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.