FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$750<$2500 IAT
Forgery Financial Instrument at least $750 under $2500 in Texas: what bail is set at, how often a personal bond is granted, and what usually happens to the charge.
What “FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$750<$2500 IAT” means
Texas Penal Code § 32.21 defines forgery: with intent to defraud or harm another, altering, making, completing, executing, or authenticating a writing so that it purports to be the act of another who did not authorize it — a forged check or signed instrument, for example — or passing, publishing, or possessing such a writing with intent to utter it. This filing is graded under § 32.21(e-1), the value-based scheme added in 2017 for forgeries committed to obtain or attempt to obtain property or a service. Under § 32.21(e-1)(3), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor when the value of the property or service obtained or sought is $750 or more but less than $2,500. The value bracket, proved at trial, is what separates this filing from the Class B bracket below it and the state jail felony bracket above it.
| Charged as | Possible confinement | Fine | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A misdemeanor | Up to 1 year in county jail | Fine up to $4,000 | Penal Code § 12.21 |
Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.
Bail for FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$750<$2500 IAT in Texas
Across 568 Texas bail settings for this charge (3 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $3,000 (middle half: $2,000 – $7,500). 7% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 5 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (167 records), the median was $2,500 and 11% got a personal bond.
| County | Records | Median cash bail | Middle half | Personal bond | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 78 | $2,500 | $1,192 – $3,500 | 5% | 0% |
| Ector | 54 | $2,500 | $2,000 – $5,000 | 2% | 0% |
| Dallas | 49 | $1,000 | $1,000 – $2,500 | 0% | 2% |
Showing the 3 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 FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$750<$2500 IAT 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.
Ended without a conviction
Deferred adjudication
Ended in a conviction
Related charges
- FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT § 32.21(d)
- FORGERY GOVT/NATIONAL INST/MONEY/SECURITY § 32.21(e)
- FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$2500<$30K IAT § 32.21(e-1)(4)
- FORGERY TO DEFRAUD OR HARM OF ANOTHER § 32.21(c)
- FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$100<$750 IAT § 32.21(e-1)(2)
- FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$30K<$150K IAT § 32.21(e-1)(5)
- FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT ENH IAT § 32.21(e-2)
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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.