Tex. Gov't Code Section 72.038
Bail Form

(a)

The office shall promulgate a form to be completed by a magistrate, judge, sheriff, peace officer, or jailer who sets bail under Chapter 17 (Bail), Code of Criminal Procedure, for a defendant charged with an offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor or any higher category of offense. The office shall incorporate the completed forms into the public safety report system developed under Article 17.021 (Public Safety Report System), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b)

The form must:

(1)

state the cause number of the case, if available, the defendant’s name and date of birth, and the offense for which the defendant was arrested;

(2)

state the name and the office or position of the person setting bail;

(3)

require the person setting bail to:

(A)

identify the bail type, the amount of the bail, and any conditions of bail;

(B)

certify that the person considered each factor provided by Article 17.15 (Rules for Setting Amount of Bail)(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(C)

certify that the person considered the information provided by the public safety report system; and

(4)

be electronically signed by the person setting the bail.

(c)

The person setting bail, an employee of the court that set the defendant’s bail, or an employee of the county in which the defendant’s bail was set must, on completion of the form required under this section, promptly but not later than 72 hours after the time the defendant’s bail is set provide the form electronically to the office through the public safety report system.

(d)

The office shall publish the information from each form submitted under this section in a database that is publicly accessible on the office’s Internet website. Any identifying information or sensitive data, as defined by Rule 21c, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, regarding the victim of an offense and any person’s address or contact information shall be redacted and may not be published under this subsection.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 6), Sec. 17, eff. December 2, 2021.

Source: Section 72.038 — Bail Form, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­72.­htm#72.­038 (accessed May 11, 2024).

72.001
Definitions 72.002
Effect on Judicial Discretion 72.011
Office of Court Administration 72.012
Director 72.014
Certification Division 72.015
Judicial Security Division 72.016
Notification Procedure for Judicial Privacy 72.021
Budget 72.022
Personnel 72.023
Consultation and Assistance 72.024
Methods 72.025
Annual Report 72.026
Rules 72.027
Additional Duties 72.028
Gifts, Grants, and Donations 72.029
Grants for Court System Enhancements 72.030
Collection of Data Relating to Judicial Turnover 72.031
Electronic Filing System 72.032
Best Practices Education 72.033
List of New or Amended Court Costs and Fees 72.034
Public Information Internet Website 72.035
Settlement Agreement Database 72.036
Training on Educational and Vocational Training Pilot Program 72.037
Transfer Certificate and Index of Transferred Documents Form 72.038
Bail Form 72.039
Protective Order Applications, Forms, and Materials 72.041
Diversity 72.042
Demographic Census 72.081
Rules 72.082
Performance Report 72.083
Trial Courts 72.084
Court of Appeals 72.085
Court of Criminal Appeals 72.086
Supreme Court 72.087
Capital Trials 72.121
Definitions 72.122
Establishment of Program 72.123
Notification of State Commission on Judicial Conduct 72.124
Annual Report 72.151
Definitions 72.152
Applicability 72.153
Protective Order Registry 72.154
Public Access to Protective Order Registry 72.155
Restricted Access to Protective Order Registry 72.156
Entry of Applications 72.157
Entry of Orders 72.158
Request for Grant or Removal of Public Access 72.1221
Program Access to Financial Records
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Accessed:
May 11, 2024

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