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.
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 as | Possible confinement | Fine | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| County | Records | Median cash bail | Middle half | Personal bond | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Deferred adjudication
Ended in a conviction
Related charges
- FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT § 32.21(d)
- FORGERY GOVT/NATIONAL INST/MONEY/SECURITY § 32.21(e)
- 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 >=$750<$2500 IAT § 32.21(e-1)(3)
- 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.