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Tex. Occ. Code § 1704.204 (2026)

Payment Of Final Judgment

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Sec. 1704.204. PAYMENT OF FINAL JUDGMENT. (a) A person shall pay a final judgment on a forfeiture of a bail bond executed by the person not later than the 31st day after the date of the final judgment unless a timely motion for a new trial has been filed. If a timely motion for a new trial or a notice of appeal has been filed, the person shall:

(1) pay the judgment not later than the 31st day after the date the motion is overruled, if the motion is overruled; or

(2) deposit with the court cash or a supersedeas bond in the amount of the final judgment, if an appeal is filed.

(b) If a license holder fails to pay a final judgment as required by Subsection (a), the judgment shall be paid from the security deposited or executed by the license holder under Section 1704.160.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 21, eff. June 20, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2022 · leading case: Grimes Cnty. Bail Bond Bd. v. Ellen, 267 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. App. 2008).
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Grimes Cnty. Bail Bond Bd. v. Ellen, 267 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. App. 2008). “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1704.204 (a) (Vernon 2004); In re Casteneda, No.”
Ellen v. Brazos Cnty. Bail Bond Bd., 127 S.W.3d 42 (Tex. App. 2003). “” Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 1704.204(a) (Vernon 2002).”
Cont'l Heritage Ins. Co., Agent Pat Kinnard, D/B/A Pat Kinnard Bail Bonds v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1704.204(a). If a timely motion for a new trial or a notice of appeal has been filed, the person shall pay the judgment not later than the 31st day after the date the motion is overruled, if the motion is overruled; or deposit with the court cash or a…”
Octavio Castaneda, Individually D/B/A O. Castaneda Bail Bonds v. State (Tex. App. 2008). “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1704.204 (a)(2) (Vernon 2004).”
Tex. Occ. Code § 1704.204(a): 2 cases
Ellen v. Brazos Cnty. Bail Bond Bd., 127 S.W.3d 42 (Tex. App. 2003). “” Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 1704.204(a) (Vernon 2002).”
Cont'l Heritage Ins. Co., Agent Pat Kinnard, D/B/A Pat Kinnard Bail Bonds v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1704.204(a). If a timely motion for a new trial or a notice of appeal has been filed, the person shall pay the judgment not later than the 31st day after the date the motion is overruled, if the motion is overruled; or deposit with the court cash or a…”
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