POSS CS PG 1-A <20AU
Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1-A under 20AU in Texas: what bail is set at, how often a personal bond is granted, and what usually happens to the charge.
What “POSS CS PG 1-A <20AU” means
Texas Health and Safety Code § 481.1151 governs possession of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-A, which consists of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers. Because LSD is distributed in doses rather than by weight, the statute counts "abuse units" instead of grams: generally a single dosage unit on or in a carrier medium such as perforated blotter paper, a tablet, gelatin wafer, sugar cube, or stamp, or each quarter-inch square of undivided paper, and, for liquid, each 40 micrograms including adulterants and dilutants. Under subsection (b)(1), the State must prove the person knowingly or intentionally possessed fewer than 20 abuse units. This is the statute's lowest tier, a state jail felony, distinguished from subsection (b)(2), which begins at 20 abuse units.
| 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 POSS CS PG 1-A <20AU in Texas
Across 1,306 Texas bail settings for this charge (11 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $5,000 (middle half: $3,000 – $10,000). 8% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 56 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (212 records), the median was $5,000 and 8% got a personal bond.
| County | Records | Median cash bail | Middle half | Personal bond | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 97 | $2,500 | $1,500 – $5,000 | 13% | 4% |
| Hays | 80 | $7,000 | $2,500 – $10,000 | 30% | 5% |
| El Paso | 77 | $5,000 | $2,000 – $10,000 | 13% | 5% |
| Travis | 60 | $5,000 | $3,000 – $7,500 | 35% | 0% |
| Collin | 57 | $5,000 | $3,500 – $10,000 | 7% | 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 POSS CS PG 1-A <20AU 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
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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.