Penal Code § 25.07(g) · Class A misdemeanor

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.

$5,000
Median cash bail
4%
Released on personal bond
33,808
Bail records
61%
Not convicted
210 days
Median time to disposition

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 asShare of bail recordsPossible confinementFineSource
Class A misdemeanor100% 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.

CountyRecordsMedian cash bailMiddle halfPersonal bondDenied
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 7,493 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), 92% have reached a disposition:

61%
Not convicted (4,530)
Dismissed by the prosecutor56%
Dismissed, but convicted on a companion charge2%
Dismissed — refiled or handled in another case3%
No-billed by the grand jury0%
Acquitted at trial0%
8%
Deferred adjudication (594)
Deferred adjudication8%
31%
Convicted (2,319)
Guilty or no-contest plea27%
Plea to a lesser charge4%
Found guilty at trial0%
Convicted (plea vs. trial not recorded)0%

How long it takes: the median VIOL BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER charge took 210 days from filing to disposition (middle half: 84 – 397 days, 7,492 charges).

CountyDisposedNot convictedDeferredConvictedMedian days
Harris3,678 69%4%27% 189
Dallas1,131 54%13%30% 268
Collin721 51%20%29% 158
Williamson474 52%8%40% 201
Galveston411 66%2%32% 233
Denton234 30%21%49% 206

Outcome is the final disposition recorded on the charge. “Other” (50) 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 cases

CaseCountyFiledDisposedOutcome
26-04916-5WilliamsonAug 21, 2026Aug 27, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
CR-2026-04323-BDentonJun 12, 2026Aug 26, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
263279401010HarrisAug 1, 2026Aug 24, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
26-03549-2WilliamsonJun 15, 2026Aug 21, 2026Guilty or no-contest plea
CR-2026-00666-BDentonFeb 9, 2026Aug 21, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
CR-2026-00617-CDentonFeb 5, 2026Aug 21, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
61,253BastropApr 16, 2026Aug 20, 2026Guilty or no-contest plea
2026NPA0877ComalAug 20, 2026Aug 20, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
M-25-40506DallasOct 22, 2025Aug 20, 2026Dismissed by the prosecutor
M-26-30287DallasMar 13, 2026Aug 19, 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.