Information regarding Charitable Bail Organizations.
Checklist for Charitable Bail Organization Certificate
Charitable Bail Organization Certificate Application
Charitable Bail Organization Certificate
Affidavit for Bond Payments
Pursuant to Article 17.071, a person who accepts and uses donations from the public to deposit money, with a court in the amount of the defendant’s bail bond must and no later than the 10th day of each month, submit to the Office of Court Administration and to the sheriff of each county in which the charitable organization files an affidavit, a report that that includes information for each defendant for whom the organization paid a bail bond in the preceding calendar month.
These reports must be emailed to bail@txcourts.gov with the subject line in the following format: Charitable Bail Organization [Month Name] Report.
Charitable Bail Organization Bail Report
In addition, organizations must follow any local jurisdictional procedures required to notify the Sheriff’s office
Procedures and information regarding monetary bonds
The clerk of the court shall make the Motion to Release Funds Deposited for Cash Bail Bond form available at no charge to the requestor after the final disposition of a criminal case.
Updated 9/10/2025