How does the Arrest Process work?
Being arrested can be an overwhelming experience. We understand the need to be bonded and released as soon as possible. However the booking process is time consuming. If arrested by any municipal police departments you may be taken to their station. There you will be booked into that jail temporarily before being transported to the Fort Bend County Jail in Richmond. If arrested for tickets a Class C misdemeanor you may pay the fines or bond prior to being transported. However if the offense is a Class B misdemeanor or greater than you will not be bondable until booked into the Fort Bend County Jail in Richmond. Currently only the Bonding Division at the Sheriffs’ Office can accept bonds for release. The problem is you must be booked in their jail before they can provide the required information to be typed on the bond. This may change in the future, but for now its the only way. Once transported the booking procedures are repeated and the waiting continues. Now we wait for the Bonding
