How long will I have to sit in jail to pay out a class c misdemeanor of 500 dollars?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

September 7, 2016

Asked 9/1/2016 – Dallas, TX

I was arrested for shoplifting in Wal-Mart it’s my first offense .I bail was set at 500 dollars , I was released by signing myself out but I never showed up for court. Now my bond is 1500 dollars cash.

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The dollar amount a Court will grant for time served in jail towards a fine is discretionary (see Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45.048). The minimum rate is $50 per day. That being said, this is a crime of moral turpitude. If you serve the time out in jail, a final conviction will be entered in your case and it will haunt you for the rest of your life. Contact a local attorney before you do anything.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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