Texas Criminal Defense Calculators
Thirty free interactive tools — bond amounts, DWI penalties, statute of limitations, drug penalty groups, assault charges, family-violence firearm rights, federal sentencing, restitution, and more. Built by L and L Law Group, PLLC.
Foundation Bond, statute of limitations, court costs
Texas Bond Estimator
Estimate bond by offense class, county, and enhancement factors under art. 17.15.
/texas-bond-estimator/ BuiltStatute of Limitations Checker
How long the State has to indict any Texas offense. 7-period framework.
/texas-statute-of-limitations/ BuiltCourt Cost & Fine Calculator
Consolidated cost + fine + § 709 + probation fees. Full HB 1264 framework.
/texas-court-cost/Texas Penalty Cluster DWI, drug, assault, theft
DWI Penalty Calculator
Class B to 1st-degree felony. ALR + criminal license suspensions, ignition interlock.
/dwi-penalty-calculator/ BuiltBAC Estimator
Widmark equation with visual gauge. Per-se / enhancement thresholds.
/bac-estimator/ BuiltOccupational License Eligibility
12 suspension types × hard waiting periods.
/occupational-license/ BuiltTexas Theft Charge Calculator
8-level ladder (Class C → 1st-degree). Enhancements + prior-theft trap.
/texas-theft-charge/ BuiltDrug Penalty Group Calculator
All 7 penalty groups × possession/delivery × stacking enhancements.
/drug-penalty-group/ BuiltAssault Charge Calculator
5 Penal Code Ch. 22 statutes × statute-aware aggravators.
/assault-charge/Family Violence + Weapons
Family Violence Firearm Rights Loss
Federal Lautenberg § 922(g)(9) lifetime ban + Texas § 46.04 5-year ban.
/family-violence-firearm-rights/ BuiltProtective Order Duration
MOEP, ex parte, final § 85.025, criminal art. 7B. Duration + firearm impact.
/protective-order-duration/ BuiltGun Rights Restoration
Federal § 925(c), Texas pardon, BSCA 5-year, Bruen as-applied.
/gun-rights-restoration/ BuiltTexas LTC Disqualification
Gov't Code § 411.172 license-to-carry ineligibility analysis.
/texas-ltc-disqualification/Juvenile, Sex Offense, Texas Process & Federal Suite
Juvenile Record Sealing
Family Code ch. 58 sealing eligibility.
/juvenile-record-sealing/ BuiltJuvenile Certification Risk
Adult-court transfer risk under Family Code § 54.02.
/juvenile-certification-risk/ BuiltDAEP Duration
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program length.
/daep-duration/ BuiltSex Offender Registration
10-year vs. lifetime under CCP ch. 62.
/sex-offender-registration/ BuiltRomeo & Juliet Exception
Penal Code § 22.011(e) age-gap defense.
/romeo-juliet-exception/ BuiltRegistration Early Termination
CCP art. 62.401 deregistration eligibility.
/registration-early-termination/ BuiltProbation Early Termination
CCP art. 42A.701 one-third / two-year rule.
/probation-early-termination/ BuiltParole Eligibility
Gov't Code § 508.145 half-time / quarter-time matrix.
/parole-eligibility/ BuiltEducator Certification Impact
SBEC sanction prediction. Moat calculator.
/educator-certification-impact/ BuiltFederal Sentencing Guidelines
USSG offense level × criminal history calc.
/federal-sentencing-guidelines/ BuiltSafety Valve Eligibility
18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) five-factor check.
/safety-valve/ BuiltFederal Good Time Credit
18 U.S.C. § 3624(b) / First Step Act time credits.
/federal-good-time/ BuiltFederal Restitution / MVRA
Mandatory Victims Restitution Act loss calculation under 18 U.S.C. § 3663A. Lagos limits + 20-year enforcement window.
/federal-restitution-mvra/ BuiltFederal Pretrial Detention Risk
18 U.S.C. § 3142 four-factor analysis. Rebuttable-presumption offenses + Bail Reform Act release conditions.
/federal-pretrial-detention/ BuiltFederal Wire/Mail Fraud Loss
USSG § 2B1.1 loss table. Intended vs actual loss, victim-count enhancements, sophisticated means, abuse of trust.
/federal-fraud-loss/ BuiltFederal Supervised Release Term
18 U.S.C. § 3583 authorized terms by felony class. Lifetime for sex offenses § 3583(k). Revocation exposure.
/federal-supervised-release/ Built5K1.1 Substantial Assistance Departure
USSG § 5K1.1 cooperation departure math. § 3553(e) statutory-minimum waiver + Rule 35(b) post-sentencing motion.
/5k1-substantial-assistance/Sentencing, Credit & Post-Conviction Newest — jail credit, restitution, probation eligibility, appeal deadlines, sentence stacking, federal speedy-trial
Jail-Time Credit Calculator
Back-time credit against your sentence for each arrest-to-release period under Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.03.
/jail-time-credit/ BuiltRestitution Calculator
Court-ordered victim restitution — property loss, medical costs, lost income under CCP art. 42.037.
/texas-restitution/ BuiltCommunity Supervision Eligibility
Probation eligibility: judge vs. jury, regular vs. deferred, 3g and deadly-weapon bars under CCP art. 42A.
/community-supervision-eligibility/ BuiltCriminal Appeal Deadline
Notice of appeal (30 / 90 days), motion for new trial, and the 15-day late grace period, with weekend roll-forward.
/texas-appeal-deadline/ BuiltConsecutive vs. Concurrent Sentence
Will Texas sentences stack or run concurrently? Penal Code § 3.03 and CCP art. 42.08.
/consecutive-concurrent-sentence/ BuiltFederal Speedy Trial Clock
70-day trial clock and 30-day indictment clock under 18 U.S.C. § 3161, with excludable time and the § 3162 dismissal deadline.
/federal-speedy-trial-clock/Criminal Motions Toolkit
Ten interactive helpers from the Criminal Motions Compendium — suppression, Brady, speedy-trial, double-jeopardy and more.
Batson Strike Tracker
Log each peremptory strike by juror, cognizable class, and side. The tracker tallies the pattern and flags when a prima facie Batson challenge may…
/criminal-motions/tools/batson-strike-tracker/ BuiltBrady/Giglio Materiality Estimator
A free tool that applies the Brady v. Maryland test - favorable, suppressed, material - to gauge whether withheld evidence could support a new trial.
/criminal-motions/tools/brady-materiality-estimator/ BuiltCompetency to Stand Trial Screener
Free screener applying the Dusky standard and Texas art. 46B to check whether the facts support a suggestion of incompetency to stand trial.
/criminal-motions/tools/competency-screener/ BuiltBlockburger Double Jeopardy Test
Compare the statutory elements of two offenses under the Blockburger test to see whether double jeopardy bars a second charge or stacked punishment.
/criminal-motions/tools/double-jeopardy-tester/ BuiltFranks Substantial-Showing Checker
Walk the two-prong Franks v. Delaware test and see whether a warrant-affidavit challenge makes the substantial showing a Franks hearing requires.
/criminal-motions/tools/franks-showing-checker/ BuiltMotion Deadline & Speedy-Trial Calculator
Enter your case dates to estimate the federal Speedy Trial Act 30-day and 70-day clocks, the Texas article 32.01 charging window, and new-trial…
/criminal-motions/tools/motion-deadline-calculator/ BuiltCriminal Motion Finder
Find the right criminal motion by case phase and issue. A free tool mapping Texas and federal pretrial, trial, and post-verdict motions to full guides.
/criminal-motions/tools/motion-finder/ BuiltMotion in Limine Builder (404(b)/609)
Browser tool that maps prior-bad-act (Rule 404(b)) and prior-conviction (Rule 609) evidence to the exclusion grounds a Texas motion in limine can raise.
/criminal-motions/tools/motion-in-limine-builder/ BuiltRule 29 Sufficiency Spotter
Break a charge into its elements, mark which ones the record supports, and see if a Rule 29 acquittal argument is available under Jackson v. Virginia.
/criminal-motions/tools/rule-29-sufficiency-spotter/ BuiltSuppression Issue Spotter
Screen a stop, search, statement, or eyewitness ID for Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment suppression grounds, each linked to the motion that raises it.
/criminal-motions/tools/suppression-issue-spotter/