RESOLVING WARRANTS

When a person is arrested for an outstanding Class C misdemeanor warrant, he or she may be able to post a surety or appearance bond to secure a release from jail while awaiting a hearing on the case. If the defendant has an outstanding capias pro fine warrant, only full payment of the amount owed in cash or money order is acceptable.

Bond Information

Defendants are responsible for notifying the Court of any address changes.

Appearance / Surety Bonds

To obtain an appearance/surety bond, you should contact a bail bondsman or other surety who has the proper authority to post a bond with the Court. The bondsman or surety will collect a fee for this service. The fee is a generally a percentage of the total bail required to pay the fines. The bondsman's fee is generally non -refundable and is not paid to the Court for the citation(s). An Appearance/Surety Bond will need to be double the amount of the fines/fees owed.

Therefore, the defendant remains responsible for all fines, fees, costs, etc. for the outstanding warrant(s). After being released from jail, notice of the posted appearance bond is forwarded to the Court. Upon receiving this notice, the Court will notify the defendant of the date, time, and place of his or her hearing to resolve the outstanding citations with the Court. Failure to appear at this bond hearing will result in additional charges and arrest warrant(s) being reissued immediately.

Cash Bonds

Upon being arrested for outstanding Class C misdemeanor warrants, a defendant always has the ability to pay the total fines owed in cash to secure his or her release from jail. This is called posting a cash bond. The cash bond is generally collected at the jail where the defendant is incarcerated. The amount owed for outstanding Burleson warrants is forwarded from that jail to the Burleson Municipal Court of Record.

After the Court receives the cash bond payment, the defendant will be notified of the date, time, and place of his or her bond hearing. Defendant is responsible for notifying the Court of any address changes. Failure to appear this hearing will result in the forfeiture of the cash bond(s) toward payment of the fines owed. If the Defendant appears at the bond hearing, he or she may still have the ability to request deferred disposition to keep the offenses from appearing on his or her driving/criminal record.