STEALING/RECEIVING STOLEN CHECKTexas Penal Code (PC) § 32.24

“STEALING/RECEIVING STOLEN CHECK” stands for Stealing or Receiving a Stolen Check, a Class A misdemeanor under Texas PC § 32.24.

Texas Penal Code § 32.24, titled Stealing or Receiving Stolen Check or Similar Sight Order, is a Class A misdemeanor addressing unsigned payment instruments. The State must prove the defendant either stole an unsigned check or similar sight order, or, with knowledge that an unsigned check or similar sight order had been stolen, received it with intent to use it, sell it, or transfer it to a person other than the person from whom it was stolen. A sight order is a written instrument, such as a draft, payable on demand. The statute targets blank or unsigned instruments, for example checks taken from incoming mail or a stolen checkbook, whose face value has not yet been written in, so the charge does not depend on proving property value the way ordinary theft grading does. Receipt-based charges require proof of knowledge that the instrument was stolen.

48% ended without a conviction, 10% in deferred adjudication and 43% in a conviction.

How 21 resolved STEALING/RECEIVING STOLEN CHECK charges filed 2019–2023 ended, across 9 counties (Bastrop, Bell, Brazoria, Collin, Denton, FortBend, Galveston, Hays, Williamson):

Outcome is the final disposition recorded on the charge. “Other” (0) covers waived counts, bond forfeitures, transfers and unrecorded outcomes. Bexar County records disposition dates but not outcomes, so it counts toward time-to-disposition only. Tarrant County criminal records are not in this dataset.

Typically about 15 months: half of resolved cases closed within 449 days of filing.

Across 21 resolved STEALING/RECEIVING STOLEN CHECK charges filed 2019–2023, the median time from filing to disposition was 449 days. The middle half took between 142 and 590 days.

Time depends on the county's docket, whether the case is set for trial, and plea negotiations.

Up to 1 year in county jail and a fine up to $4,000.

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

The median bail is $5,000, and 6% of defendants were released on a personal bond.

Across 525 Texas bail settings for this charge (4 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $5,000 (middle half: $2,000 – $8,000). 6% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 21 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (55 records), the median was $2,500 and 15% got a personal bond.

Showing the 4 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.