Posting Bail
Posting Bail
Posting bail is no longer an option when a subject is arrested on new charges, Senate Bill 48 (SB 48). Senate Bill 48 (SB 48), came into effective July 1, 2022. SB 48 eliminates certain mandatory minimum security amounts currently in statute and requires individualized assessments based on objective criteria when making release determinations and setting security. In addition, it directs judges to enter a standing pretrial release order specifying people and offenses subject to release on recognizance, conditional release, and people not eligible for release until an arraignment. If a person has been arrested on a warrant, and the courts have imposed a bail amount there will be an option to post bail. You can post the bail in your name, or place the money on the inmate’s account and have the inmate post their own bail.
If you post bail for an inmate you must bring photo identification and the exact bail amount with you. (We do not have any way to make change.) You will need to fill out the paperwork with your name, address, etc. Be aware that the courts will take out up to 15% for court costs. They will take at least $5 but not more than $200 from your bail money. Any fines the person may be charged by the courts can be taken out of the bail money unless you make separate arrangements with the courts. When the person is totally done going to court on the charges (they are sentenced, the charges are dismissed, etc.) the remainder of your bail money will be mailed in the form of a check in your name to the address you provided on the paperwork. Please remember that in most cases you are only posting 10% of the security amount. If the person fails to show up for court or abide by the orders of the court at any time, the court can and will take your bail money and you may be required to pay the rest of the complete security amount.
If you place the money on the inmate’s account and have them bail themselves out, you need only bring the money you wish to put on the inmate’s account. The paperwork and liability will be in the inmate’s name. When they are done going to court however, any remaining bail money will be returned in the form of a check to the inmate. You will have to make arrangements with this individual if you want them to pay you back.
Once the bail has been posted it normally takes only 10 to 20 minutes to finish the paperwork and have the inmate out of the facility. This time frame could be extended due to a number of circumstances beyond our control (the person needs to sober up prior to release, the staff is busy bringing in other arrestees, we are waiting for a court date and time from another county, etc.) and we appreciate your patience.
