Art. 4.13 JUSTICE MAY FORFEIT BOND

A justice of the peace has the authority to declare a bond forfeited if someone fails to show up in court as required. This applies no matter how much money the bond is worth. There's no dollar limit that would prevent the justice from handling this.

If you or someone you know signed a bond promising to appear at a justice of the peace's court, missing that court date can lead to losing that bond money. The justice has full power to make that call and doesn't need to send the case to a different court just because the bond amount is high.