Lawrence County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Think of bail as a deal with the court. Your loved one goes home now and swears to show up at every hearing later. A judge or magistrate writes the terms, and the amount is often printed right on the warrant. The sheriff's office accepts three kinds of bond here:

• Cash: the whole amount, paid at the circuit clerk's window on Market Street.
• Property: land whose assessed value reaches the bond figure.
• Bondsman: a company licensed in this county, paid a fee that stays with them.

Sometimes a judge lets a person out on a signature with no money. Whatever path you use, a $35 filing fee rides along. Questions go to the Parker Road jail, 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650, at 256-974-2550. Our Alabama bail laws page covers the statewide rules.

The sheriff spells out a set order for cash, and skipping ahead means a second drive. Work through it like this:

1. Phone Parker Road at 256-974-2550 and write down the dollar amount on each charge.
2. Head to the circuit clerk in the Judicial and Administrative Center, 14451 Market Street, Suite 300, Moulton, AL 35650, 256-974-2432.
3. Pay the full bond at that window and keep the receipt it prints.
4. Pick up a $35 money order for the filing fee.
5. Carry both the receipt and money order over to the jail, 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650.
6. Sit tight while officers match the paperwork and run a last check.

Make a photocopy of that clerk's receipt. When the case wraps up, it is your proof for a refund.

No bond in this county gets processed without a $35 filing fee, even a small one. The fee has to be a money order. Officers at the jail turn away cash and personal checks for it.

On a state case, write the Lawrence County Circuit Clerk as the payee. On a town case, the payee is that town's court, Moulton Municipal Court being one example. You hand the money order to an officer at 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650 during the bonding-out paperwork. If you are not sure whose name belongs on it, ring 256-974-2550 first. Keep in mind this $35 stays with the court; it never comes back with a cash bond refund.

For state cases, bond money and court files are kept in Suite 300, at the circuit clerk's office inside the Judicial and Administrative Center, 14451 Market Street, Suite 300, Moulton, AL 35650. Posted counter hours run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday does not appear on that schedule, so ring 256-974-2432 before making a midweek trip. Carry your photo ID, the exact spelling of your loved one's name, a birthday, and the Parker Road booking number. The clerk's court web page shows the same hours. If jail staff told you a town court set the bond, the Market Street clerk will point you to that town instead.

Yes. The bondsman signs on for the full amount with the court, and in return the company bills you a premium. That premium is theirs to keep, even when charges get dropped. Expect some to ask for collateral too, maybe a car title, or for another adult to co-sign.

Only companies licensed in this county can write bonds at Parker Road. The sheriff's jail information page lists these:

• #1 Bail Bonding
• 4-A Bail Bonds Inc.
• Three Sisters
• American Bail Bonding
• Northwest Alabama Bail Bonding

Before you sign, get the fee, any collateral terms and every promise on paper. Jail officers at 256-974-2550 can confirm whether a company is approved.

With a property bond, land stands in for cash. Begin at the courthouse, 14451 Market Street, Moulton, AL 35650, where the Revenue Commissioner keeps an office. Ask that office for an assessment printout on the land. Its assessed value must match the bond or top it, and two or more printouts can be added together.

Bring the printout to Parker Road, 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650, where jail staff look it over. Each owner named on the assessment has to be there in person to sign. County land is simplest, since the printout comes straight from the county office. For land in another county, ring 256-974-2550 before counting on it. The $35 money order is still owed.

A judge or magistrate decides the bond. Lots of warrants already show a figure pulled off Alabama's chart, which a judge is free to raise or trim. Alabama Rule 4.3 sets the clock. Arrests made without a warrant get a probable cause look from a judge in 48 hours or less. Warrant arrests run on a longer clock: someone who cannot cover its terms has to see a judge before 72 hours pass.

For the quickest answer, ring Parker Road at 256-974-2550 and ask for the dollar figure charge by charge. The Market Street clerk at 256-974-2432 keeps the signed order. Jot every amount on paper, because a single charge left unpaid keeps your loved one locked up.

Alabama Rule 7.2 hands judges a chart of suggested ranges. It works as a starting point, not a menu, and Moulton judges can land outside it. The main ranges read:

• 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 C felony: $2,500 to $15,000
• Class B felony: $5,000 to $30,000
• Class A felony: $10,000 to $60,000
• Drug manufacturing or trafficking: $5,000 to $1,500,000

Look over the whole Rule 7.2 bail schedule, but the signed order on each charge is what counts.

Yes. Apart from the $35 filing fee, Alabama adds an extra 3.5% figured on the bond amount. The floor is $100 for a misdemeanor and $150 for a felony. That means even a $2,000 misdemeanor bond costs you $100 extra.

Ring the Market Street clerk at 256-974-2432 and ask for the grand total before leaving home, so you carry enough. The office sits at 14451 Market Street, Suite 300, Moulton, AL 35650. Treat the bond, the 3.5% charge and the $35 fee as three separate piles of money. Only cash bond money can return to you once the case closes. Our state bail laws page also walks through these add-on costs.

For most Alabama charges, bail is a right. A handful are exceptions, and capital murder sits at the top of that short list. Aniah's Law lets a prosecutor ask a judge, after a hearing, to refuse bail on the violent crimes it names. Murder is one; first-degree robbery and first-degree domestic violence are two more.

On May 19, 2026, voters approved an amendment that stretched the list. Attempted murder, a murder plot or solicitation, and gunfire aimed into a building, house or car where people were inside all joined it. In this county, the 36th Judicial Circuit District Attorney, 256-974-2446, brings that request. Separate holds, such as probation or federal ones, can block release too. A lawyer can explain a "no bond" entry.

Only the judge on the case can shrink a bond. Neither Parker Road officers nor the clerk can touch the figure. Usually it starts with paperwork from the defense side, and then the court picks a hearing date. Under Alabama Rule 7.4, a good reason shown at that hearing can lead the judge to rewrite the terms, after the prosecutor gets a say.

Gather pay stubs, a lease, proof of children at home, medical records and a plan for rides to court. Those papers help the lawyer argue. The same rule builds in a check: when a person still awaiting trial passes 90 days behind bars, a circuit judge must review those conditions. Nothing guarantees a cut. The Market Street clerk at 256-974-2432 can pull up the file.

If hiring a private attorney isn't possible, your loved one should say so out loud at the very first appearance and ask the judge to appoint counsel. Expect a sworn sheet listing pay, debts, belongings and who depends on them. Under Alabama Rule 6.3, a judge may revisit that if finances shift. Making bond does not by itself cancel a right to appointed counsel.

For the local file, ring the Market Street clerk at 256-974-2432, located at 14451 Market Street, Suite 300, Moulton, AL 35650. At the state level, appointed lawyers are overseen by Alabama's Office of Indigent Defense Services, 100 North Union Street, Suite 680, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-242-7059. Nobody should agree to a plea deal before talking with a lawyer. Every Parker Road call gets recorded. Talk about the charges belongs in a lawyer visit, never on the jail phone.

Parker Road takes in almost every arrest from around the county, even when a town officer did the arresting. The court in charge of the case may still be a town court. Moulton, Courtland, Town Creek, Hillsboro and North Courtland each run a city court for town charges.

Look on the sheriff's inmate list, then ring Parker Road at 256-974-2550. Ask two things: who arrested your loved one, and which court set each bond. The sheriff's office at 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650 answers for deputies at 256-974-2500. Late at night, dispatch at 256-974-9291 can name the arresting agency. Town bonds go to the town court, not to Market Street.

Bonds from a town arrest are normally handled by that town's court. Moulton Municipal Court sits at 720 Seminary Street, Moulton, AL 35650, 256-974-1074, and its office is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For most bonds it accepts cash or certified funds, a professional bonding company, or Alabama real estate the magistrate approves. Personal checks get turned down.

In Moulton, a failure-to-appear bond is a fixed $300 in cash, posted at that court. Courtland Municipal Court is at 361 College Street, Courtland, AL 35618, 256-637-2707. For Town Creek, Hillsboro or North Courtland charges, ask Parker Road jail staff which court and payee apply. On town cases, the $35 money order is made out to the town court.

Three pieces have to come together first: the clerk holds the money, the jail holds the receipt, and the $35 money order is turned in. After that, officers still check records and finish paperwork, which may eat up a few hours.

Paying bond will not override a separate hold. Another county's warrant, a probation order or an ICE request can each keep your loved one inside. Ring Parker Road at 256-974-2550 before driving there and ask point blank about holds. The jail sits at 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650. Bring a charged phone and a ride home. Free release alerts are available through VINELink.

Skipping a hearing can undo everything. A judge may issue a fresh arrest order and begin taking the posted bond, a process called forfeiture. Under Alabama Rule 7.6, the court mails notice and allows a chance to respond. Pass any such letter to the defense lawyer immediately.

Then phone both the lawyer and the Market Street clerk at 256-974-2432. The case and its next date can be found on Alacourt Access, which bills per case. When a bondsman wrote the bond, call that company as well, since it may start searching for your loved one. Showing up voluntarily, lawyer beside you, beats a knock from deputies.

Cash posted at Market Street is refunded at the end, provided your loved one made each hearing. Alabama Rule 7.6(e) has the court release a bond once it has served its purpose. Before refunding, the clerk may subtract fines, court costs or restitution, which can shrink the refund check.

Three costs never return: the $35 filing fee, the 3.5% state charge and a bondsman's premium. Hold on to the original clerk's receipt, and keep your mailing address current with the office. Refund questions go to the circuit clerk, 14451 Market Street, Suite 300, Moulton, AL 35650, 256-974-2432. After a move, send the clerk your new address in writing.

Youth cases skip adult bail entirely. The juvenile judge in Moulton hears youth cases behind closed doors. Juvenile probation officers talk with the family, then may release the child to a parent, handle it informally, or file a petition.

When secure custody is needed, a bed is arranged at the Tennessee Valley Juvenile Detention Center, 2216 Missouri Street, Tuscumbia, AL 35674, 256-381-3520. Alabama requires a detention hearing for a held child inside 72 hours. Reach juvenile probation by calling the circuit clerk's line at 256-974-2438. Some older teens, age 16 or 17, can land in adult court when the charge is among the worst, and adult bond rules follow them there.

On a federal case, the county's $35 fee and the state chart drop away. Release turns on a U.S. magistrate judge applying the Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3142, using a short pretrial services report. Cash rarely changes hands. Your loved one either signs conditions or stays in custody.

This county's federal cases are filed in Alabama's Northern District, Northwestern Division, inside the Florence federal building at 210 North Seminary Street, Room 202, Florence, AL 35630, 256-760-8415. Staff are not there every day, so the Birmingham clerk at 205-278-1700 is more reliable. The U.S. Marshals Service, 1729 5th Avenue North, Room 240, Birmingham, AL 35203, 205-829-6611, picks the jail before sentencing. Afterward, search the federal inmate locator.

No. That ICE hold stays put after the state bond is settled. On Form I-247A, ICE requests that Parker Road delay letting someone go by up to 48 hours, giving officers a window to collect them. The state or town bond is still owed, and the hold remains in place after you pay.

The ICE field office in charge of Alabama is in New Orleans, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360. Longer ICE stays usually mean a transfer away from Moulton. To search the ICE detainee locator, have the A-number and birth country handy. Speak with an immigration lawyer before posting a big bond.

Fake callers love the first hours after an arrest, when families panic. Real bond payments here follow a plain pattern: money goes to the Market Street clerk or a licensed bondsman, and the $35 fee is a money order handed to Parker Road officers. Gift cards, wires and payment apps are never part of it.

If someone on the phone rushes you, end the call. Dial the jail on your own at 256-974-2550 to hear from staff whether your loved one is booked and what bond is set. Pay only at the clerk's window, 14451 Market Street, Suite 300, Moulton, AL 35650, or to a bondsman from the sheriff's list. Bank details should never go to a voice you don't know.

Choosing to turn in is usually safer than waiting for deputies to show up. Talk with a lawyer first when possible. A lawyer can find out the bond and set a turn-in time, so the money and the $35 money order are ready that same day.

The sheriff's warrant line is 256-974-2410. Turn-ins happen at the sheriff's office, 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650. For a town warrant, call that town's police department or court. Carry photo ID, and bring the warrant or case number if you have one. Our court guide explains warrant lookups step by step.