Bail Bonds in Hays County: Jail, Courts and Every Town We Serve

Bail bonds in Hays County are posted at the Hays County Jail in San Marcos, the county's jail on Uhland Road. A magistrate sets bail, and a bail bond company licensed by the Hays County Bail Bond Board can then post the bond. Bobcat Bail Bonds answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Need help right now? Call (737) 414-0422. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Se habla español.

How do bail bonds in Hays County work?

Bail bonds in Hays County run through one place: the Hays County Jail at 1307 Uhland Road in San Marcos. The person is booked there, a magistrate sets bail, and the bond is posted there. Texas law requires the person to be taken before a magistrate no later than 48 hours after the arrest.

The jail is the county’s, so the bond process is the same whether the arrest was in Kyle, Buda or Dripping Springs. What changes from town to town is who made the arrest and which court handles the smaller charges. The town pages below cover that.

Booking at the Hays County Jail

The jail is run by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Bureau. Booking means a search, the arrest report, fingerprints and a photo. After that the person waits in a holding cell until a magistrate sees them.

These are the jail numbers families use most:

• Corrections Bureau (the jail): 512-393-7800
• Bond information: 512-393-7807 or 512-393-7690
• Custody information line, 24 hours, English or Spanish: 866-268-8959

Our Hays County Jail inmate search guide shows how to look someone up on the county’s records portal. Once a person no longer shows on the jail roster, the county says they have been released.

The magistrate sets bail

Hays County’s Magistrate Court holds hearings seven days a week, 365 days a year. The magistrate tells the person what they are charged with and what their rights are, then sets bail and any conditions of release. The county notes that its magistrates do not decide guilt and cannot give legal advice.

Three ways bail gets posted

The jail accepts three kinds of bond. A cash bond is the full amount, paid to the county and returned after the person appears in court. With a surety bond, a fee is paid to a licensed bail bond company, and the company posts the full bond. A personal bond releases the person on their promise to appear, if the magistrate allows it. Our guide on how bail bonds work in Hays County explains each one in more detail.

The jail handles bonds in the order it receives them and says it cannot give a set release time. Jail staff are not allowed to recommend a bondsman.

Which court handles the case

Criminal cases from Hays County are heard at four levels of court, and the charge decides which one the case goes to.

• District Courts hear felonies. Court dates come from the District Clerk at 512-393-7660.
• County Courts at Law (there are three) hear Class A and Class B misdemeanors. Court dates come from the County Clerk at 512-393-7330.
• Justice of the Peace courts hear misdemeanors punishable by a fine only. Hays County has seven: two in San Marcos, two in Kyle, and one each in Wimberley, Dripping Springs and Buda.
• Municipal courts in cities that have them hear fine-only offenses inside the city limits, sharing that work with the local justice court under Texas law.

A justice of the peace can also act as a magistrate and set bonds. Which court a case lands in is shown on the bond paperwork or by the clerk. What the charge means for the person is a legal question a bail bond company cannot answer.

Towns we serve across Hays County

Who makes the arrest and which local court hears the small cases differ from town to town, so each town has its own page. Our main page covers bail bonds in San Marcos, home of the jail. For the rest of the county, see bail bonds in Kyle, TX, bail bonds in Buda, TX, bail bonds in Dripping Springs, TX, bail bonds in Wimberley, TX, bail bonds in Driftwood, TX, bail bonds in Niederwald, TX and bail bonds in Uhland, TX.

Who makes arrests where

The Sheriff’s Office says Buda, Kyle, San Marcos and Uhland have their own police departments. Wimberley and Dripping Springs do not, and use the Sheriff’s Office. The unincorporated parts of the county are the Sheriff’s area too.

Near the county line

Hays County borders five counties: Travis, Blanco, Comal, Guadalupe and Caldwell. Some neighborhoods sit close to those lines. Where the arrest happened matters. If someone was arrested on the other side of a county line, the case belongs to that county, not Hays County.

Bobcat Bail Bonds is licensed by the Hays County Bail Bond Board, and a bond in another county needs a company that county allows. If you are not sure which county your family member is in, call us and we will tell you straight whether we can help.

What Bobcat Bail Bonds does

We post surety bonds at the Hays County Jail, any hour of any day. Our owner has years of experience as a bail bond agent and runner. Se habla español.

Bail bond fees are set case by case, and qualified applicants may be eligible for payment plans. We take credit and debit cards, Zelle and Venmo. Our guide to what a bail bond costs in Hays County explains how the fee works. We do not write immigration bonds.

When you call, it helps to have the person’s full legal name, date of birth and where they were arrested. If you are the one signing for the bond, read co-signing a bail bond first. You can also start a bail bond online.

This page is general information, not legal advice, and it may not fit your situation. Bail law and local procedures change; the sources below show where each fact came from. Bobcat Bail Bonds is a bail bond company, not a law firm. We cannot give legal advice and we do not recommend lawyers.