Collin County Detention Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

A magistrate does. Here that is usually the county's Magistrate Court, 2100 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071, 972-547-5485. It reads people their rights, decides if there was probable cause for the arrest, sets bond and can attach conditions. It does not decide guilt.

The Sheriff's Office says magistration happens twice a day, usually between 8 and 11 a.m. and again between 2 and 5 p.m. Times shift with the judge's calendar. Families can't sit in, but the hearings can be watched on a video screen in the jail lobby at 4300 Community Ave., McKinney, TX 75071.

Texas law sets the clock. Every arrested person must see a magistrate within 48 hours, in person or by video (Code Crim. Proc. arts. 14.06, 15.17). The bail decision must also come within 48 hours of arrest, judged person by person, with the least strict conditions that will work (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.028). Ahead of any bail ruling above Class C, a public safety report on the person's record is prepared first (Code Crim. Proc. arts. 17.021, 17.022). Signs of mental illness or intellectual disability trigger a written notice from the jail to the magistrate inside 12 hours (Code Crim. Proc. art. 16.22).

State law splits bail in two: a bail bond, where cash or a surety backs the promise to return, and a personal bond, backed by neither (Code Crim. Proc. arts. 17.01, 17.02, 17.03). The Sheriff's bond page lists four ways out:

• Cash bond. The whole amount is paid up front. The county holds it until the case ends.
• Surety bond. An approved bonding company signs for the whole amount. You owe the company a fee that stays with it.
• Personal (PR) bond. The person promises to come back. No money or collateral is put up. Only a judge or magistrate can grant one.
• Pretrial release bond. The county's pretrial staff check whether the person meets their criteria, and a judge must approve it. The fee is 3% of the bond or $20, whichever is more, and it is not refunded.

Some charges rule out a personal bond. Among them are many violent crimes, gun possession by a felon, terroristic threats at the Class A level or above, certain protective order cases, and a new charge while on supervision for a violent crime. On a burglary, organized crime or certain drug felony, a PR bond has to come from the trial court itself (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.03). Repeat DWI and DWI with a child in the car bring an ignition interlock as a bond condition (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.441).

No dollar list applies here. Texas has no statewide bail chart, so each amount comes from a magistrate who looks at the person and the case. For a local figure, ask the Magistrate Court or the jail.

The law tells the magistrate what to weigh (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.15):

• a figure high enough to bring the person back, yet never used as a means of oppression;
• what the charge is and how the crime was carried out;
• the person's real ability to pay;
• protection for the victim, officers and the community;
• past record plus the public safety report;
• whether the person is a citizen.

The law does fix a few ceilings. When police arrest without a warrant and no probable cause ruling comes in time, release is due by hour 24 with bond no higher than $5,000 for a misdemeanor, and by hour 48 with bond no higher than $10,000 for a felony (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.033). The state can ask to stretch that to 72 hours. Class C cases carry only a fine of up to $500. For a real amount, check the inmate list or call the jail at 972-547-5200.

The Sheriff's Office takes cash and surety bonds around the clock at the bonds window downstairs in the Justice Center, 4300 Community Ave., McKinney, TX 75071. Its bond page says the window is open 24/7.

1. Look up the bond total on the inmate list, or call 972-547-5200.
2. Ask if bond covers every charge and whether any hold could block release.
3. For a cash bond, bring the full amount in cash, or bring a cashier's check or money order naming Collin County Sheriff's Office (CCSO).
4. A cashier's check must be verified with the bank that issued it before the bank closes. That bank must give a phone number and a contact person.
5. For a surety bond, the bonding company handles the paperwork at the window.
6. Keep your receipt. Released people walk out through the jail lobby.

A lawyer can also act as surety. The Sheriff's Office handles those bonds on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and asks for the bond form, a file-marked notice of appearance, ID, a State Bar card and a financial statement.

Yes, in some cases. The Sheriff's FAQ says people held in a city jail on county charges can bond out there. The person signs at the city jail, and the bond then goes to the Sheriff's Office to be processed. These city jails hold people first:

• City of Allen Jail, 205 W. McDermott Drive, Allen, TX 75013, 214-509-4200. It holds Class C prisoners. The front desk takes bond and fine payments.
• Frisco City Jail, 7200 Stonebrook Parkway, Frisco, TX 75034, 972-292-6001. It is staffed all day and night, holds up to 41 people, and has a judge's arraignment room and a bail waiting area.
• Plano city jail inside the police building at 909 14th Street, Plano, TX 75074.
• City jail in the county seat at the police building, 2200 Taylor Burk Dr., McKinney, TX 75071.
• Richardson city jail, 200 N. Greenville Ave., Richardson, TX 75081, 972-744-4820. Bonds above Class C are paid at the Collin or Dallas County sheriff's office. Arraignment there is usually once a day near 11 a.m.

For the Plano lockup or the one in the county seat, call the Sheriff's Office at 972-547-5100 to be pointed to the right desk. Justice of the Peace courts take payment on their own Class C cases.

For a cash bond, the Sheriff's bond page lists cash, money orders and cashier's checks. Make money orders and cashier's checks payable to Collin County Sheriff's Office (CCSO). Call 972-547-5200 before you go if you hope to pay another way.

• The bonds office takes cash only for bonds. It will not put money on an inmate's account.
• A cashier's check that the bank can't verify before closing time may hold things up until the next business day.
• A bonding company sets its own payment terms for its fee.

Fines and court costs are a separate matter. The District Clerk's criminal office takes Visa, MasterCard and Discover for filing fees, fines and costs. Justice courts let people pay citations online for a 5% convenience fee. Neither of those pays a bond for someone still in jail.

With well over 110,000 residents, this county must keep a bail bond board, and it does (Tex. Occ. Code 1704.051). The board licenses bonding companies and keeps an approved list. See the county Bail Bond Board page for the current list. The Sheriff's FAQ points families there too.

• Texas sets no cap on the fee. Most companies charge a share of the bond, and it is never returned.
• The company must give you a receipt (Tex. Occ. Code 1704.305).
• Bondsmen may not solicit business inside a jail (Tex. Occ. Code 1704.304).
• Collateral is due back 30 days after you send the company a written request once your Collin case has closed (Tex. Occ. Code 1704.301).
• To surrender a client, a company must notify the defense lawyer first. In a felony it also tells the prosecutor. Then it files a sworn surrender form with the court (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.19).

Read any contract before you sign. Ask what happens to your collateral if a court date is missed.

Each bond answers for its own case only. Ask the jail at 972-547-5200 to read you each one first.

• Family violence. Where probable cause points to more violence, release waits a mandatory 4 hours after bond. A written order can tack on as much as 48 more (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.291).
• Warrants from elsewhere in Texas. When another Texas county issued the warrant, a magistrate here can still take bail and mail the bond there (Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.18). The Sheriff's FAQ says other agencies usually have 10 days to pick up people held for them.
• Parole. A state "blue warrant" keeps a parolee in jail until the violation hearing (Tex. Gov't Code 508.254).
• Immigration. An ICE detainer is explained in question 16.
• More than one case. A separate bond may be needed for every case, city tickets too.
• Bond conditions. An interlock, a monitor or a no-contact order must be set up before release when ordered.

Bail is the normal rule in Texas. The state constitution allows a full denial when a capital charge has evident proof (Tex. Const. art. I, §11). Three narrower sections let a district judge refuse bail after a hearing: some repeat or on-bail felonies (§11a), a broken bond condition tied to safety (§11b), and a broken protective order (§11c).

Voters approved Proposition 3 on November 4, 2025. It added §11d. Its list: murder, capital murder, human trafficking, aggravated robbery, indecency with a child, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, and aggravated assault involving serious bodily injury or a deadly weapon such as a firearm, knife, club or explosive. For those charges, bail "shall be denied" if, at a hearing, the prosecution shows that release would leave a real risk of flight or of harm to others. That request belongs to the prosecutor alone. If the judge sets bail anyway, the reasons must be put in writing.

Under S.B. 9, in force since September 1, 2025, prosecutors may also appeal a bail they call too low in listed violent cases. The defendant remains in custody during the appeal, which must be decided within 20 days (Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.01). Here the Criminal District Attorney's Office asks for these hearings. It is at 2100 Bloomdale Rd., Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75071; call the county's main line at 972-548-4100 and ask for that office.

1. Before arraignment. The Sheriff's FAQ says a lawyer can file a writ of habeas corpus when someone needs bond set or changed.
2. Inability to pay. A person charged with Class B or higher can file an affidavit that they can't afford the bond and must get a prompt review (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.028).
3. A slow case. When prosecutors are still unready after a set time, the law calls for release on personal bond or a smaller amount. The limits run from fine-only cases after 5 days, to misdemeanors of up to 180 days after 15, longer misdemeanors after 30, and felonies after 90 (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.151). Some exceptions apply.
4. Proof to bring. Pay stubs, rent or mortgage papers, family ties here and treatment plans all help.

Motions and record requests for the Magistrate Court go to the District Clerk on the third floor of the Russell A. Steindam Courts Building, 2100 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071, 972-548-4320. On a felony, the prosecution may in turn ask a district judge to revisit bail (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.029).

Can't pay for a defense lawyer? The person can request an appointed one. The magistrate explains how at the first hearing and helps with the forms (Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.17). The county has no public defender office. Instead, its Indigent Defense office handles appointments of private lawyers from an approved list.

• Indigent Defense, 2100 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071, 214-491-4824. Open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m.
• Apply online with the county's Application for Court Appointed Counsel.
• Collin County Mental Health Managed Counsel Program, 2100 Bloomdale Rd., Ste 20209, McKinney, TX 75071, 214-491-4805, for clients living with mental illness.

Big counties like this one, with 250,000 people or more, must name the lawyer within one working day of getting the request (Code Crim. Proc. art. 1.051). Contact from that lawyer should follow no later than one more working day (Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.04). The court may not turn someone down just because they could make bond.

Most criminal courts share one campus in McKinney. Call before you go to confirm the room.

• District courts (felonies) and the District Clerk, Russell A. Steindam Courts Building, 2100 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071, 972-548-4320. The clerk's criminal desk is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• County Courts at Law 1 through 7 (Class A and B misdemeanors), same building. Their clerks work at 2300 Bloomdale Rd., Suite 2106, McKinney, TX 75071, 972-548-4185, and at 900 E. Park Blvd., Suite 140-A, Plano, TX 75074, 972-881-3025, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Magistrate Court (first hearings and bond), same campus, 972-547-5485.
• Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, 2300 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071, 972-548-4125.
• Precinct 2, 1025 S. State Highway 78, Lavon, TX 75166, 972-547-1880.
• Precinct 3, 920 E. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75074, 972-881-3051.
• Precinct 4, 8585 John Wesley Dr., Frisco, TX 75034, 972-731-7300.

The nearest federal courthouse is at 7940 Preston Road, Room 101, Plano, TX 75024, 214-872-4800.

Cash bonds are paid back after the case wraps up, provided every court date was kept. The Sheriff's bond page says the court issues the refund through the County Court at Law Clerks. That office mails all bond checks, so keep your address current. Court fees of up to $50 can come out first. Felony refunds run through the District Clerk, 972-548-4320.

Under Texas law, a clerk may hold back 5% of a cash bond, capped at $50, but only once there is a conviction or deferred adjudication. The money may instead be applied to fines and court costs the defendant owes (Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.53).

A no-show leads the court to enter a judgment nisi, which begins forfeiture (Code Crim. Proc. art. 22.01). A surety is let off when the defendant is back behind bars within 270 days (felony) or 180 days (misdemeanor) (Code Crim. Proc. art. 22.13). On top of that, a missed date can mean a fresh charge of bail jumping (Tex. Penal Code 38.10). For a misdemeanor refund, call the McKinney clerks at 972-548-4185.

Released people leave through the jail lobby at 4300 Community Ave., McKinney, TX 75071. Here is what the Sheriff's Office says about property:

• Valuables such as a phone, keys or driver's license can be picked up at any time.
• Bulk property is released from 6 to 9 a.m. every day. Bring a photo ID.
• The inmate must sign to release bulk property, and it all goes to one person.
• Someone on long-term medicine should contact jail Medical within 48 hours of release. Medical can send a 30-day supply of chronic or mental health medicine to a pharmacy.

To ask how money left on the account is paid back, call 972-547-5200. Our guide to jail account money has more on deposits and refunds.

A federal judge does, not a county magistrate. This county belongs to the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas, a federal trial court with two courthouses:

• United States Courthouse, 7940 Preston Road, Room 101, Plano, TX 75024, 214-872-4800
• Paul Brown United States Courthouse, 101 East Pecan Street, Room 216, Sherman, TX 75090, 903-892-2921

Pretrial release in a Plano or Sherman case hinges on a detention hearing, which the court typically holds when the defendant is first brought in (18 U.S.C. 3142). Until a ruling, the U.S. Marshals keep the defendant, frequently in a contract bed at a North Texas jail. The Marshals' Plano office answers at 214-705-9850. Federal defenders work from 7460 Warren Parkway, Room 270, Frisco, TX 75034, 469-362-8506. Once a prison term begins, search the BOP's federal inmate locator.

No. Bond settles the state case only. An immigration hold follows its own track:

1. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodges a detainer, called Form I-247A, at the Detention Facility.
2. With it, ICE asks McKinney jail staff to hold the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Texas makes its jails comply, though proof of lawful status ends the hold (Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.060). Local governments may not adopt rules that hold back immigration enforcement, under a 2017 law (Tex. Gov't Code 752.053).
4. ICE takes custody. North Texas is handled by the Dallas Field Office, 8101 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75247, 972-367-2200.
5. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator by the person's A-number, or by name joined with the birth country.

S.B. 8 (2025) told jail-running counties statewide to try for a 287(g) pact with federal immigration officials, with December 1, 2026 as the target date. The Sheriff's Office, 972-547-5100, can say where the county stands.

People convicted of a state jail felony do their time in a state jail. Third-degree felonies and worse lead to a TDCJ prison unit (Tex. Penal Code 12.31-12.35). Most people stay in the McKinney jail after sentencing until TDCJ picks them up. At intake, state staff test and classify them, then send them to a unit that fits.

• Search the TDCJ inmate search by name, TDCJ number or SID number. It updates on working days.
• JE's Texas state prisons listing has visiting and mail details by facility.
• The jail's case coordinator handles the move. Legal papers, religious items, photos, one watch and one wedding ring may go along.

Texas treats children from age 10 until their 17th birthday as juveniles. At 17, a person faces adult court (Tex. Family Code 51.02). Children go to the John R. Roach Juvenile Detention Center in McKinney, never the adult jail. They are screened, and an intake officer calls the parents.

• Juveniles can't post bail.
• A child not released at intake gets a detention hearing before the Juvenile Court. The county holds these each business day, usually the day after arrest. Texas law caps the wait at two working days (Tex. Family Code 54.01).
• If no lawyer is hired, an approved lawyer is appointed for that hearing.
• Detention Intake answers 24 hours a day at 972-547-5400.
• Juvenile Probation is at 4690 Community Ave., McKinney, TX 75071, 972-548-6470, and 900 E. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75074, 972-881-3050.