Felony Bail Bonds San Antonio TX
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Get your family member out of jail fast with a licensed local bondsman who knows Bexar County
A felony arrest is the kind of thing that wrecks a normal day fast. The phone rings late. Someone you care about is in jail, and you’re scrambling to figure out what comes next. You don’t know how the bond works. You don’t know what it’ll cost. You just want them home. McRae Bail Bonds handles felony bonds in San Antonio and Bexar County, and we answer the phone around the clock. Call us when you’re ready to talk through it.
When You Need Felony Bail Bonds
Felony charges in Bexar County come in a lot of forms, and most families never see one coming. Aggravated assault, drug possession at higher weight levels, felony DWI (usually a third offense or more), theft over a certain dollar amount. Weapons charges. Family violence cases where someone has a prior. These are the calls we get.
If your loved one is at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on Comal and the charge is a state jail, third, second, or first-degree felony, you need a felony bond. Misdemeanor bonds and felony bonds aren’t the same. Felony cases also have to go in front of a magistrate within 48 hours of arrest before any bail gets set.
There’s also the case where someone has an active felony warrant out and hasn’t been picked up yet. Sometimes lining up a bondsman before the turn-in helps the booking go faster. Not sure what kind of charge you’re looking at? Call and we’ll help you figure it out.
Our Felony Bail Bonds Process
It starts with a phone call. We’ll need the defendant’s full name, date of birth, and which jail they’re being held at. With that, we can pull up the bond amount and the charges through the county’s inmate information line.
From there, we go over the paperwork and the premium with you. Once it’s signed and the premium is paid, we head over and post the bond at the jail. Felony bonds in Bexar County only go through after a magistrate has set bail, so timing depends a lot on where your person is in that part of the process.
Then the jail handles release on their schedule. Release timing in Bexar County varies, and we’ll be straight with you about what to expect. Once your person is out, we’ll go over their court date and any conditions the judge attached. Miss a court date and the bond can be forfeited, so this is the part we don’t gloss over.
Felony Bail Bonds Cost in San Antonio TX
Texas regulates this. Bail bond fees have to be 10% or higher of the total bond amount, and that fee (the premium) is non-refundable. Even if the case gets dismissed later, the premium is gone. That rule applies to every licensed bondsman in San Antonio.
Felony bond amounts in Bexar County run higher than misdemeanors, and that’s where the math starts to add up. Lower-level felonies often sit around the $10,000 mark. Mid-range felonies tend to fall somewhere between $15,000 and $30,000. Serious or violent felonies can hit $50,000 and climb well past that. At a 10% premium, you’re looking at roughly $1,000 on the lower end, and several thousand for higher bonds. Reporting from Texas court data has put the county’s first-degree felony bail average at around $21,000, among the highest in the state’s larger counties.
A few things move the number around. The specific charge matters. So does prior history, whether there’s a victim, and the defendant’s ties to the area. Pricing varies case by case, and any reputable bondsman in San Antonio should give you a clear breakdown before you sign.
Why Choose Us
John McRae founded the company and has been working bail in San Antonio for close to 40 years. He’s the licensee on record. The company holds Bexar County Bail Bond Board license number 46, and the license has stayed clean with the board the whole time.
We answer the phone 24/7. Bilingual service, too, which matters here. Decades inside the Bexar County Adult Detention Center, the magistrate process, and the local courts means we’ve seen how the process tends to play out and what to plan for.
We also serve Guadalupe, Comal, Kendall, Atascosa, Wilson, and Medina counties. Payment options can be worked out depending on your situation. When you call, you’re talking to someone with decades of experience in this work, handling Bail Bonds in San Antonio TX.
Get Your Loved One Home Fast in San Antonio TX
A felony charge is serious. It doesn’t have to mean days of waiting. The faster the bond gets posted, the faster your person is home and able to start working on the case.
We’ll talk you through it. Give you a real number. Get the paperwork moving. No pressure tactics or fine print buried at the bottom.
Call McRae Bail Bonds at (210) 533-5292 any time, day or night.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. How long does it take to get out of jail on a felony bond in Bexar County?
Once a magistrate has set bail and we’ve posted the bond, release from the Bexar County Adult Detention Center usually runs anywhere from 4 to 16 hours. It depends on jail workload, time of day, and whether it’s a weekend or holiday. Felony arrests also have to see a magistrate within 48 hours before any bond can go in at all.
2. How much does a felony bail bond cost in San Antonio?
Bail bond fees in San Antonio are 10% or higher of the bond amount and are non-refundable. For felony bonds, that usually works out to around $1,000 on the lower end, with serious charges running into several thousand or more, depending on what the magistrate sets.