APPEAL BONDS.
Dallas City Code § 13-23
in effectSEC. 13-23. APPEAL BONDS.
(a) Forms of bonds of appeal of any cause from the municipal court of record, approved by any municipal judge, shall be printed and retained in the office of the municipal clerk and made available without charge to any person desiring to appeal from any order of the municipal court of record. Any other appeal bond approved by a municipal judge and complying with the state statutes with reference to appeal bonds may be accepted by a municipal judge in lieu of bonds printed on the approved form provided for in this subsection.
(b) An appeal bond must be in the amount of $50 or double the amount of the fines and costs adjudged against a defendant, whichever is greater. An appeal bond must:
(1) state that the defendant was convicted in the case and has appealed; and
(2) be conditioned on the defendant’s appearance, upon notice, in the court to which the appeal is taken. (Code 1941, Art. 28-9; Ord. Nos. 8215; 19802)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-139776Fetched: 10/26/2026