Sec. 1704.303.  BAIL BOND SURETY ACTIVITY;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person required to be licensed under this chapter may not execute a bail bond unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter.
(b)  A person may not advertise as a bail bond surety in a county unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter by a bail bond board in that county.  A person does not violate this subsection if the person places an advertisement that appears in more than one county and:
(1)  the advertisement clearly indicates the county or counties in which the person holds a license issued under this chapter;  and
(2)  any local telephone number in the advertisement is a local number only for a county in which the person holds a license issued under this chapter.
(c)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1262, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1461, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 27, eff. June 20, 2003.