A Texas district attorney may retain the commission his office collects on bond forfeitures, but a commissioners’ court "generally" determines how the commission may be used, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott found in an April 3 opinion.
Abbott issued Opinion No. GA-0997 at the request of Fannin County Criminal District Attorney Richard Glaser, who says he wants "recognition" from the Fannin County commissioners’ court for his office’s efforts to collect bond forfeitures.
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