Bail bonds and personal bonds may be forfeited by the criminal law magistrate court in the manner provided by Chapter 22, Code of Criminal Procedure, and those forfeitures shall be filed with:

1. (1) the district clerk if associated with a felony case;
2. (2) the county clerk if associated with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; or
3. (3) the same justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.32(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 6.01(h), eff. September 1, 2015.