Appearance Bond
State of Texas)
County of)
We, [name of relator] as principal and the undersigned as sureties, bind ourselves and each of us, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, to pay to the State of Texas the penal sum of [number] dollars ($[amount]).
[Name of relator] is in the custody of [name], sheriff of [county] County, Texas, by reason of being held in contempt of the [designation] District Court of [county] County, Texas. [Name of relator] has obtained from a justice of the Court of Appeals for the [designation] Supreme Judicial District of Texas, sitting at [city], Texas, a writ of habeas corpus returnable before that Court of Appeals for the [designation] Supreme Judicial District of Texas. The writ has been duly returned and is now pending before that Court.
If [name of relator] makes [his/her] personal appearance before the Court of Appeals for the [designation] Supreme Judicial District of Texas, sitting at [city], Texas, on [date] at [time] and remains there pending the examination and hearing of the writ of habeas corpus and until its final determination, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect.
EXECUTED on ______________________________.
Principal
Surety
Surety
APPROVED on ______________________________.
Sheriff of [county] County, Texas
By:
Deputy