Penal Code § 32.21(e-1)(4) · State jail felony

FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$2500<$30K IAT

Forgery Financial Instrument at least $2500 under $30K in Texas: what bail is set at, how often a personal bond is granted, and what usually happens to the charge.

$7,500
Median cash bail
4%
Released on personal bond
969
Bail records

What “FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$2500<$30K 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, to be executed at a different time, place, or numbered sequence than was actually the case, or to be a copy of an original that never existed, including passing or possessing such a writing with intent to utter it. This filing is graded under § 32.21(e-1), the value-based scheme that applies when the actor engaged in the forgery to obtain or attempt to obtain property or a service. Under § 32.21(e-1)(4), the offense is a state jail felony when the value of the property or service obtained or sought is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000, mirroring the corresponding bracket of the theft value ladder.

Charged asPossible confinementFineSource
State jail felony 180 days to 2 years in a state jail Fine up to $10,000 Penal Code § 12.35

Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.

Bail for FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$2500<$30K IAT in Texas

Across 969 Texas bail settings for this charge (6 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $7,500 (middle half: $3,500 – $15,000). 4% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 74 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (224 records), the median was $7,500 and 6% got a personal bond.

CountyRecordsMedian cash bailMiddle halfPersonal bondDenied
Tarrant 206 $3,500 $2,000 – $10,000 4% 4%
Dallas 146 $10,000 $5,000 – $25,000 1% 0%
El Paso 48 $5,000 $4,500 – $10,000 17% 0%
Denton 33 $3,250 $2,500 – $8,125 0% 3%
Travis 33 $9,000 $6,875 – $10,000 48% 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 FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$2500<$30K 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

F-21-34848 · Dallas County
Filed Jan 26, 2023 → Dismissed by the prosecutor Jul 31, 2026 (42 months)
DISMISSAL - DA
416-80859-2026 · Collin County
Filed Feb 19, 2026 → Dismissed by the prosecutor Jul 13, 2026 (5 months)
Dismissed
CR-24-2173-A · Hays County
Filed Jan 22, 2025 → Dismissed by the prosecutor Mar 31, 2026 (14 months)
Dismissed
25-2215-K26 · Williamson County
Filed Dec 19, 2025 → Dismissed by the prosecutor Mar 13, 2026 (3 months)
Dismissal

Deferred adjudication

25-1795-K368 · Williamson County
Filed Oct 10, 2025 → Deferred adjudication Jun 9, 2026 (8 months) · plea: guilty
CSCD 4 Years
25-DCR-111291 · FortBend County
Filed May 5, 2025 → Deferred adjudication Apr 8, 2026 (11 months) · plea: guilty
CSCD 4 Years Provisions (Restitution)
25-09-15307 · Montgomery County
Filed Sep 18, 2025 → Deferred adjudication Dec 15, 2025 (3 months) · plea: guilty
CSCD 2 Years with Community Service of 60 Hours $1,500 Fine
401-83501-2025 · Collin County
Filed Jun 19, 2025 → Deferred adjudication Nov 21, 2025 (5 months) · plea: guilty

Ended in a conviction

26-0814-K512 · Williamson County
Filed May 14, 2026 → Guilty or no-contest plea Jun 16, 2026 (1 month) · plea: guilty
Confinement to Commence 06/16/2026 4 Years , Texas Dept. Of Criminal Justice, Texas Department of Corrections Jail Credit 38 Days
219-80849-2026 · Collin County
Filed Feb 19, 2026 → Guilty or no-contest plea May 13, 2026 (3 months) · plea: guilty
Convicted: Guilty Plea - No Jury
101331-CR · Brazoria County
Filed Jun 20, 2024 → Guilty or no-contest plea Dec 9, 2025 (18 months) · plea: guilty
Confinement to Commence 12/09/2025 200 Days , State Jail, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Jail Credit 199 Days Concurrent with Prior Sentence
25-CR-1940 · Galveston County
Filed May 20, 2025 → Guilty or no-contest plea Sep 11, 2025 (4 months) · plea: guilty
Sentenced - Prison

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Bail 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.