DUTY ON STRIKING FIXTURE/HWY LANDSCAPE>=$200
Duty on Striking FIXTURE/HWY Landscape at least $200 in Texas: what bail is set at, how often a personal bond is granted, and what usually happens to the charge.
What “DUTY ON STRIKING FIXTURE/HWY LANDSCAPE>=$200” means
Texas Transportation Code § 550.025 imposes duties on a driver involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a fixture or landscaping legally on or adjacent to a highway, such as a fence, sign, guardrail, or utility pole. The driver must take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of the property, must give that person the driver's name and address and the registration number of the vehicle, and must show a driver's license on request if it is available. The offense consists of failing to comply with those duties after such a collision. This filing is the variant under § 550.025(b)(2), which applies when the damage to all fixtures and landscaping involved is $200 or more; damage below that amount is graded lower under § 550.025(b)(1).
| Charged as | Possible confinement | Fine | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class B misdemeanor | Up to 180 days in county jail | Fine up to $2,000 | Penal Code § 12.22 |
Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.
Bail for DUTY ON STRIKING FIXTURE/HWY LANDSCAPE>=$200 in Texas
Across 6,124 Texas bail settings for this charge (45 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $2,000 (middle half: $1,000 – $4,000). 12% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 86 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (1,368 records), the median was $1,500 and 21% got a personal bond.
| County | Records | Median cash bail | Middle half | Personal bond | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 380 | $2,500 | $1,500 – $5,000 | 21% | 0% |
| Tarrant | 380 | $1,000 | $500 – $2,000 | 23% | 1% |
| Denton | 288 | $1,500 | $1,000 – $2,500 | 5% | 0% |
| Hays | 243 | $3,000 | $2,000 – $5,000 | 30% | 5% |
| Webb | 231 | $3,000 | $1,500 – $5,000 | 10% | 0% |
Showing the 5 counties with the most records; use the selector for any county with at least 30. Per-charge bond settings on original magistrations, from Texas OCA bail reporting under SB 6. Bail is set case by case — these are statistics, not a prediction.
How real DUTY ON STRIKING FIXTURE/HWY LANDSCAPE>=$200 cases ended
Individual cases from the public court record, with the disposition and sentence text exactly as the clerk entered it. Every case is decided on its own facts.
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Find a Defense AttorneyBail data: Texas Office of Court Administration magistration reports (SB 6), Apr 2022 – Jun 2025. Court outcomes: county district and county clerk records. Statistics describe past cases and are not legal advice; every case is decided on its own facts.