What will happen if I knowingly help someone break their bail bond
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What will happen if I knowingly help someone break their bail bond
Can a person be held liable for knowing and
assisting some breaking bail bond
Asked on March 8, 2017 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You could be charged as a party with a couple of different offenses. Bail jumping in Texas is a secondary offense to the primary offense. This means that if a defendant jumps bail on a misdemeanor, then the bail jumping charge will be a second misdemeanor offense. If the defendant jumps bail on a felony, then the bail jumping charge will be a second felony charge. If you help someone jump bail or break their bond, then you could be charged with either a felony or misdemeanor charge....just depending on the level of the original offense.
If you help hide a defendant from apprehension, then you could also be charged with hindering. The level of the offense will depend, again, on the level of the original charge.
As a general rule, when ever you help someone break a judge's order, there will usually be some type of consequences.
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You could be charged as a party with a couple of different offenses. Bail jumping in Texas is a secondary offense to the primary offense. This means that if a defendant jumps bail on a misdemeanor, then the bail jumping charge will be a second misdemeanor offense. If the defendant jumps bail on a felony, then the bail jumping charge will be a second felony charge. If you help someone jump bail or break their bond, then you could be charged with either a felony or misdemeanor charge....just depending on the level of the original offense.
If you help hide a defendant from apprehension, then you could also be charged with hindering. The level of the offense will depend, again, on the level of the original charge.
As a general rule, when ever you help someone break a judge's order, there will usually be some type of consequences.
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