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.
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 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 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.
| County | Records | Median cash bail | Middle half | Personal bond | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2,593 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:
How long it takes: the median VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO charge took 257 days from filing to disposition (middle half: 124 – 462 days, 2,590 charges).
| County | Disposed | Not convicted | Deferred | Convicted | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 1,992 | 61% | 19% | 20% | 253 |
| Collin | 197 | 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.
How real VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I 12 MO 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.
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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.