Rule Text
Any such bond, upon the breach thereof, may be sued upon by the district or county attorney, in the name of the State of Texas, within two years after such breach, and not afterwards; and such suits shall be governed by the same rules as civil actions.
Amendment history: Text of article effective until April 01, 2027
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
When someone breaks the terms of a bond, the state has two years to file a lawsuit over it. This lawsuit is filed by the district or county attorney on behalf of the State of Texas. If the state does not file within those two years, it loses the right to sue over that breach.
Once the case is filed, it works just like a regular civil lawsuit. This means the same rules that apply to typical civil court cases will also apply here, rather than following criminal court procedures.