§ 232.004. BOND REQUIREMENTS.

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If the commissioners court requires the owner of the tract to execute a bond, the owner must do so before subdividing the tract unless an alternative financial guarantee is provided under Section 232.0045. The bond must:

(1) be payable to the county judge of the county in which the subdivision will be located or to the judge's successors in office;

(2) be in an amount determined by the commissioners court to be adequate to ensure proper construction of the roads and streets in and drainage requirements for the subdivision, but not to exceed the estimated cost of construction of the roads, streets, and drainage requirements;

(3) be executed with sureties as may be approved by the court;

(4) be executed by a company authorized to do business as a surety in this state if the court requires a surety bond executed by a corporate surety; and

(5) be conditioned that the roads and streets and the drainage requirements for the subdivision will be constructed:

(A) in accordance with the specifications adopted by the court; and

(B) within a reasonable time set by the court.

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