CIVIL PRACTICE & REMEDIES CODE

CHAPTER 52. SECURITY FOR JUDGMENTS PENDING APPEAL


	§ 52.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, 'security' means 
a bond or deposit posted, as provided by the Texas Rules of 
Appellate Procedure, by a judgment debtor to suspend execution of 
the judgment during appeal of the judgment.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1178, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.          


	§ 52.005.  CONFLICT WITH TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE 
PROCEDURE.  (a)  To the extent that this chapter conflicts with the 
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, this chapter controls.
	(b)  Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, the 
supreme court may not adopt rules in conflict with this chapter.
	(c)  The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure apply to any 
proceeding, cause of action, or claim to which Section 52.002 does 
not apply.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1178, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.          


	§ 52.006.  AMOUNT OF SECURITY FOR MONEY 
JUDGMENT.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), when a judgment is for 
money, the amount of security must equal the sum of:
		(1)  the amount of compensatory damages awarded in the 
judgment;            
		(2)  interest for the estimated duration of the appeal;  
and                
		(3)  costs awarded in the judgment.                                           
	(b)  Notwithstanding any other law or rule of court, when a 
judgment is for money, the amount of security must not exceed the 
lesser of:
		(1)  50 percent of the judgment debtor's net worth;  or                       
		(2)  $25 million.                                                             
	(c)  On a showing by the judgment debtor that the judgment 
debtor is likely to suffer substantial economic harm if required to 
post security in an amount required under Subsection (a) or (b), the 
trial court shall lower the amount of the security to an amount that 
will not cause the judgment debtor substantial economic harm.
	(d)  An appellate court may review the amount of security as 
allowed under Rule 24, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, except 
that when a judgment is for money, the appellate court may not 
modify the amount of security to exceed the amount allowed under 
this section.
	(e)  Nothing in this section prevents a trial court from 
enjoining the judgment debtor from dissipating or transferring 
assets to avoid satisfaction of the judgment, but the trial court 
may not make any order that interferes with the judgment debtor's 
use, transfer, conveyance, or dissipation of assets in the normal 
course of business.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, § 7.02, eff. Sept. 1, 
2003.