Perry County Jail Criminal Court Process

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Criminal Court Process for Perry County Alabama

Marion is the Perry County seat, and its Washington Street courthouse holds both Circuit Court for felony trials and District Court for misdemeanors and early felony hearings. Marion and Uniontown each run a city court. The 4th Judicial Circuit District Attorney, based in Selma, prosecutes Perry state cases along with those from Bibb, Dallas, Hale and Wilcox. Perry adult arrests are booked into the Perry County Jail on Pickens Street, run by Sheriff Roy Fikes, where release turns on a posted bond or a judge's order.

  • Perry County Circuit Clerk (Circuit and District Court), Perry County Courthouse, 300 Washington Street, Suite 110, Marion, AL 36756, (334) 683-6106
  • District Attorney, 4th Judicial Circuit, main office in Selma, (334) 874-2540
  • Perry County Sheriff's Office, 202 Pickens Street, Marion, AL 36756, (334) 683-6534; Sheriff Roy Fikes
  • Perry County Jail, 202 Pickens Street, Marion, AL 36756, (334) 683-6534
  • Appointed defense: ask the judge at the first appearance, or the circuit clerk
  • Marion and Uniontown police: city cases are filed in each town's municipal court (contacts listed below)
  • Juvenile intake: Perry County Juvenile Probation, 300 Washington Street, Marion, (334) 683-7120

Which Perry court takes the case. City ordinance charges and in-town misdemeanors written by Marion or Uniontown police are filed with that town's own judge. Perry deputies and state troopers take misdemeanors to Perry County District Court. A Perry felony stays in District Court until a grand jury returns an indictment, then moves to Circuit Court. After a guilty finding in a town court or District Court, the defendant has 14 days to appeal for a fresh Circuit Court trial and may ask for a jury.

Where Perry pretrial inmates are held. The county jail in Marion holds the sheriff's pretrial prisoners and town prisoners waiting for court. Marion and Uniontown city prisoners are booked into the same Pickens Street building. To find someone arrested in Perry County, call the jail at (334) 683-6534.

Perry courts: Washington Street, Marion and Uniontown

Both of Perry County's towns keep a municipal court that meets on set days. Town magistrates set bail on city warrants, and town prisoners are kept at the Perry County Jail. Either town judge can appoint a lawyer when jail is possible.

County courthouse

  • Perry County Circuit Court, 300 Washington Street, Marion, (334) 683-6106
  • Perry County District Court, same building and clerk, (334) 683-6106

Municipal courts

  • Marion Municipal Court, 123 East Jefferson Street, Marion, AL 36756, (334) 683-8969
  • Uniontown Municipal Court, Uniontown City Hall, Uniontown, AL 36786, (334) 628-2011

Heiberger, Hamburg, Sprott and other unincorporated Perry places send their cases to District Court in Marion.

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Perry misdemeanors: marijuana, trespass, driving while revoked, domestic violence

After booking at the Perry County Jail, a person on a misdemeanor can go home by posting bail drawn from the Alabama chart, from $300 to $6,000 by class. Cash, a bondsman or land all work, and some get a signature bond. A domestic violence arrest is different: no release until a judge or magistrate sees the person or 24 hours pass. A Perry prisoner still held gets a judge's review within 48 hours after a warrantless arrest or 72 hours on a warrant.

The case is then set for arraignment in Marion or Uniontown city court, or in District Court on Washington Street, where a Perry defendant may request a free lawyer. Perry outcomes include fines and costs, probation, community service, classes, deferred prosecution or a suspended jail term.

How Alabama grades these offenses

  • Class A, as much as 12 months and $6,000: marijuana in the second degree, domestic violence in the third degree
  • Class B: six months and $3,000 at most
  • Second-degree criminal trespass is Class C: three months and $500 at most
  • Violation, like trespass in the third degree: at most 30 days and $200

To contest a town or District Court conviction, file a notice of appeal within 14 days for a fresh trial in Circuit Court.

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Perry felonies: theft, vehicle break-ins, drug possession

Perry felony suspects are booked at the Perry County Jail and brought before a District Court judge, who reviews the bond and decides on an appointed lawyer.

What comes next

  1. A preliminary hearing in District Court, if the defense demands one within 30 days of arrest
  2. Grand jury review in Marion, with 4th Circuit prosecutors presenting the evidence
  3. Circuit Court arraignment, discovery and pretrial motions
  4. Plea, trial before a Perry County jury, or dismissal, then sentencing

In Perry County, third-degree theft ($500 to $1,499) and drug possession are Class D felonies, from 366 days to 5 years, and breaking into a vehicle is Class C, up to 10 years. Nonviolent Perry C and D cases often draw probation or community corrections under the presumptive standards, and earlier felonies raise the range under the Habitual Felony Offender Act. A Marion defendant under 21 on the offense date may seek youthful offender status, with a sealed file and a three-year cap.

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Perry violent felonies: assault, domestic violence, murder

For murder, first-degree domestic violence, first-degree rape and other listed crimes, Aniah's Law lets the 4th Circuit prosecutor ask a Marion judge to hold a Perry defendant without bail; the judge rules after an evidence hearing. Amendment 1, approved May 19, 2026, brought attempted murder and firing at a lived-in Perry home or occupied car under the law. Anyone denied bond waits for trial in the Perry County Jail.

First-degree assault is a Class B felony, 2 to 20 years, with a 10-year floor when a deadly weapon is used. First-degree domestic violence and murder are Class A, 10 to 99 years or life. Capital murder in Perry County carries death or life without parole.

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Perry youths under 18

Perry children charged with a crime appear before a judge sitting as the juvenile court in Marion. Perry County Juvenile Probation, 334-683-7120, handles intake and can close minor cases informally.

Perry runs no youth lockup. Perry children ordered held may be sent to the Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center, 800 Selfield Road, Selma, (334) 876-4809, and probation staff can confirm where a child is. State law calls for a detention hearing within 72 hours. Children do not post bond; a Marion judge can send the child home to a parent under set terms, and the state pays for a lawyer when the family cannot.

Results include probation, programs, or commitment to the Alabama Department of Youth Services. A 16- or 17-year-old accused of a capital crime, a Class A felony, trafficking, or a felony involving a deadly weapon or causing death or grave injury is filed in Perry adult court from the start. A Perry youth 14 or older may be sent up to the adult docket once a Marion judge holds a transfer hearing.

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Perry federal charges in the Southern District

Federal crimes from Perry County belong to the Northern (Selma) Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Court sits at times in the federal building at 908 Alabama Avenue in Selma, but clerk work runs through Mobile, 155 St. Joseph Street, (251) 690-2371. Federal cases include drug conspiracies, felon-with-a-gun charges, benefit fraud and offenses on U.S. forest land, for example the Oakmulgee district of the Talladega National Forest in northern Perry County.

At the first hearing, a magistrate judge sets federal bail conditions or, if prosecutors seek custody, holds a detention hearing under the Bail Reform Act. Guideline sentences carry no parole. Perry federal defendants without money are assigned a federal defender or CJA attorney. The U.S. Marshals for the Southern District answer at (251) 499-6620, and sentenced prisoners appear in the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

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Washington Street, Pickens Street and Jefferson Street numbers

State cases from Perry County run through the Washington Street courthouse in Marion, and city cases go to Marion or Uniontown:

The Perry County bail guide explains where to pay in Marion, and the Alabama Rule 7.2 bail schedule (https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr7_2.pdf) gives each band.

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Perry County federal cases

Federal charges from Perry County are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama:

  • Clerk: the federal courthouse in Selma, 908 Alabama Avenue, Selma, AL 36701 (clerk work is in Mobile), 251-690-2371
  • U.S. Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 155 St. Joseph Street, Suite 201, Mobile, AL 36602, 251-499-6620

A federal magistrate judge rules on release for a Perry defendant, and the Marshals pick the jail.

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Finding a Perry County prisoner

See our Perry County inmate page for more links.

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ICE detainers at the Marion jail

At the Pickens Street jail, an ICE detainer can stretch custody two working days at most past Perry County's release point.

  • Field office: ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360
  • Alabama short-stay jails: Baldwin County Correctional Center in Bay Minette, Etowah County Jail in Gadsden and Pickens County Detention Center in Carrollton
  • Locator: ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/)

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Searching Perry County warrants and dockets

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Use this Perry page for background, never as a substitute for a lawyer, and know that Marion lines get updated. For advice on one Perry charge, hire Alabama defense counsel. For appointed counsel or court dates, call the circuit clerk at (334) 683-6106; for custody questions, call the jail at (334) 683-6534.

Perry County court dates can shift, so call the clerk at 334-683-6106 or the city court before heading to Marion, and ask the jail at 334-683-6534 whether the person is still on Pickens Street.

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