Calaveras County Adult Detention Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

The sheriff says the county jail is the central booking point for all law enforcement agencies in the county, so a Calaveras arrest should end up there. Type her name into Calaveras County Inmate Search. If nothing shows, phone the jail at 209-754-6499. If she was moved, the desk can tell you where.

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The court's website posts a Felony and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule that took effect November 1, 2016, which is the one it shows now. Examples: first drunk driving, $5,000; second within ten years, $10,000; residential burglary, $50,000; other burglary, $20,000; second-degree robbery, $50,000; first-degree robbery, $100,000; assault with a non-gun deadly weapon, $30,000; partner injury, $50,000; vehicle theft by driving without consent, $25,000; grand theft, $20,000.

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The schedule says a misdemeanor it does not name is set at $500, and other misdemeanors are $500, $2,500, or $5,000 depending on the top penalty. Felonies not named are priced by the longest state prison term, starting at $20,000. With several charges, the highest amount is used, and extra amounts are added only in certain cases. Check Calaveras County Inmate Search for the figure on the record.

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A judge can depart from the schedule after the first court date under Penal Code 1269b and 1275. The schedule itself adds bail for priors and enhancements. Some serious charges cannot be released at any amount before a court hearing, because of Penal Code 1270.1. Defense counsel may ask the judge for a new figure.

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The sheriff's website does not say how bail is paid or which forms are taken. Phone the San Andreas jail at 1045 Jeff Tuttle Drive, San Andreas, CA 95249 (209-754-6499) to learn the bail window hours and whether it takes cash, cashier's checks or cards. The clerk at the court, 209-754-9800, handles bail receipts, so ask there too. Do not buy a check until you know who it must be made out to.

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A deposit to his jail account covers calls and canteen buys only; he stays inside. Bail is a separate payment, so tell the person you speak with which one you mean and get a receipt.

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The Calaveras Superior Court is at 400 Government Center Drive, San Andreas, 209-754-9800. The courthouse is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clerk's windows close at 3:00 p.m., and clerk phones answer until 4:00 p.m. There is one courthouse listed for the county.

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The limit is 48 hours by Penal Code 825, without Sundays or holidays. The court runs four courtrooms, and its calendars are now on an online portal, so check there or phone 209-754-9800 to learn her hearing time. At the hearing the judge decides release terms, and a lawyer or public defender can argue for a lower bail.

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Pay it all and the county gives it back at the end, after taking out fines or fees. A bondsman is for people who cannot. State regulators note a usual 10% fee plus fair costs; each agent's rates are on file, and the fee is kept no matter what. See the state's bail agent page for a license lookup. This jail also has a bail and bond guide.

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A judge may accept it. Penal Code 1279 needs a California-resident owner, and equity of double the bond may pass at a hearing. The court posts no Calaveras property-bond form, so ask the clerk at 209-754-9800 how to apply, and whether land elsewhere counts.

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Ask the judge at his first hearing. The Calaveras County Public Defender is at 265 West St. Charles Street, Suite 4, San Andreas, 209-754-4321, according to the county's own website. Whether he qualifies is settled at the first hearing; ring the court clerk if you are not sure where the case sits.

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Calaveras runs no juvenile hall. Its state juvenile plan says it contracts with juvenile detention centers in El Dorado County and Tuolumne County. Calaveras County Probation, 23 East St. Charles Street, San Andreas, 209-754-6466, can tell you which one has your child. The court lists delinquency hearings on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 2. Youth files are closed, so the adult lookup skips minors.

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The bond could be forfeited. Penal Code 1305 allows reversal if he is back within 180 days, with five extra days when notice must be mailed. Phone his lawyer and the court, and tell any bondsman at once.

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There's no dollar cap, but there is a fairness rule. The state Supreme Court held in 2026 that any any cash amount should be fair and normally attainable. If the San Andreas court sets an amount far beyond the family's means, the defense can ask for a review and point to that decision.

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Calaveras hears its cases at the government center in San Andreas, a short drive from the detention facility, 1045 Jeff Tuttle Drive, San Andreas, CA 95249 (209-754-6499):

• Government center courthouse: 400 Government Center Drive, San Andreas, CA 95249 · 209-754-9800

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His case will not touch the San Andreas courthouse or the county's bail list. Calaveras is part of the Eastern District of California, so he'll be driven to Sacramento.

• First, a magistrate judge at Sacramento federal courthouse, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 reads him the charges.
• A Pretrial Services officer will already have asked about his family, job and past.
• Then comes a detention hearing. Federal law lets prosecutors wait up to three days for it, and the defense up to five.
• Release, if allowed, comes with federal terms. A bond agent from the county cannot post it.

If he stays locked up, the Marshals decide which contract jail holds him. Their number: U.S. Marshals Service, 501 I Street, Suite 5600, Sacramento, 916-930-2030.

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The jail in San Andreas follows SB 54. ICE's detainer form asks San Andreas to keep him past release so agents can come get him, but California sheriffs don't honor that. They may share his release date with ICE only if he has a listed serious or violent conviction. Under the TRUTH Act, he gets a written form before any ICE interview, and he can refuse it.

ICE in this area is the San Francisco ICE field office, 630 Sansome Street, Room 590, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-365-8800. Its detainees mostly go to:

• Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center: 425 Golden State Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
• Golden State Annex: 611 Frontage Road, McFarland, CA 93250
• California City detention site: 22844 Virginia Boulevard, California City, CA 93505

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• County: Calaveras County Inmate Search. Put in the last name and first name. If he's there, you'll see the charge, bail and court day. A blank page often just means booking is still going on.
• VINE: VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/). Pick California, enter the name, and see whether he's in custody and where.
• Federal: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/). A register number works best; a full name and age also work. No luck before sentencing? Call 916-930-2030.
• Prison: CDCR Inmate Locator (https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/). Use a CDCR number or name to learn which state prison has him.
• Immigration: ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/). Type an A-number, or his name with his birth country. Wait a day or two, and if still nothing, call 415-365-8800.

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The sheriff's main office, 209-754-6500, lists Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed weekends and holidays. For anything urgent outside those hours, use the jail line, 209-754-6499. The sheriff also has an outdoor drop box at headquarters for documents after hours, and the sheriff says no cash should go in it.

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