DWI Bail Bonds San Antonio TX
Pulled Over Tonight? We Post by Sunrise.
From the booking call to the jail release, our San Antonio team handles your DWI bond start to finish.
That late-night call is the worst kind. Someone you love has been arrested for DWI, and now you’re scared and trying to figure out what to do.
Take a breath. McRae Bail Bonds posts DWI bonds in Bexar County and works fast to get your loved one home. We’ve been doing this in San Antonio for almost 40 years.
Phones are answered around the clock, every day of the year. Call (210) 533-5292 anytime and we’ll start working on the release.
When You Need DWI Bail Bonds
If a husband, wife, or friend just got picked up for driving while intoxicated in San Antonio, you need a bondsman. Most arrests in the area run through the San Antonio Detention Center first and then move to the Bexar County Central Magistrate at 200 N. Comal Street. A magistrate has to set bond before anyone gets released, and that usually happens inside the first 48 hours.
DWI arrests in San Antonio come from all kinds of situations: a traffic stop on I-10, a checkpoint near the River Walk, a wreck out on 1604, or a No Refusal weekend that ends with a blood draw warrant. The charge can be a misdemeanor for a first offense, or a felony if there’s a prior conviction, a child in the car, or someone got hurt.
Maybe you got a call from the jail. Maybe word came from a family member, or you found the name on the Bexar County Magistrate search. Whatever the path, the sooner the bond gets posted, the sooner your person comes home, which is why many families rely on Bail Bonds in San Antonio TX to move things forward fast.
How DWI Bail Bonds Work in San Antonio
Here’s the short version. After the arrest, your loved one gets booked, fingerprinted, and seen by a magistrate who sets the bond amount. Once that number is set, we can post the bond on your behalf so you don’t have to come up with the full cash amount.
You call us with what you know. Full name and date of birth are the essentials, plus where they’re being held and the charges if you have them. From there we pull up the booking, confirm the bond, walk you through what the cosigner needs, and handle most of it by phone, in English or Spanish.
Once the paperwork and payment are done, we post the bond directly with the jail. Release usually follows within a few hours, though busy weekends and shift changes at intake can stretch that out. From there your person has to make every court date and follow the bond conditions, which for DWI cases often include no alcohol, random testing, travel limits, and an ignition interlock.
DWI Bail Bonds Cost in San Antonio TX
Bond amounts in Bexar County come down to the charge and the person’s record. A first-time DWI commonly runs $3,000 or higher. A second DWI lands somewhere in the $3,000 to $7,000 range, and a third or felony DWI usually starts at $10,000 and can climb past $20,000 if there was an accident, a child in the car, or a high BAC.
In Texas, bail bond fees are set at 10% or higher of the total bond, and that fee is non-refundable. Pricing in San Antonio is regulated by the Bexar County Bail Bond Board, so any licensed bondsman has to follow that standard.
A few other things can affect the final cost, like collateral, the cosigner’s situation, and any added bond conditions such as an interlock. We’ll walk through every charge before you sign, and qualified clients can ask about flexible payment options.
Why Choose Us
John McRae has been a licensed bail bond agent for almost 40 years. McRae Bail Bonds is an active licensed company in Bexar County (license number 46, SID 349504) with John listed as the licensee. The company has been writing bonds in San Antonio for over 30 years and remains in good standing with the Bexar County Bail Bond Board.
Phones get answered 24/7, every day of the year, because arrests don’t wait for business hours. The staff is bilingual. We work DWI cases at every level, from a first misdemeanor up through felony intoxication charges, and we know the local jails and what Bexar County judges typically order as bond conditions.
McRae Bail Bonds also covers the surrounding counties: Guadalupe, Comal, Kendall, Atascosa, Wilson, and Medina. So if your loved one was picked up in San Antonio or anywhere nearby, we can post the bond and get the release moving.
Call McRae Bail Bonds in San Antonio TX
DWI arrests are stressful, but the bond piece doesn’t have to be. By now you have a sense of the process, the kind of bond amounts Bexar County tends to set, and how the 10% rule works under Texas law.
Next step is simple. Call (210) 533-5292 with your loved one’s name and date of birth, and we’ll take it from there. We confirm the bond, handle the paperwork with you, and start the release.
Two in the afternoon, two in the morning, holiday weekend, doesn’t matter. Someone is here to pick up. That’s how it’s been for almost 40 years.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Do I need a cosigner for a DWI bail bond in Texas?
In most cases yes. The cosigner (sometimes called the indemnitor) is the person who agrees to be on the hook financially if the defendant skips court, and we’ll talk through who can qualify when you call.
2. What happens at the Bexar County Central Magistrate after a DWI arrest?
A magistrate looks at the charges, sets a bond amount, and lays out the bond conditions, things like no alcohol, random testing, or an interlock. This usually happens within 48 hours of arrest at 200 N. Comal Street, and once that bond is set we can post it for you.