The questions people ask at three in the morning.

Find out which jail and county they are being held in. In McLennan County that is almost always the McLennan County Detention Center on East Highway 6 in Waco. Give us the full legal name and date of birth and we will confirm it for you — it costs nothing to ask.

When a magistrate sets a bail amount, we post a bond for it. The bond is our guarantee to the court that the defendant will appear on the date they are given. That is what lets someone wait for their court date at home instead of in custody.

Yes — cash bonds, surety bonds, and personal recognizance (PR) bonds. A PR bond is granted by the court with no money posted. A cash bond is the full amount paid to the court. Most of what we write is a surety bond, where you pay a premium and we post the full amount on your behalf.

No. The amount is specific to the charge and to the magistrate setting it, who weighs the circumstances and the defendant’s history. Misdemeanors often follow a county bail schedule, so the figure is known immediately; felonies are usually set at magistration within 24 hours.

Most charges are bailable in Texas, including murder. Capital murder is the narrow exception where a court can deny bail outright. There are also situations — a hold from another county, or an immigration detainer — where a bond resolves one charge but the person is still held on another.

The bond is forfeited, a warrant is issued, and the cosigner becomes liable for the full bail amount. That is why we send court date reminders to help you stay on track, and why we would rather you call us about a conflict than miss a date.

We file the paperwork within 30–45 minutes of the agreement being signed. Release after that runs on the jail’s clock — McLennan County typically works through its queue in one to four hours, longer on a busy weekend night.

Yes. We can open the file, qualify the cosigner and have the agreement ready so that the moment the amount is on the record we are at the window. For misdemeanors on the bail schedule the amount is often known immediately.

Every day of the year, including Christmas and the Fourth of July. Arrests do not observe holidays and neither do we.

Our premium is 10% of the total bail set by the court. The one exception is when the total is $1,000, which carries a 15% premium ($150). $1,000 is the smallest bond we write. With more than one charge, we add the bonds together, and anything over $1,000 total is 10%. The jail also adds a $15 fee per bond that goes to the State of Texas, up to $30 per person. The premium is non-refundable. Payment plans are available, so call (254) 855-9885 for an exact quote.

Yes. A down payment starts the paperwork and the balance is scheduled around your pay periods. Bail Rep financing is available on larger bonds. Ask when you call; we set the plan before anything is signed.

Cash, debit and major credit cards. Existing clients can pay a scheduled installment by card over the phone.

A cash bond posted with the court is refundable to the depositor at case disposition, minus court costs. A surety bond premium is not.

A valid photo ID, a working phone number, and proof of residence or income. We can work with most situations — call before assuming you do not qualify.

Making sure the defendant appears at every court date. If they do not appear, the cosigner is liable for the full bail amount, which is why we stay in contact about court dates rather than leaving it to chance.

In some circumstances, yes. It requires the bond to be surrendered and the defendant returned to custody, so call and talk it through with us before doing anything.

No. Those are handled by the court that issued the ticket, not by a bail bondsman. Our smallest bond is $1,000. Call (254) 855-9885 if you are not sure what kind of charge it is and we will tell you who to speak to.

The McLennan County Detention Center at 3201 E Hwy 6 in Waco. It is the only facility in the county that accepts bonds, so wherever in McLennan County the arrest happened, that is where release takes place.

Call before anything else. We can often arrange a walk-through with the bond prearranged, which turns a possible weekend in custody into an hour at the counter and means the time in custody is usually measured in hours rather than days.

Give us the name and date of birth and we will look it up. You can also call the detention center directly at (254) 757-2555 to confirm the charge and bail amount.

No. We post bonds and we explain the bonding process honestly. Questions about the case itself belong to a defense attorney, and we are happy to say when a question is one of those.