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The Honorable Vince Ryan - Page 4
SUMMARY Under article 17.02 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a district clerk may not accept an assignment of a defendant's cash bail bond refund in payment of the defendant's fines and costs instead of refunding the deposited funds to the defendant. Very truly yours, ,7t REG1 BOTT Attorney ae ral of Texas ANDREW WEBER First Assistant Attorney General JONATHAN K. FRELS Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel NANCY S. FULLER Chair, Opinion Committee William A. Hill Assistant Attorney General, Opinion Committee