VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER
Violation of BOND/PROTECTIVE Order 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” means
Texas Penal Code § 25.07 defines 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. The State must prove the defendant was subject to a qualifying order — a protective order, a served temporary ex parte order, a magistrate's order for emergency protection, or a safety-related bond condition — and knowingly or intentionally did a prohibited act: committing family violence; communicating with a protected individual or family member in a threatening or harassing manner, conveying a threat, or communicating at all when the order forbids it; going near places the order names, such as a home, workplace, school, or child care facility; possessing a firearm; harming a pet or assistance animal; tampering with a GPS monitor; or tracking the protected person. This base offense is a Class A misdemeanor under § 25.07(g).
| Charged as | Possible confinement | Fine | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A misdemeanor | Up to 1 year in county jail | Fine up to $4,000 | Penal Code § 12.21 |
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 in Texas
Across 33,808 Texas bail settings for this charge (103 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $5,000 (middle half: $2,500 – $10,000). 4% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 1,278 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (14,470 records), the median was $5,000 and 6% got a personal bond.
| County | Records | Median cash bail | Middle half | Personal bond | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar | 3,422 | $5,000 | $3,000 – $7,000 | 0% | 8% |
| Tarrant | 2,710 | $2,500 | $1,500 – $5,000 | 1% | 2% |
| Dallas | 2,309 | $3,000 | $2,000 – $5,000 | 0% | 2% |
| Travis | 2,231 | $5,000 | $5,000 – $10,000 | 15% | 2% |
| Harris | 1,796 | $5,000 | $2,500 – $15,000 | 24% | 5% |
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 charge
Of 6,659 VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER charges filed 2019–2023 across 15 counties (Bastrop, Bell, Brazoria, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Denton, FortBend, Galveston, Harris, Hays, Montgomery, Rockwall, Travis, Williamson), 91% have reached a disposition:
How long it takes: the median VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER charge took 196 days from filing to disposition (middle half: 77 – 371 days, 6,659 charges).
| County | Disposed | Not convicted | Deferred | Convicted | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 3,693 | 69% | 4% | 27% | 189 |
| Collin | 723 | 51% | 20% | 29% | 160 |
| Williamson | 479 | 52% | 8% | 40% | 200 |
| Galveston | 412 | 67% | 2% | 32% | 233 |
| Dallas | 264 | 55% | 10% | 32% | 145 |
| Denton | 237 | 30% | 21% | 49% | 205 |
Outcome is the final disposition recorded on the charge. “Other” (23) 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 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
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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.