DUTY ON STRIKING UNATTENDED VEHICLE
Duty on Striking Unattended Vehicle 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 UNATTENDED VEHICLE” means
Texas Transportation Code § 550.024 imposes duties on a driver who collides with an unattended vehicle. The driver must immediately stop and either locate the operator or owner of the unattended vehicle and give that person the driver's name and address, or leave in a conspicuous place on the struck vehicle a written notice giving the driver's name and address and a statement of the circumstances of the collision. The offense, listed on court records as "DUTY ON STRIKING UNATTENDED VEHICLE," consists of failing to stop and perform those notification duties. This filing is the variant under § 550.024(b)(2), which applies when the damage to all vehicles involved is $200 or more; a collision causing less damage than that is graded as a lower class of misdemeanor under § 550.024(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 UNATTENDED VEHICLE in Texas
Across 4,929 Texas bail settings for this charge (27 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $2,000 (middle half: $1,000 – $4,000). 14% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 73 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (1,203 records), the median was $1,500 and 27% got a personal bond.
| County | Records | Median cash bail | Middle half | Personal bond | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar | 368 | $2,000 | $1,500 – $3,000 | 10% | 4% |
| Hays | 304 | $500 | $500 – $2,000 | 19% | 0% |
| Cameron | 284 | $2,500 | $2,000 – $5,000 | 29% | 0% |
| Tarrant | 265 | $1,000 | $500 – $2,000 | 24% | 0% |
| Travis | 265 | $3,000 | $2,000 – $6,000 | 37% | 3% |
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 UNATTENDED VEHICLE 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.