Houston District Court Bail Schedule

DISTRICT COURT BAIL SCHEDULE

All capital felonies - No Bond
All murders not particularly specified below – $50,000.00
All first degree felonies not particularly specified below – $20,000.00
All second degree felonies not particularly specified below - $10,000.00
All felony DWI’s not particularly specified below - $10,000.00
All third degree felonies not particularly specified below - $5,000.00
All fourth degree felonies not particularly specified below -$2,000.00

Repeat Offenders

Habitual - No Bond
First degree felony with previous conviction - $30,000.00
Second degree felony with previous conviction - $20,000.00
Felony DWI with previous felony DWI conviction - Double bond amount for each previous Felony DWI conviction.
Third degree felony with previous conviction - $10,000.00
Fourth degree (State Jail) felony with previous conviction - $ 5,000.00
Fourth degree (State Jail) felony with more than one previous conviction - $15,000.00

Defendant on Bail for any Felony Charge with:

First degree felony - No Bond
Second degree felony - No Bond
Third degree felony - No Bond
Fourth degree (State Jail) felony - No Bond

Particular Situations

Multiple Counts - Separate standard bail for each offense in the transaction.
Person on felony probation for any grade of felony -No Bond
Any 3g offense or where deadly weapon alleged - $30,000.00
Person with deportation history of undocumented presence in US - $35,000.00
Motion to Revoke Probation - No Bond
Motion to Adjudicate Guilt - At the Judge’s Discretion
Large quantities of controlled substance or stolen property - Double the value of the controlled substance or property.

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*Evidence of prior performance should not be taken as a guarantee of future success. All cases are unique and must be handled on an individual basis. Tactics, strategies, and defenses will vary. This is not a comprehensive career-long (since 1973) listing within this category of charges but is intended as a recent and representative sample only.

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