Geneva County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search Geneva County Inmate Search too, though new bookings may take time to post.

Ordinance cases go to that town's court, so ask that court for its hours and bond rules.

A judge sets it. Under state rules, a Geneva prisoner must see a judge within 72 hours of being booked. Court records for the 33rd Circuit appear on Alacourt. Jail staff cannot change the amount, but they can read you the order.

The Alabama Supreme Court's recommended ranges are $10,000 to $60,000 for a Class A felony, $1,000 to $10,000 for a Class D felony, and $1,000 to $7,500 for a DUI. Geneva judges are not bound by these spans, so get the true amount from the jail or clerk.

Go to the Circuit Clerk's office at the Geneva County Courthouse, 200 North Commerce Street. Call 334-684-5620 first to ask which window handles bonds and how late it takes payments, since hours can differ for bonding. Carry state or federal photo ID and the precise sum. Then take the clerk's paperwork to the jail next door so the release can be processed.

Geneva takes cash bonds as paper money, money orders, or checks drawn by a bank. Personal checks are normally refused. Some courts add a card option for a fee, so ask the clerk whether one exists for your bond. Make any check or money order out to the name the clerk gives you.

An adult with a valid photo ID can post bond for someone else. A bond for a juvenile must be handled by a parent or legal guardian. An attorney is not allowed to put up bail for a client. Every property owner on a deed must be there to sign if land is used.

A licensed bonding company can write a surety bond when the court allows it. Fees generally run about 10 percent of the bond and are not returned, though some agents quote more, so get the number in writing. Ask whether the sheriff has approved that company, and what collateral it wants.

It is possible, but the judge who set the bail decides. Start with the clerk at 334-684-5620. Ask whether the land has to be in Alabama or in Geneva County, how much equity is needed over the bond, whether a mobile home qualifies, and what the deed fees are. Expect a longer wait than for cash.

A judge can refuse bail in a capital case or, under Aniah's Law, hold someone after a hearing on certain violent charges. Since the May 19, 2026 vote on Amendment 1, Geneva prosecutors can also seek that hearing for attempted murder or gunfire into an occupied place. A probation hold, a federal detainer, or another county's warrant also stops release. Get the signed order from the Geneva clerk, then ask a lawyer what motion fits.

A lawyer files the request for a hearing on a lower bond. The motion usually fails when the amount followed the state ranges and nothing new has happened, so bring facts such as steady work, family nearby, and a local address.

The judge may order the person arrested and the bond forfeited. Call the clerk at 334-684-5620 the same day, and let the bonding agent know if one wrote the Geneva bond. Defense counsel may move to reset the hearing.

If all Geneva dates were met, whoever posted the cash is repaid at the end, after fines, costs and restitution come out. A Geneva bondsman's premium is never refunded. Keep your receipt and the case number.

Young people are not handled at the adult booking desk. Call the Circuit Clerk at 334-684-5620 and ask which office takes juvenile cases and where the youth is staying. Youth files are sealed and do not show up in adult searches. Geneva's chairman joined Henry, Houston, Barbour, and Dale county leaders in August 2024 to discuss rising rates at the Southeast Alabama Youth Services lockup in Dothan, so ask whether that is where a Geneva youth was taken.

Ask the circuit clerk how to request a court-appointed attorney, ideally before the first hearing. Geneva County uses appointed lawyers, so the judge names one after the defendant states under oath that they cannot pay. Court records can be searched on Alacourt, and the court website at geneva.alacourt.gov lists clerk contact details.

A real bondsman will not call and demand money without the arrested person being part of it. Treat any Geneva caller seeking gift-card or phone-app payment as a scammer. Phone the jail at 334-684-5670 on your own and ask whether a bond exists.

The jail and the courthouse share North Commerce Street in the city of Geneva:

• Geneva County Jail: 180 North Commerce Street, Geneva, AL 36340, 334-684-5670
• Sheriff's Office: 200 North Commerce Street, 334-684-5660; Sheriff Tony Helms
• Circuit Clerk: Courthouse, 200 North Commerce Street, 334-684-5620; weekdays 8 to 4
• Geneva Municipal Court: 517 South Commerce Street, 334-684-9216
• Samson Municipal Court: either 334-898-7541 or 334-898-7154
• Hartford Municipal Court: 203 West Main Street, 334-588-2245
• Slocomb Municipal Court: 263 East Lawrence Harris Highway, 334-886-3777; Slocomb police 334-886-3333
• District Attorney, 33rd Circuit: main office in Ozark, 334-774-9500

When Geneva, Samson, Hartford or Slocomb police make the arrest, that town's court handles the bond.

Alabama's guide lists these, and a Geneva County judge can depart from them:

• Class C misdemeanor: $300 to $1,000
• Class B misdemeanor: $300 to $3,000
• Class A misdemeanor: $300 to $6,000
• Class D felony: $1,000 to $10,000
• Class C felony: $2,500 to $15,000
• Class B felony: $5,000 to $30,000
• Class A felony: $10,000 to $60,000
• Amendment 1 (May 19, 2026): the 33rd Circuit may now request a no-bail hearing in Geneva for attempted murder and for bullets fired into a building or car that people are in

You can read each figure in the Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf).

Alabama's chart drops away. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama hears the matter at the federal courthouse in Dothan, 100 West Troy Street, Dothan, AL 36303 (open for trials; clerk work is in Montgomery), 334-954-3600. Steps tend to run like this:

• A federal agent arrests the person or removes them from the Geneva jail.
• A Dothan magistrate judge holds the initial hearing.
• Pretrial officers report on the person's employment, residence and history.
• The government may request detention.
• People who are let go follow court conditions, with no cash posted.

Before a verdict, federal custody rests with the U.S. Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 1 Church Street, Suite A-100, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-922-6960.

All of these are free:

• BOP: once a federal sentence begins, the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/); before then, 334-922-6960.
• ADOC: the Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Search (https://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmate/inmate-search/) accepts a name or AIS number.
• County: Geneva County Inmate Search covers the Geneva jail roster.

Our Geneva inmate search page has more detail.

Just for a short stretch. Through a detainer, Geneva can hold someone for two business days at most beyond release. Any state or town bond must be posted before that clock matters.

The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 covers Geneva. For short holds in Alabama ICE uses:

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

People held longer are usually moved. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) asks for an A-number and the country of birth.

VINE reports where a person is and if custody changes:

• Go to VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/) and pick Alabama.
• Search by name or Geneva booking number.
• Check that the record matches the person.
• Add alerts for release or transfer by call, text or email.

Rely on these official tools:

• Alacourt: Alacourt Access public search (https://pa.alacourt.com/). Select Geneva; a $9.99 name search returns one case.
• Clerk site: geneva.alacourt.gov posts the clerk's phone and hours.
• Sheriff: 334-684-5660 for Geneva warrant questions.

Coming in with a lawyer is often easier than being arrested at home or at work.

Rules and amounts shift, so call before you go:

• The town court for a city charge, such as Geneva at 334-684-9216.
• The Circuit Clerk, 334-684-5620, for state cases and hearings.
• The jail, 334-684-5670, for holds and the bond on record.