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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The board shall annually conduct a secret ballot election to elect the members of the board who serve as the representative of licensed bail bond sureties and the representative of the criminal defense attorneys by electing:
(1) a licensed bail bond surety or agent for a corporate surety board member; and
(2) a criminal defense attorney who is practicing in the county.
(b) Each individual licensed in the county as a bail bond surety or agent for a corporate surety is entitled to cast one vote for each license held to elect the board member who is a surety or agent for a corporate surety.
(c) Each attorney who has a principal place of business located in the county and who is not legally prohibited from representing criminal defendants in the county is entitled to cast one vote to elect the board member who is a criminal defense attorney.
(d) Each elected justice of the peace in the county who is not legally prohibited from voting in an election for the purpose is entitled to cast one vote to elect the board member who is a justice of the peace.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1704.0535. Election of Certain Bail Bond Board Members - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-1704-0535/
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