Chilton County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Call 205-755-4275 first.

Only with property. The jail accepts property bonds around the clock, all week. Cash bonds wait for the clerk. Call the jail at 205-755-1053, or the after-hours dispatch line at 205-755-1120, and ask what the night staff will take for this person. The jail's bail page covers the other options.

Three times the bond amount, based on the tax assessment of real property owned by the person securing the release. For a felony, two property owners must sign the bond. Bring the tax assessment, the deed, and photo ID for each owner. Do the math on your property before you drive in.

Only companies the Sheriff's Department has approved may write bonds at the Clanton jail. Jail staff can share the approved list; have each bondsman write out the fee and any security they want before you commit.

Yes. A professional bond over $1,000,000 needs approval from the Circuit Court during regular business hours. For anything below that, the company only needs to be one the Sheriff has approved. Bonding paperwork can go to the jail's bond fax at 205-280-1580.

The Rule 7.2 bail guide lists $10,000 to $60,000 for a Class A felony, $5,000 to $30,000 for Class B, $300 to $6,000 for a Class A misdemeanor, and $1,000 to $7,500 for DUI. Judges can go higher or lower. Murder carries a minimum and can be denied outright.

Bail can be refused in capital cases, and for some violent offenses a judge may refuse it after a hearing, a power voters added with Aniah's Law in 2022 and widened on May 19, 2026. Holds matter too: probation or another county may block the door. Ask the clerk, 205-755-1551, for the written order.

Clanton police are at 205-755-1194 and Jemison police at 205-688-4491. In Thorsby, start with City Hall, 205-646-3575; in Maplesville, Town Hall, 334-366-4211. Reach the arresting town and find out two things: where the person sits now, and whether the town set a separate bond.

Yes. The sheriff's page says it holds local, county, and state inmates, both before trial and after conviction. When a relative vanishes from another county's roster, that county's jail can say whether they were sent to Clanton.

A defense lawyer files the motion, and a judge decides. The jail and the Sheriff cannot change it. If a lawyer cannot be afforded, bring it up in court or phone the clerk at 205-755-1551 about how appointments work.

A warrant may follow, and the court can keep the bond. A call to a lawyer should happen immediately. The court posts dockets on its Chilton County docket search, and the Chilton court process page walks through what follows a missed date.

Typically yes: once the case ends the court returns it, less any amount the judge assigns to costs. A bonding company's fee is not returned.

Reach the Juvenile Court Division at 205-755-4275, option 6. Those records are sealed, and the clerk's office will not discuss juvenile cases by phone, so go in person with a valid photo ID to 500 2nd Avenue North, Clanton.

A real bond office never tells you to leave cash somewhere or push money through a transfer app. If a caller does, hang up, then call the jail at 205-755-1053 or the clerk at 205-755-1551 on your own.

The county courthouse in Clanton handles state cases, and four towns keep their own courts:

• Circuit and District Court clerk (third floor): Chilton County Courthouse, 500 2nd Avenue North, Clanton, AL 35045 · 205-755-1551 or 205-755-4275 (call either one)
• Chilton County Probate Court: 500 2nd Avenue North, Clanton · 205-755-1555
• Clanton Municipal Court: 601 1st Avenue, Clanton · 205-755-6669
• Jemison Municipal Court: 14 Padgett Lane, Jemison · 205-688-4492 or 205-576-6770
• Maplesville Municipal Court: 9400 Highway 22, Maplesville · 334-366-4211 or 334-366-4212
• Thorsby charges: City Hall, 205-646-3575

Adults go to the Chilton County Jail, 301 City Street, Clanton, AL 35045 · 205-755-1053. The sheriff's office sits at 53 Robert Threlkeld Parkway · 205-755-4698.

Judges in Clanton start from a statewide chart but may set a different lawful figure. Common bands:

• Town ordinance: $300 to $1,000
• Class C misdemeanor: $300 to $1,000
• Class B misdemeanor: $300 to $3,000
• Class A misdemeanor: $300 to $6,000
• DUI: $1,000 to $7,500
• Class D felony: $1,000 to $10,000
• Class B felony: $5,000 to $30,000
• Class A felony: $10,000 to $60,000
• Trafficking: $5,000 to $1,500,000
• 2026 change: voters' May 19, 2026 approval of Amendment 1 lets judges refuse bail for attempted murder or for firing at an occupied home or car

The complete chart is in the Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf).

State bond rules don't reach it. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama hears these cases at the federal courthouse in Montgomery, One Church Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-954-3600. Usual order:

• Agents arrest the person or pick them up from the Clanton jail.
• A magistrate judge holds the opening hearing.
• Pretrial Services reports on the person's ties and history.
• Prosecutors who want detention get a prompt hearing.
• Any release lists conditions rather than a dollar amount.

The U.S. Marshals hold custody through the case: U.S. Marshals Service, 1 Church Street, Suite A-100, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-922-6960.

Three free searches:

• Federal: use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/) with a name or register number. Those awaiting federal trial may not appear, so call 334-922-6960.
• Alabama: the Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Search (https://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmate/inmate-search/) finds people by surname or AIS number.
• Clanton jail: Chilton County Inmate Search shows current bookings with charges and bond.

Our Chilton inmate search page explains the jail roster.

Briefly. Under a detainer, the jail can keep the person up to two business days after local release would happen. Any Chilton bond must still be posted.

The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 covers this county. Alabama jails that take short ICE holds:

• Baldwin County Correctional Center, Bay Minette, Alabama
• Etowah County Jail, Gadsden, Alabama
• Pickens County Detention Center, Carrollton, Alabama

Long-term detention is usually in another state. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) with an A-number and birth country.

It is a free custody and location tool:

• Visit VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/) and select Alabama.
• Enter a name or booking number.
• Open the match to see status and the holding facility.
• Register for phone or email alerts if the person is moved or released.

Official places to look:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). Pick Chilton; a name search is $9.99 and includes one case.
• Clerk site: chilton.alacourt.gov has dockets, warrants and court pages.
• Traffic and district criminal payments: alapay.com

If a warrant shows up, arranging surrender through a lawyer is wise.

Confirm first, since amounts and steps change:

• Chilton County Jail, 205-755-1053, for custody, bond amount and property bonds.
• Circuit Clerk, 205-755-4275 or 205-755-1551, for cash bonds and court dates.
• Clanton Municipal Court, 205-755-6669, for city cases.