My Hometown Lawyers | Showcasing Defense Lawyers 78746 | Austin, TX
NGE and Co. | Serving ATX and the 78746 Zip Code
Our 78746 lawyers has been handling criminal defense cases just like yours for decades. If you have been charged with a crime or need help, know your rights and give us a call below:
Principal Office 5118 Bee Caves Road West Lake Hills, TX 78746 Closed Saturday and Sunday |
Common issues in this area include DUI charges and criminal mischief defense. One common question we often get is "Will I be kept in jail a long time before getting the opportunity to post bail? Is it common to have to sleep in jail overnight?"
In setting the amount of bail, a judge in a criminal case looks at your prior convictions, whether you've lived in the same community for a long time, the nature of the crime, whether you pose a risk to anyone if released from jail, and a warrant for your arrest will be issued. At the end of a case, whether you're convicted or not, you will get the bail money back. Some charges, however, are so severe that the judge will decide to hold the defendant without bail until the trial is over.
If you have no record and your offense is minor, you can be released on OR. You can get out merely by promising to appear at the court date.
Have more questions? We have answers - contact us at the address above to get started!
You cannot go to jail for failure to pay a court judgment. Under Texas law, a debtor has certain protections. If you own or are buying your home, if cannot be taken away to pay a judgment, unless the judgment is for taxes, the mortgage on the home, or for a home-improvement loan on the home. This is the homestead law.
Texas law also allows you to have $30,000 worth of personal property that cannot be taken away from you to pay a debt. Personal property is anything but land. Texas has an additional law that protects your car, furniture, family pictures, pets and tools of your trade from being seized. These items are added together to reach the exemption. These items are not protected from seizure if they were used as collateral on a loan.
Wages cannot be garnished as a general rule. The Texas Supreme Court has held that once you deposit your wages in a checking account, they are no longer wages and can be taken. Savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and stocks and bonds are not protected and can be taken.
Texas law also allows you to have $30,000 worth of personal property that cannot be taken away from you to pay a debt. Personal property is anything but land. Texas has an additional law that protects your car, furniture, family pictures, pets and tools of your trade from being seized. These items are added together to reach the exemption. These items are not protected from seizure if they were used as collateral on a loan.
Wages cannot be garnished as a general rule. The Texas Supreme Court has held that once you deposit your wages in a checking account, they are no longer wages and can be taken. Savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and stocks and bonds are not protected and can be taken.
