PERSONAL BOND

(a) Except as provided by
Subsection (b) of this article, a magistrate may, in the
magistrate's discretion, release the defendant on his personal bond
without sureties or other security.
(b) Only the court before whom the case is pending may
release on personal bond a defendant who:
(1) is charged with an offense under the following sections
of the Penal Code:
(A) Section 19.03 (Capital Murder);
(B) Section 20.04 (Aggravated Kidnapping);
(C) Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
(D) Section 22.03 (Deadly Assault on Law Enforcement or
Corrections Officer, Member or Employee of Board of Pardons and
Paroles, or Court Participant);
(E) Section 22.04 (Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or
Disabled Individual);
(F) Section 29.03 (Aggravated Robbery);
(G) Section 30.02 (Burglary); or
(H) Section 71.02 (Engaging in Organized Criminal
Activity);
(2) is charged with a felony under Chapter 481, Health and
Safety Code, or Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code, punishable
by imprisonment for a minimum term or by a maximum fine that is more
than a minimum term or maximum fine for a first degree felony; or
(3) does not submit to testing for the presence of a
controlled substance in the defendant's body as requested by the
court or magistrate under Subsection (c) of this article or submits
to testing and the test shows evidence of the presence of a
controlled substance in the defendant's body.
(c) When setting a personal bond under this chapter, on
reasonable belief by the investigating or arresting law enforcement
agent or magistrate of the presence of a controlled substance in the
defendant's body or on the finding of drug or alcohol abuse related
to the offense for which the defendant is charged, the court or a
magistrate shall require as a condition of personal bond that the
defendant submit to testing for alcohol or a controlled substance
in the defendant's body and participate in an alcohol or drug abuse
treatment or education program if such a condition will serve to
reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant for trial.
(d) The state may not use the results of any test conducted
under this chapter in any criminal proceeding arising out of the
offense for which the defendant is charged.
(e) Costs of testing may be assessed as court costs or
ordered paid directly by the defendant as a condition of bond.
(f) In this article, "controlled substance" has the meaning
assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.
(g) The court may order that a personal bond fee assessed
under Section 17.42 be:
(1) paid before the defendant is released;
(2) paid as a condition of bond;
(3) paid as court costs;
(4) reduced as otherwise provided for by statute; or
(5) waived.