Texas - Outstanding Tickets, Warrants and “Points” - Bond or Not Bond?
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Generally in Texas citations (tickets) are given out by Municipal Police, County Sheriff or State Troopers. When the ticket is not resolved it will go into “Arrest Warrant” status which could result in an eventual arrest thus requiring either "sitting out the ticket” or needing to bail out (depending on the number of outstanding tickets and days needed to “sit out the tickets”).
A Warrant for Arrest comes out of different criminal check systems as follows:
Municipal Criminal Check System (usually only larger cities)(used by larger city Municipal Police)
State Criminal Check System (cities without their own check system and counties)(used by Municipal Police, County Sheriff and State Troopers)
Federal Criminal Check System (receives information from State Criminal Check System)
So, generally, if you have larger Municipal type outstanding ticket (or an Arrest Warrant for such ticket) it is advisable to contact the Municipal Court to resolve the matter and avoid future arrest or costs. Municipal systems can usually recall Municipal warrants faster and more easily.
Now, if you have a Municipal (that does use their own system), County or State outstanding ticket (or Arrest Warrant for such ticket) it is advisable that you contact the local County Justice of the Peace to resolve the matter and avoid future arrest or costs. But remember that the State Systems will generally have a higher cost to resolve as the system is automatically set up to issue a “Failure to Appear” citation that will also need to be resolved in addition to a fee for removing any “Warrant Status”.
Lastly, when resolving tickets please try to avoid a “conviction” and make effort to obtain deferred adjudication since a “conviction” imposes “points” on your driver license and to many “points” equates to a temporary loss of the driving privilege. And remember that when it comes to tickets a Bondsmen (if hired) will many times try to simply pay the tickets to get someone out and though this might be helpful in practical terms it might result in “points” so ensure appropriate discussions and understandings are reached.
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