If it is necessary to issue a warrant, a $50 warrant fee will be added to your case.
To address your warrant, you can plead “no contest” or “guilty” to the warrant charge and pay your fine at any court location in full or online.
If you want to plead “not guilty” to the warrant charge you must post the required bond so that your case can be assigned a trial date. There are three types of bonds:
Cash bonds can be posted at any of our locations by the defendant(PDF, 37KB) or by a third party(PDF, 31KB). You may pay bail for a person in custody online. Online bail bond payments are for Fort Worth Class C offenses only.
Surety bonds are accepted from approved bail bond agencies or attorneys. View a sample surety bond(PDF, 33KB). View a sample intention to surrender form(PDF, 14KB). Note: Please be advised that our surety bond forms have changed and require a notary signature. Personal appearance bonds(PDF, 25KB) must be submitted to the court in person.
Surety bonds for non-custodial defendants received after 2 p.m. Monday-Thursday will not be processed until the next business day. Bonds received after noon Friday will not be processed until the next business day.
Business days are Monday-Friday during regular operating hours for the Municipal Court Bond Desk. Saturdays, city holidays and days on which the city is closed due to inclement weather do not constitute business days.
Surety bonds received prior to these deadlines will be processed the same day. Cash bonds, bonds for custodial defendants and personal bonds will continue to be processed in accordance with current policy.
For more information on this policy, contact the court at 817-392-6700.
To request Municipal Court records, use the Court Records Request form.