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Opinion No. GA-0011

The Honorable John W. Segrest, Criminal District Attorney McLennan County, 219 North 6th Street, Suite 200 Waco, Texas 76701

Re: Whether a county bail bond board is authorized to adopt a rule providing for the release of some of a license holder's security when the license holder will continue to engage in the bonding business (RQ-0579-JC)

S U M M A R Y

A county bail bond board is authorized to adopt a rule providing for the release of some of a license holder's security. Such a rule may impose reasonable restrictions on the release of security. The rule may not permit a license holder to reduce the license holder's security to an amount less than that required by section 1704.160 or section 1704.203 of the Occupations Code. See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. §§1704.160, 1704.203 (Vernon 2003).

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Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: January 22, 2003