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.