Bail Bonds Service in Arlington, TX

A Way Out Bail Bonds is located at 633 W. Division St., Suite A, directly across the street from the Arlington City Jail at 620 W. Division St., and that is where most people arrested in Arlington, Texas are booked. From our front door, the jail’s public entrance on the Cooper Street side of the Ott Cribbs Public Safety Center is a short walk, which means an agent can be at the bond window minutes after your paperwork is complete. We write felony, misdemeanor, DWI, warrant and traffic bonds for Arlington and Tarrant County arrests under Tarrant County Bail Bond License #218, with bonds underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company, and we have been doing this work in Tarrant and Dallas counties for more than 35 years. Our phones are answered live 24 hours a day, our agents speak Spanish, and we offer payment plans, low down payment options and no credit check. Call 817-261-2828 whenever the arrest happens. See what Arlington families say about A Way Out Bail Bonds.

About Bail Bonds in Arlington, TX

Arlington is often described as the largest city in the United States that is not a county seat, and its municipal jail is one of the busiest booking facilities in Tarrant County. The 2020 census counted 394,266 residents across roughly 96 square miles, making Arlington the seventh-largest city in Texas. It sits between Dallas and Fort Worth with I-30 crossing the north side, I-20 crossing the south, SH-360 running along the eastern border and US-287 and Cooper Street cutting through the middle. The Entertainment District north of I-30 holds AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, Choctaw Stadium, Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor and Texas Live!, and it draws millions of visitors every year for Cowboys and Rangers games, concerts and, in 2026, FIFA World Cup matches. The University of Texas at Arlington enrolls more than 40,000 students just south of downtown.

Those features produce a predictable mix of arrests. Game days and concert nights bring public intoxication, disorderly conduct, assault and DWI arrests around the stadium lots and along Collins Street and Randol Mill Road. The I-30 and I-20 corridors generate a steady flow of traffic-stop warrant arrests every day of the week. UTA and the bar strip along Cooper Street and Division Street add alcohol-related misdemeanors, and the size of the city means every category of charge, from theft and drug possession to family violence and felony assault, comes through 620 W. Division St. Because Arlington police book into their own jail rather than driving to Fort Worth, most of those cases can be bonded right here in Arlington, and that is where we have an advantage no other bail company can match.

What is magistration?

Magistration is the hearing where a magistrate judge formally informs the arrested person of the charge, advises them of their rights and sets the bond amount and any release conditions. In Tarrant County this hearing is centralized, and for Arlington arrestees it is conducted remotely at the Arlington City Jail several times a day. Texas law requires it within 48 hours of arrest, and the magistrate must review a Public Safety Report before deciding on bail. Until magistration is complete, there is no bond amount to post. Our How Bail Bonds Work page explains what happens before and after this step.

Which Jail Will Someone Arrested in Arlington Be Taken To?

Nearly everyone arrested by the Arlington Police Department is booked into the Arlington City Jail, 620 W. Division St., Arlington, TX 76011, inside the Ott Cribbs Public Safety Center, phone 817-459-5648 or 817-459-5649. The jail’s public entrance faces Cooper Street on the west side of the building. People who are not bonded out of the Arlington jail are eventually transferred to the Tarrant County Corrections Center, 100 N. Lamar St., Fort Worth, TX 76196, where the Bond Desk is open 24 hours and inmate information is available at 817-884-3000.

Here is the typical path from arrest to release, based on the Arlington Police Department jail page and the Tarrant County central magistration process:

• Arrest and transport to 620 W. Division St. Arlington officers from all four patrol districts (North, East, South and West) bring arrestees to the city jail. Arrests by UTA police, Pantego police and Dalworthington Gardens public safety officers are often booked here as well.
• Booking. The jail records the charge, fingerprints and photographs the person, and checks for outstanding warrants from Tarrant County and other agencies. Booking commonly takes several hours, and the person will not appear on the city’s online detainee list until it is finished. On game nights and holiday weekends, that wait grows.
• Magistration at the Arlington jail. Tarrant County magistrates handle Arlington arrestees by video from the jail at set times during the day and overnight. The magistrate reviews the Public Safety Report, sets the bond and imposes any conditions such as a no-contact order or ignition interlock.
• Bond posting. Once a bond amount exists, our agent walks across Division Street and posts the surety bond at the Arlington jail. For a person already moved to Fort Worth, we post at the Tarrant County Bond Desk at 100 N. Lamar St., which is open around the clock.
• Release. The jail verifies the bond and processes the person out through the lobby on the Cooper Street side. Release can take one to several hours after posting, depending on how many people are being processed at the same time.
• Transfer if no bond is posted. A person who remains in custody is transported to the Tarrant County Corrections Center, usually within a day or two. Bonding out while the person is still in Arlington is faster for the family and keeps everything on one street.

To confirm someone is in custody, the City of Arlington publishes a current detainee list on the police department website, and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office inmate search shows anyone who has been moved downtown. We check both when you call, so you do not have to.

Class C Charges and the Arlington Municipal Court

Class C fine-only cases, including traffic citations written by Arlington police and city ordinance violations, are handled by the Arlington Municipal Court at 101 S. Mesquite St., Arlington, TX 76010, phone 817-459-6777, open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Arlington operates as a Safe Harbor Court, which means a person with an outstanding municipal warrant can walk into the court during business hours to resolve the case without being arrested on that warrant. The court’s information page publishes weekly warrant listings and details on posting bond. The court also runs an annual warrant drive each spring that encourages voluntary resolution. If a municipal warrant has already resulted in an arrest, or if you want to clear one alongside a county case, call us and we will explain the options the court accepts.

Bail Bond Services We Offer in Arlington

We post every type of bond the Arlington City Jail and Tarrant County accept, and because the jail is across the street, we do it faster than anyone driving in from another city.

Felony Bail Bonds in Arlington

Felony charges from Arlington arrests are prosecuted in the Tarrant County Criminal District Courts at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, 401 W. Belknap St., Fort Worth, TX 76196. Felony bonds are set individually by the magistrate and often require a co-signer and sometimes collateral. We handle bonds for aggravated assault, drug possession and delivery, burglary, felony theft, weapons charges and felony DWI, and we explain the collateral requirements before you commit. Our Types of Bail Bonds page covers how felony bonds differ from misdemeanor bonds.

Misdemeanor Bail Bonds in Arlington

Class A and B misdemeanors make up the majority of Arlington bookings: first-offense DWI, possession of marijuana, simple assault, family violence assault, theft, criminal trespass and public intoxication paired with another charge. These cases are heard in the Tarrant County Criminal Courts at Law, and a misdemeanor bond can usually be posted within hours of magistration. See our criminal cases page for how each charge level moves through the system.

DWI and DUI Bail Bonds in Arlington

DWI is a constant in Arlington, driven by the Entertainment District, Texas Live!, the UTA area and the highway corridors that carry people home from Dallas and Fort Worth. A first DWI is a Class B misdemeanor, and Tarrant County magistrates frequently require an ignition interlock device as a bond condition. Our DWI and DUI bail bonds page explains what to expect after a DWI arrest and how interlock conditions work.

Warrant Bail Bonds in Arlington

Arlington’s highways produce warrant arrests daily when a routine stop on I-30, I-20 or SH-360 reveals an outstanding Tarrant County or out-of-county warrant. If you know a warrant exists, we can often arrange a walk-through: the person surrenders at the Arlington jail with the bond ready, is booked and magistrated, and is released without spending an unexpected night in custody. We also post bonds for warrants from other Texas counties that surface at booking.

Traffic and Class C Bonds in Arlington

For Arlington Municipal Court traffic warrants, we explain whether the Safe Harbor option or a bond makes more sense and, where the court permits a surety bond, we post it. Our traffic ticket bail bonds page has details.

How the Bail Process Works in Arlington

For an Arlington arrest, the process from your first call to your family member walking out onto Cooper Street follows six steps.

• Call 817-261-2828. Give us the person’s full name and date of birth, when and where they were arrested, and the charge if you know it. A live agent answers every hour of every day, including game nights and holidays.
• We confirm custody and status. We check the Arlington detainee list and Tarrant County records, find out whether magistration has happened, and tell you what the bond amount is or when to expect it. Because we are across the street, we often know the jail’s current pace before you ask.
• Paperwork with the co-signer. The indemnitor signs the bond agreement and provides identification. Most paperwork can be completed by phone, fax or email, or you can come to our office and handle it in person while the jail finishes processing.
• We post the bond. Our agent walks the bond to the Arlington City Jail window. If your family member has already been moved to Fort Worth, we post at the Tarrant County Bond Desk at 100 N. Lamar St. instead.
• Release. Arlington verifies the bond and releases the person through the lobby on the west side of the Ott Cribbs building. Weekday releases after a daytime magistration are usually the quickest; Friday and Saturday nights and stadium event nights run slower because booking volume is higher. We give you a realistic estimate but never a guarantee, because the jail controls its own pace.
• Court date follow-up. We provide every court date to the defendant and the co-signer and send reminders in advance. Appearing in court is what keeps the bond in good standing.

Texas bail law has changed twice in recent years. Senate Bill 6, the Damon Allen Act, took effect in December 2021 and requires the magistrate to review a Public Safety Report before setting bail; it also prohibits personal bonds for certain violent offenses, which is one reason surety bonds are so common in Tarrant County. Proposition 3, approved by Texas voters on November 4, 2025, allows a judge to deny bail entirely in defined violent and sexual felony cases if the state shows by clear and convincing evidence that bail is not appropriate. Those cases are a small share of Arlington arrests; for the misdemeanors and non-violent felonies that fill the Arlington jail, bond is set and a surety bond is available. The Texas Justice Court Training Center maintains a plain-language summary of the current law.

Affordable Bail Bonds in Arlington: Payment Options

A surety bond means you pay the bondsman’s fee instead of the full bail amount, and we structure that fee around what your family can manage.

• Payment plans. Installment arrangements are available on many bonds so the release does not wait on one large payment.
• Low down payment options. Qualified co-signers can often start the release with a smaller initial payment.
• No credit check. We look at the charge, the defendant’s history and the co-signer, not a credit score.
• Co-signer options. A parent, spouse, sibling, employer or friend can serve as indemnitor, and more than one person can share the responsibility.
• Collateral only when required. Most misdemeanor bonds need none. When collateral is required for a larger felony bond, we explain what qualifies and how it is returned when the case ends.
• Every common payment method. Major credit cards, American Express, Western Union, personal checks, cash in some situations and payment arranged at the jail.
• Written agreement. You see the fee and every term before you sign.

Our payment options page describes each option in detail. Bail bond fees in Texas are not refundable, so ask us anything before you commit. The conversation costs nothing.

Why Arlington Residents Choose A Way Out Bail Bonds

What We Offer	What It Means for You
Office directly across from the Arlington City Jail	Our agent walks the bond to the jail window; no one has to drive in from Fort Worth or Dallas to post it.
Tarrant County Bail Bond License #218 (and Dallas County License #285)	We are approved by the Tarrant County Bail Bond Board and listed among its licensed bail bond companies.
Bonds underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company	Every bond is backed by an admitted surety the county accepts.
More than 35 years in Tarrant and Dallas County bail	We have worked with the Arlington jail and the Tarrant County Bond Desk through every change in the process, including central magistration.
24/7 live answer	Game-night and weekend arrests are answered by a person who can start the bond immediately.
Bilingual agents (Se habla espanol)	Spanish-speaking families receive the full explanation in their language.
Mobile bond service	If you cannot come to Division Street, an agent can meet you anywhere in Arlington or at 100 N. Lamar St. in Fort Worth.
Flexible payment plans and no credit check	Release is not held up by a credit score or a single large payment.
Confidential handling	Your family’s information stays inside the bond process.
Locally trusted in Arlington	4.1 Google rating, 30+ reviews.

Local Knowledge: Arlington Courts, Districts and Rules

Arlington’s arrest patterns follow its geography. The Entertainment District, bounded roughly by I-30, Collins Street, Randol Mill Road and SH-360, produces the sharpest spikes: Cowboys home games, Rangers home stands, major concerts at AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field, and festival weekends at Texas Live! all bring public intoxication, disorderly conduct, assault and DWI arrests, often dozens in a single night. Six Flags Over Texas and Hurricane Harbor add summer-season arrests. Downtown Arlington and the UTA campus along Cooper Street, Abram Street and Division Street generate alcohol-related misdemeanors and warrant arrests, while South Arlington neighborhoods along I-20, Matlock Road and Little Road, the Arlington Highlands retail district and the Lake Arlington area on the west side see the full range of ordinary calls. The enclave towns of Pantego and Dalworthington Gardens, surrounded by Arlington, often route arrestees to the Arlington jail as well.

Court matters for Arlington arrests split by charge level:

• Class C (fine-only): Arlington Municipal Court, 101 S. Mesquite St., Arlington, TX 76010, 817-459-6777, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Class A and B misdemeanors: Tarrant County Criminal Courts at Law, Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, 401 W. Belknap St., Fort Worth, TX 76196.
• Felonies: Tarrant County Criminal District Courts, also at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center.

One process detail that surprises Arlington families: the person is booked at a city jail, but the case belongs to Tarrant County from the moment the charge is filed, and the magistrate who sets bail is a county magistrate appearing by video. That means the bond amount is not set by Arlington police, cannot be negotiated at the jail window and follows the person if they are transferred to Fort Worth. It also means the online payment option on the city’s jail page applies only to Class C and certain city-level charges; Class B and higher charges require a bond posted with the county, which is what we do.

Response Time to Arlington

Our office at 633 W. Division St., Suite A is directly across Division Street from the Arlington City Jail at 620 W. Division St., so the walk to the jail’s Cooper Street entrance takes about two minutes. The Tarrant County Corrections Center at 100 N. Lamar St. in Fort Worth is approximately 20 miles west via I-30, about a 25-minute drive in normal traffic, and the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center is two blocks from the county jail. Drive times are approximate and depend on traffic, which on I-30 during a stadium event can add considerable time. If you are in South Arlington, near UTA or anywhere else in the city and prefer not to come downtown, a mobile agent can meet you, and paperwork can be completed by phone, fax or email so the bond is ready the moment magistration ends.

Frequently Asked Questions About Arlington Bail Bonds

How fast can you get someone out of the Arlington City Jail?

Once the magistrate has set a bond amount, our agent can have the bond at the Arlington jail window within minutes because our office is directly across Division Street. Release then depends on the jail, and typically takes one to several hours after posting. The longer variable is magistration itself, which happens at set times during the day and overnight and must occur within 48 hours of arrest. Calling as soon as you learn of the arrest lets us finish paperwork while the jail finishes booking.

Is the Arlington City Jail the same as the Tarrant County Jail?

No. The Arlington City Jail at 620 W. Division St. is operated by the Arlington Police Department and holds people arrested in Arlington while they are booked, magistrated and, ideally, bonded out. The Tarrant County Corrections Center at 100 N. Lamar St. in Fort Worth is the county jail, where people go if they are not released from Arlington. The case is a Tarrant County case either way, but the building, phone number and release lobby are different. We post at whichever facility is holding the person.

What happens if someone is arrested at AT&T Stadium or Globe Life Field?

A person arrested at a stadium event is transported to the Arlington City Jail at 620 W. Division St. along with everyone else arrested in the city that night. Because event nights bring high booking volume, processing and magistration run slower than on a normal weekday. Common charges are public intoxication, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, assault and DWI in the parking lots afterward. Out-of-town families can complete every step with us by phone, fax or email, and we post the bond as soon as the amount is set.

Can you post a bond for a UTA student whose parents live out of town?

Yes. A parent or other family member can serve as co-signer from anywhere in the country. We send the bond agreement by email or fax, review it over the phone, take payment by card or Western Union and post the bond at the Arlington jail. The student is released to the jail lobby on Cooper Street, a short distance from campus, and we provide every court date to both the student and the co-signer.

Is the bail bond fee refundable?

No. The fee paid to a bail bond company is the charge for posting the bond and is not returned when the case ends, whatever the outcome. Cash bail paid directly to Tarrant County is refunded at the end of the case, less any court costs, but only if the family posts the entire bail amount up front. Most families choose a surety bond because it does not require that.

What happens if the defendant misses a court date in Tarrant County?

The court can forfeit the bond and issue a warrant for the defendant’s arrest. If that happens, contact us right away. In many cases we can help the defendant appear voluntarily at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center and ask the court to reinstate the bond. We send reminders before every court date to prevent this from occurring in the first place.

Can bail be denied for an Arlington arrest?

For most charges, no. Under Proposition 3, approved by Texas voters in November 2025, a judge may deny bail in defined violent and sexual felony cases when the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no conditions would be adequate. Those cases are a small fraction of Arlington bookings. If bail is denied, the defendant’s attorney can request a hearing to revisit the decision.

Do you have Spanish-speaking agents in Arlington?

Yes. Se habla espanol. Our bilingual agents explain the bond agreement, the co-signer’s obligations and every court date in Spanish, and paperwork can be reviewed in Spanish before anyone signs. Arlington has a large Spanish-speaking community, and we have served it for decades from this office.

Areas We Also Serve Near Arlington

A Way Out Bail Bonds serves every city in Tarrant and Dallas counties. Around Arlington, see our pages for bail bonds in Grand Prairie, which straddles the Dallas and Tarrant county line, bail bonds in Mansfield to the south, bail bonds in Kennedale, bail bonds in Pantego and bail bonds in Dalworthington Gardens, the two enclave towns inside Arlington, and bail bonds in Hurst and bail bonds in Euless in the Mid-Cities. The complete list is on our cities we serve page.

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Call for Arlington Bail Bonds Now

If someone you love is in the Arlington City Jail, the closest bail bond office in the city is across the street from them right now. A Way Out Bail Bonds is licensed in Tarrant County, staffed 24 hours a day and ready to post the bond the moment the amount is set. Call 817-261-2828, or 214-760-9978 for Dallas County matters, or request service online.

A Way Out Bail Bonds, 633 W. Division St., Suite A, Arlington, TX 76011. Tarrant County Bail Bond License #218. Dallas County Bail Bond License #285. Agent for United States Fire Insurance Company. Owner: Jeanie M. Wade.

Reviewed by Jeanie M. Wade, Licensed Bail Bond Agent. Last reviewed September 2026.