bf Us irot eubrfttsd, Wh#r# th0 

DUUiOhwllt WBS PZTO%Y 8 fitlO. th0 68fad6U%t. uad8? btid88 
iion. tte1F.h timcx, p%f,s 4 

*wdrhouse, m weounty far@ or *public laprerclaront of the 

oounty,” the various oountlob won burdonad mlth the l x~6~60 

of keeping an& fesding ouoh prioon6r unti& ho bird 0tor8d in 

fall for the zusber 0r Ilops rac;u;roiI t0 6iochug* the fiA6 

and oo6to 4t the Tat4 r:eAtioAed. 

“r’he eomrgaacy &moo or tba AOt eaaoblng Artiele 6B8 or 

the C&r, of Crltinal Lrooedure !WkiI Lo~lolsture, page 69, 

Chapter 30, tio4tlfon f?) n0a0 00 rollmrr I 

.i 

%eo. e. The faot that ttora io no Qrwiolon 

of the hr ahoroby a psroon @tlltr 8f Pi8auwawr 

a~4 whose DtaAl8homAt hate been l o a orr ba y d ltlm of&. 

my harm ah opperttmlty b pay bho *ame,-•d Wt.8 %he 

pr8wnt low works 6 hardohiQ 09 emv oouatl88 of tK 

&Cate, oro~too 911 omor:eaoy, . . +I ~un6orooorixi6 ours) 

lt is OAT e~inb~, th6nfor8, that the Le~olot~rO int8&6d 

b y l iB l lBUnbWAt to &to tb iJOUit UthOritJ tO ##il. the ~6fU¶- 

aant an oppertun10~ to raloo the maof and par tha fin. l n6 ooat8 

ii 6b8 ootut ia It8 Qf86r6tlon ~089 fit t0 do 80 ‘on nitton r6- 

~uo8t of th8 dofondant 8~4 for @mbo6uro 8houArn Bold umndmnt 

8hcml.b, thmrofo~, be 00 oon8trWl 60 to @lt6 it thm N'fe04 intub4 by tho I.alolature. 

68 ue or the opinion thot, the mere not that tllo jpdgment 

mr paapare4 nn4 oi(llred by the oeuniy )lbga, *duld not et itmrlf 

~rooludo the jud:-*a -irolp uttiing *riacr ?a8 )uaipit d weaptin# 

the deru(lanm*~ bond aad adoring an omlor doferrf~n6 tho jWmuit 

for urf &Wiod mot to •XOW~ sir IoJtthLhl, ~S’iWlbd th8 atim66At 

mka8 his raquhot and l bow pepor 88uno'boIom bho Jodgmat ha8 

baaa uoout@ oq$ baforo 6b, upd of the t.rP. ft f.8 l (rWIU& 

r ulo #a t l jradg~ns my bo 66t 68&a* at uy tlm6 bafore Oh0 

wt4 ot Plho tom at wbioh it wa8 raabro4, either upon the oourtk 

wn m&ion or mtion or 8 party, 66 Tax. Jur, p. 646. 'fshother 

"good cauo8" is 6h06A 10 ulthlntho acurt' di6OntiOA;. Wb jeot 

to the rorqoiry ~imi~t&OAO, we umw*r par tint quoelon in 

the affirmstir.. 

Tha loot clause of Artiole 698, eupr6, redo 66 to~ow8: 

* . . . 6Ad for the OA~OFOUIOAE of any ~uQ.pmst 

saterod, 8l.l wrlta, proceobor an6 ramo41~6 or tha 

Code ol Grlainal Praaoduro are made applfeablo oo 

tar a8 AOOe8OUT to oury out she prwlolonr 0r thto 

Ar%lCle.- 

The oa#ioa of the bill aW¶iIiq ht~l8lo 69@ (Aat 1981, 

aaa I.ea ehturr, pa80 60, Qaptu a9 1 rmedo aa follows: 
lion. W@BroaLr, Pa@ S 

i 

"A2l A&t OO'rPMd nrtiO18 898 Of the code 

0r ~ri8iadPmoodwo of t-ha feats oi Taxa8, 

provlUin& that tha propar' jrdllplsnt k acard 

on VOesdietSI provldlng %h& in riSdaW2 0aDoe 

WhOW th0 WdiDt Ot #W i8 

r 

lltr and tho plani&m t8 by fin. O&v, t&9 QtArt G;r $U6@8 -7 

Trar~ the 1-e of the 8brtuto anb the 1-o 

o f the o a p tfea , wo l ?0 of tbr op~on that tba ~“~m$misanos* 

attU %m%l* rOferrOd to lti mid utiola won UD~Q by the Up 

lolaton in tha mm0 l ume am *on texm8 4za urn6 in tbo 

00400for%BlMl;lPro0~ulv gulOrmal~. Iv. oonalwo, thanfore, that 4tlelu 484-440, of tho Cob of CrlaSml Prooeduu, QoalLiryritb Ohs iotieituro vf b&X boa4 and reOOgniwalW8 9fidAHiDl68 888-88) Oftho %d* ob Criminal 

~89&lrO, kkUg WiCh th# #WO&Dr Of th6 principal 

applieahla to the bon&a aa& ~mgvtlea miatieaed in krtihe 

are 

098 Of fWllOll*D Wt*ted~,~~ Of G?Pimiad Procedure. 

%M oaW.tiorwor tba boa& as stated in Article 

996 8ro %hat tlm OofoMnnt a84 8ur*ties, jointly and sev- 

&ra.U~, dl.l py meh finan U oooCS unless the defendant 

%h& Q&y #Ot jn the Order and disB bhq ~~8s provided by Chapter 4, 

CT- Procedure of the State of 

Tua r ; . . l î 

Xt foll.ow, bhrnfbre, that if the defendant "is 

m@,t n\rrsndexond k& to the court by the bondsmen on the 

data OS uhloh hi8 detarped judgment expires," as stated in 

hew ~eoma pw#QIm, Yhe obligation is forfeited, and the 

&,&mm Maeme lbble as principal judgment debtors, ArtIe1.r 4-4&O, yemon's Annotated Code of Criminal Procedure, 

~r~~~ for a8 ,forfeiture of bail holds and recognizances, 

.rv, *pplI&Pbl& tp the bond mentioned in Article 698. 

Z'n aiiC)ti%F toyour second question, you are respectfully advise& that, under the facts stated, it is the opinion 

ei this (q@r%mant that where the defendant does not personally 

Hen. ElrlDhhok.Pam 'I 

tb oxp5rPtion o? the detr @et in the bon4 and thofebY be 

dlmohugu3 of any further llabillty on the bond. 

-6s axe ono2oslng herowith tha farm of bon4 rubmittad with your qw8tlon. 

Txwtl~ that the folwgofiw almwexs your qw8tlQan, 

WeaM 

Very truly your8 

ATTORNEY GENERAL