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.
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| 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 |
