SECTION 143.73. Remission of Bond Forfeiture

The Board will consider recommending to the Governor remission of bond forfeiture upon receipt of:

(1) a written majority recommendation of the trial officials and the commissioner's court in the county of forfeiture to be furnished upon official letterhead of each official; or

(2) a written application accompanied by the following:

(A) a letter setting out the necessity for the executive clemency;

(B) a certified copy of the final judgment of forfeiture;

(C) letters from trial officials on official letterhead setting out their attitude toward remitting the bond forfeiture;

(D) a recommendation of the commissioner's court of the county in which final judgment of forfeiture was entered, by certified copy of the court's order or on the official letterhead of the court or county judge;

(E) a sworn statement as to whether or not either of the sureties received a fee for making the bond or bail involved in this application; whether or not they are then, or have been in the past, engaged in making bail or appearance bonds for a fee or any consideration of value;

(F) a summary statement of the amount of assets and liabilities of the applicant, or applicants;

(G) a statement from the sheriff or county treasurer as to whether or not the judgment or any part thereof has been paid or satisfied in any manner on official letterhead of the appropriate official; and

(H) a statement, verified by the sheriff of the county of conviction, as to whether or not the principal is in custody, or has been tried for the criminal offense subsequent to his failure to appear.

Source Note: The provisions of this §143.73 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective March 17, 1987, 12 TexReg 733; amended to be effective September 13, 2012, 37 TexReg 7193; amended to be effective November 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 8599; amended to be effective May 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 2796