Penal Code § 25.072(e) · Third-degree felony

VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO

Violation of BOND/PROTECTIVE Order 2+ Times with I 12 Mo in Texas: what bail is set at, how often a personal bond is granted, and what usually happens to the charge.

$15,000
Median cash bail
1%
Released on personal bond
6,007
Bail records
54%
Not convicted
256 days
Median time to disposition

What “VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO” means

Texas Penal Code § 25.072 defines repeated violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking case. A person commits the offense if, during a period of 12 months or less, the person two or more times engages in conduct that constitutes an offense under Texas Penal Code § 25.07 — for example, contacting a protected person in a threatening or harassing manner, going near the protected person's home or workplace, possessing a firearm, or committing family violence, each in violation of a protective order or bond condition. The individual violations are combined into a single felony count, and when a jury is the trier of fact, jurors must unanimously agree that at least two violations occurred within the 12-month period. Under § 25.072(e), the offense is a third-degree felony.

Charged asShare of bail recordsPossible confinementFineSource
Third-degree felony100% 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 VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO in Texas

Across 6,007 Texas bail settings for this charge (35 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $15,000 (middle half: $6,000 – $30,000). 1% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 552 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (1,910 records), the median was $20,000 and 1% got a personal bond.

CountyRecordsMedian cash bailMiddle halfPersonal bondDenied
Tarrant 724 $8,000 $5,000 – $17,000 0% 5%
Bexar 579 $20,000 $10,000 – $25,000 0% 12%
Travis 415 $10,000 $5,000 – $20,000 5% 6%
Hays 400 $10,000 $5,000 – $25,000 6% 0%
Dallas 386 $20,000 $10,000 – $50,000 0% 9%

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.

What usually happens to a VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO charge

Of 2,643 VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO charges filed 2019–2023 across 15 counties (Bastrop, Bell, Brazoria, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Denton, FortBend, Galveston, Harris, Hays, Montgomery, Rockwall, Travis, Williamson), 96% have reached a disposition:

54%
Not convicted (1,427)
Dismissed by the prosecutor25%
Dismissed after a diversion program0%
Dismissed, but convicted on a companion charge8%
Dismissed — refiled or handled in another case20%
No-billed by the grand jury1%
Acquitted at trial0%
21%
Deferred adjudication (557)
Deferred adjudication21%
24%
Convicted (640)
Guilty or no-contest plea23%
Plea to a lesser charge0%
Found guilty at trial0%
Convicted (plea vs. trial not recorded)1%

How long it takes: the median VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO charge took 256 days from filing to disposition (middle half: 122 – 460 days, 2,640 charges).

CountyDisposedNot convictedDeferredConvictedMedian days
Harris1,978 61%19%20% 255
Collin197 37%35%28% 210

Outcome is the final disposition recorded on the charge. “Other” (19) 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.

Recent VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO cases

CaseCountyFiledDisposedOutcome
196891001010HarrisJun 18, 2026Aug 28, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
NA26-774ComalAug 27, 2026Aug 27, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
196550301010HarrisMay 24, 2026Aug 27, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
196687401010HarrisJun 3, 2026Aug 27, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
195555201010HarrisMar 11, 2026Aug 26, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
195486101010HarrisMar 5, 2026Aug 26, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
196020501010HarrisApr 16, 2026Aug 26, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
195735101010HarrisMar 26, 2026Aug 26, 2026Deferred adjudication
195530001010HarrisMar 9, 2026Aug 26, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
196552001010HarrisMay 24, 2026Aug 25, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor

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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.