FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$30K<$150K IAT
Forgery Financial Instrument at least $30K under $150K 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 >=$30K<$150K 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, or issuing, transferring, passing, or publishing such a writing, or possessing it with intent to utter it. This filing is graded under § 32.21(e-1), the value-based scheme added in 2017 that applies when the actor engaged in the forgery to obtain or attempt to obtain property or a service. Under § 32.21(e-1)(5), the offense is a third-degree felony when the value of the property or service obtained or sought is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000. The proved value bracket distinguishes this filing from the state jail felony bracket below it and the second-degree felony bracket above it.
| Charged as | Possible confinement | Fine | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third-degree felony | 2 to 10 years in prison (TDCJ) | Fine up to $10,000 | Penal Code § 12.34 |
Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.
Bail for FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$30K<$150K IAT in Texas
Across 615 Texas bail settings for this charge (5 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $10,000 (middle half: $2,500 – $25,000). 2% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 143 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (82 records), the median was $10,000 and 10% got a personal bond.
| County | Records | Median cash bail | Middle half | Personal bond | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces | 126 | $10,000 | $10,000 – $15,000 | 0% | 96% |
| Fort Bend | 84 | $2,500 | $2,500 – $2,500 | 1% | 0% |
| Tarrant | 68 | $5,000 | $5,000 – $5,000 | 1% | 0% |
| Travis | 37 | $7,500 | $5,000 – $35,000 | 8% | 8% |
| Hidalgo | 35 | $20,000 | $10,000 – $20,000 | 0% | 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 FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT >=$30K<$150K 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 >=$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.