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A standing order of the Hays County District Courts (22nd, 207th, 274th, 428th, 453rd) implementing Articles 17.50 and 17.51 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for changes in bond or bond conditions involving violent offenses, requiring the sheriff to be notified on a prescribed form and the defendant given written notice of release conditions.
Applies to changes in bond or bond conditions for violent offenses before the Hays County District Courts. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
IN THE 22ND, 207TH, 274TH, 428TH, AND 453RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS [Filed: Hays County, Texas, OCT 13 2022] STANDING ORDER MODIFYING, REQUESTING, OR IMPOSING A CHANGE IN BOND OR BOND CONDITIONS AS RELATING TO TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART. 17.50 AND 17.51 IN THE HAYS COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS BE IT REMEMBERED that on October 11th, 2022 the District Judges of Hays County, Texas adopt this Standing Order for Modification, Requesting, or Imposition of a Change in Bond or Bond Conditions Involving Violent Offenses Relating to the Duties of the Magistrate, effective immediately as follows: 1. "Violent Offense" is set out under Tx Code Criminal Procedure Art. 17.50(a)(3)(A)(B). 2. The Hays County District Attorney and the Defendant's Attorney, or the Defendant if pro se, shall provide the information needed to notify the Sheriff on the prescribed form attached to this standing order (Exhibit A). 3. Modifications in bond or bond conditions through Motions, Writ of Habeas Corpus, or the underlying charge is disposed, shall be reported (through Exhibit A) to the Hays County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Division by the Clerk of the Court. 4. Exhibit A shall be completed accurately before the end of court and the Defense Attorney shall provide written notice (Exhibit B) to the Defendant of: (1) The conditions of release on bond; and (2) The penalties for violating a condition of release. IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 11th Day of October, 2022. [signature] Judge Gary Steel, 274th District Court [signature] Judge Jack Robison, 207th District Court [signature] Judge Bruce Boyer, 22nd District Court [signature] Judge Bill Henry, 428th District Court [signature] Judge Sheri Tibbe, 453rd District Court EXHIBIT A — TCIC Conditions of Bond Data Form. [A fill-in law-enforcement data form capturing: Court ORI, Court Descriptor, New or Modified Bond Conditions, Issue Date, OCA, Respondent identifiers (name, address, city/county/state/zip, sex, race, ethnicity, DOB, place of birth, height, weight, eye color, hair color, skin tone, citizenship, scars/marks/tattoos), Offense, Bond Amount and Type, Date Signed/Rescinded/Expiration; Caution and Medical Conditions codes (00 Armed and Dangerous, 05 Violent Tendencies, 10 Martial Arts Expert, 15 Explosive Expertise, 20 Known to Abuse Drugs, 25 Escape Risk, 30 Sexually Violent Predator, 40 Int'l Flight, 50 Heart Condition, 55 Alcoholic, 60 Allergies, 65 Epilepsy, 70 Suicidal, 80 Medication Required, 85 Hemophiliac, 90 Diabetic, 01 Other); Bond Conditions (Ignition Interlock Device, GPS Monitor, Alcohol Monitor, Curfew, Home Confinement, No Communication with Protected Person, Prohibited from Protected Person/Child Residence/School/Employment/Business/Day-Care Facility, Supervised Access to Protected Person, No Family Violence or Assault, No Direct or Indirect Threatening or Harassment of Victim or Family or Pets, No Contact Except through Attorney or Court-Appointed Person, No Firearm Possession, Stay Away, Other); Bond Condition Remarks; SVC served/not served; Brady Record Indicator (N—Respondent is NOT disqualified, Y—Respondent is disqualified, U—Unknown); numeric identifiers (Driver License, Texas ID, DL State/Expiration, FBI No., SID, FPC, MNU); Respondent Vehicle Data (License Plate, LP State/Year, VIN, Make, Model, Year, Color, Style); Protected Person Data (name, race, DOB, address, city/county/state/zip, sex, ethnicity, SSN, relationship to respondent); and Protected Person Employer Data.] EXHIBIT B — NOTICE TO DEFENDANT OF PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING CONDITIONS OF RELEASE ON BOND This is to notify you that though you have been released from custody on bail, the magistrate has ordered that you follow certain conditions or requirements upon release. Pursuant to subsection 17.40(a), Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, "a magistrate may impose any reasonable condition of bond related to the safety of the victim of the alleged offense or to the safety of the community." Please review the attached order for the specific conditions ordered in your case. You must follow these conditions/requirements and appear at all scheduled court appearances until your case is fully resolved. If you do not follow these conditions/requirements you may face significant consequences: A warrant may be issued for you to be re-arrested and brought before the magistrate or court for a hearing. You may be ordered to post additional bail or follow additional conditions, or your bail may be revoked, meaning you will be detained in jail until your trial, which could take several months. Your bail may be forfeited, meaning you will have to pay the full amount of your bail as a penalty for not following the conditions of your release. If you have a bail bond company, they may sue you to recover this amount, and your assets could be seized and sold to satisfy that debt. [The notice is also provided in Spanish: AVISO AL ACUSADO DE SANCIONES POR VIOLACIÓN DE CONDICIONES DE LIBERACIÓN BAJO FIANZA, conveying the same conditions and consequences under subsection 17.40(a) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.]
IN THE 22ND, 207TH, 274TH, 428TH, AND 453RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS [Filed: Hays County, Texas, OCT 13 2022] STANDING ORDER MODIFYING, REQUESTING, OR IMPOSING A CHANGE IN BOND OR BOND CONDITIONS AS RELATING TO TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART. 17.50 AND 17.51 IN THE HAYS COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS BE IT REMEMBERED that on October 11th, 2022 the District Judges of Hays County
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). County-wide Hays District Court criminal order; bound to Hays County. [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 fbe56f7e1759..., 5 page(s), image-only scan; the OCR layer used as a typing base and corrected word by word from the page) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.