What is the Standard/Declaratory Payment Form?

It lets a defendant provide contact information, enter a plea, choose a trial option, and respond to standard payment plan or deferred disposition sections.

Who can use this form?

The form is for defendants in a court case who need to record a plea or trial choice, or request a standard payment plan or deferred disposition.

Do I need a notary for the Standard/Declaratory Payment Form?

No. The document has signature and date lines but no notary block or notarized attachment; the signer signs and dates it.

How do I submit the form?

The document does not give submission instructions. Submit it to the county office named on the form and check the county website for current contact details.

Hays County, TX · Hays County

No notary required

Standard/Declaratory Payment Form

Defendants use this form to enter a plea, choose a trial option, and request a standard payment plan or deferred disposition in a court case.

At a glance

Issued by: City of Hays County · Hays County, Hays County, Texas
Notarization: Not required: file this form without a notary.
Official source: hayscountytx.gov
Blank form: Download the PDF
Catalogued: Oct 5, 2026
Machine-readable: JSON record · about the forms index

What this form is

This form records a defendant’s plea and choice of trial option, and includes sections about a standard monthly payment plan and a request for deferred disposition. It asks for identifying and contact information, the defendant’s choices and acknowledgments, and signatures and dates. The document does not state when the county requires the form or how to submit it.

Who needs it

Defendants who want to enter a plea, select a trial option, request a standard payment plan, or ask for deferred disposition can use this form.

How to submit it

Submit it to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.

About notarization

This document is signed and dated without a notary; it does not identify any attachment or related step that must be notarized or sworn.

How to submit this form

1
Download the Form
Download the Standard/Declaratory Payment Form PDF.
2
Complete the Form
Provide your identifying and contact information, then mark the applicable plea, trial, payment plan, or deferred disposition choices.
3
Review and Sign
Review the statements and choices, then sign and date the form.
4
Submit to the County
Submit the completed form to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Standard/Declaratory Payment Form?: It lets a defendant provide contact information, enter a plea, choose a trial option, and respond to standard payment plan or deferred disposition sections.
Who can use this form?: The form is for defendants in a court case who need to record a plea or trial choice, or request a standard payment plan or deferred disposition.
Do I need a notary for the Standard/Declaratory Payment Form?: No. The document has signature and date lines but no notary block or notarized attachment; the signer signs and dates it.
How do I submit the form?: The document does not give submission instructions. Submit it to the county office named on the form and check the county website for current contact details.

Need something notarized?

This Standard/Declaratory Payment Form doesn’t need a notary, but Texas residents can notarize other documents online with a commissioned online notary.