A Personal Recognizance Bond commonly referred to as a Personal Bond or PR Bond, is issued by Pretrial Services in Travis County. These bonds are typically granted to individuals that have been arrested for the first time and are stable in or around the Travis County area. Before you can receive a PR Bond, you must be interviewed by an officer of Pretrial Services, have your references checked and be approved by a judge.
• PR Bonds must be approved by a judge before they are posted.
• Surety Bail Bonds only require the inmate’s approval and signature before they are posted.
Before a judge will approve a Personal Bond, he will often add conditions to justify its approval that can include meetings with Pretrial officers, mandatory classes and additional expenses not disclosed at the time of release. The mandatory classes can include alcohol awareness class for offenses such as Driving While Intoxicated or anger management classes for cases involving Assault Causing Bodily Injury. You are required to pay for each and every class assigned to fulfill the conditions of a PR Bond, regardless of whether you are found innocent or guilty.
• PR Bonds can require additional conditions such as meetings, classes and expenses.
• Surety Bail Bonds do not assign conditions to your bond.
A Personal Recognizance Bond commonly referred to as a Personal Bond or PR Bond, is issued by Pretrial Services in Travis County. These bonds are typically granted to individuals that have been arrested for the first time and are stable in or around the Travis County area. Before you can receive a PR Bond, you must be interviewed by an officer of Pretrial Services, have your references checked and be approved by a judge.
• PR Bonds must be approved by a judge before they are posted.
• Surety Bail Bonds only require the inmate’s approval and signature before they are posted.
Another condition of a Personal Bond is that you do not get in any trouble while on bond and going to court. If you are arrested again or a warrant is issued for your arrest, Pretrial Services will file a motion to revoke the Personal Bond and issue a warrant for your arrest with a higher bond amount than the original bond, whether you are innocent or guilty of the new charge.
• PR Bonds are automatically revoked when picking up a new charge.
• Surety Bail Bonds are NOT revoked because you are arrested or charged with a new crime. We will be glad to help you get back out of jail as quickly as possible.