Public Safety Report System

Charitable Bail Organizations

Information regarding Charitable Bail Organizations.

Sample Forms for Courts:

• Checklist for Charitable Bail Organization Certificate
• Charitable Bail Organization Certificate Application
• Charitable Bail Organization Certificate
• Affidavit for Bond Payments

Reporting to OCA

Pursuant to Article 17.071, a person who accepts and uses donations from the public to deposit money, with a court in the amount of the defendant’s bail bond must and no later than the 10^th day of each month, submit to the Office of Court Administration and to the sheriff of each county in which the charitable organization files an affidavit, a report that that includes information for each defendant for whom the organization paid a bail bond in the preceding calendar month.

These reports must be emailed to bail@txcourts.gov with the subject line in the following format:  Charitable Bail Organization [Month Name] Report. 

• Charitable Bail Organization Bail Report

In addition, organizations must follow any local jurisdictional procedures required to notify the Sheriff’s office.

Updated 9/10/2025