SURETY BOND (Arts. 17.02 and 17.08, C.C.P.)
CAUSE NUMBER: _______________
STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT
VS. § CITY OF FORT WORTH
§ TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
Know All Men by These Presents:
That we, ________________________________, as Principal and the undersigned, __________________________________,
as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Texas by and through the City of Fort Worth, in the penal sum of
____________________ ($__________) dollars and, in addition thereto, we are bound for the payment of all necessary and
reasonable fees and expenses that may be incurred by any peace officer in re-arresting the said Principal in the event any of the
hereinafter stated conditions of this bond are violated, for the payment of which sum or sums well and truly to be made, we do bind
ourselves, and each of us, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally.
The condition of this bond is that the Principal has been charged with a misdemeanor offense, to wit: ___________________________;
and to secure Principal's release from custody, we are entering into this obligation binding Principal to appear before the Municipal Court of
the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
Now therefore, if the said Principal shall well and truly make Principal's personal appearance before said Municipal Court located
at 1000 Throckmorton INSTANTER (or upon notice from the court) as well as before any court to which the same may be
pending, and for any and all subsequent proceedings that may be had relative to said charge in the course of criminal actions based on
said charge, and there remain from day to day and term to term of said courts, until discharged by due course of law, then and there to
answer said accusation against Principal, this obligation shall become void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
Signed and dated: ________________________, 20___
I, _______________________, the undersigned Affiant-Surety, do swear that I am worth, in my own right, at least the sum of
____________________ ($__________) dollars, after deducting from my property all that which is exempt by the Constitution and laws of the State
of Texas from forced sale, and after the payment of all my debts of every description, whether individual or security debts, and after satisfying all
encumbrances upon my property which are known to me; that I reside in _____________________ County, and have property in this State liable to
execution worth said amount or more.
____________________________________________
Affiant/Surety Signature
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
Before me, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for said State and county, on this day personally appeared
______________________________, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to
me that he/she executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
Granted under my hand and seal of office, if applicable, on this the _____ day of _______________, 20____.
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(Notary Public, State of Texas) /(Judge)/(Magistrate)(Chief of Police)(Sheriff)
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