Placerville Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search her name with El Dorado County Inmate Search, which shows where she is held. The Sheriff says the Custody Division runs both buildings. A 2025 Grand Jury report said women held from the Tahoe side are sent to Placerville because of staffing, so a Tahoe arrest does not always mean a Tahoe cell. Phone 530-621-6000 for Placerville or 530-573-3030 for South Lake Tahoe.

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For a misdemeanor battery under Penal Code 243(a), the schedule lists $5,000. Partner battery under 243(e)(1) is listed at $7,500. The schedule is marked as revised January 21, 2025, and the judges are required to review it every year, so ask the jail at 530-621-6000 whether a newer one is in use. Judges may depart from it at arraignment.

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Often, yes. The schedule marks petty theft (Penal Code 488), a first-offense DUI, and most unlisted misdemeanors as C/R, meaning cite and release with a promise to appear. Penal Code 853.6 lets officers do this, with exceptions such as intoxication, a warrant, or no ID. Check El Dorado County Inmate Search for a bail figure before you come with money. If there is none, he may be on his way out.

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First-degree burglary is $50,000 and second-degree is $20,000. Robbery is $50,000, or $200,000 if it happened in a home. Assault with a deadly weapon is $50,000 as a felony. Vehicle theft is $25,000. Felony corporal injury to a partner is $50,000, and $100,000 with a prior within seven years. Any felony not listed is $10,000. These are starting points set by the court, and the judge decides the final figure.

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Yes. Each prior felony adds $15,000, and a prior prison term adds $25,000. Misdemeanor probation adds $10,000 and felony probation adds $25,000. A prior violent or serious felony adds $250,000. Gun use, great bodily injury, and gang enhancements add $50,000 each. If there are several felonies against different victims, the amounts are stacked, and an old warrant amount is added to the new one.

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The schedule says no bail for first-degree murder, for a parole, post-release supervision, or mandatory supervision hold, and for a felony probation violation. A judge may refuse release for capital charges, plus violent or sexual felonies after proof and danger findings (Article I, section 12). Serious felonies and some domestic violence arrests need a hearing first, by Penal Code 1270.1.

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Sheriff web pages skip bail window details, hours and payment types. A legal-information site says to call the Placerville jail at 530-621-6000 and press 0 for bail payment options. Do not carry cash to the door until the desk confirms the process. A licensed bail agent can also post it.

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The Sheriff says cash or a cashier's check can be put on an inmate's account at the facility or by mail. Those funds cover calls and canteen items, never his release. Bail is paid separately, so ask the clerk or desk for a receipt that says bail and shows the case number.

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He must be seen within 48 hours under Penal Code 825; Sundays and court holidays don't count. Criminal cases are heard in Departments 1, 2, 3, and 7. The Placerville branch is at 495 Main Street, 530-621-5047. The South Lake Tahoe branch is at 1354 Johnson Boulevard, 530-573-3044. Both are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Once bail is set, counsel may move to change it. The local rule says written notice must go to all sides at least two court days before the hearing. A judge also weighs the offense, the record, and the chance he will return. In 2026 the state Supreme Court case In re Kowalczyk says courts should consider what a person can reasonably pay. Pay stubs, an address and relatives nearby all help.

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Property-bond steps are missing from the court's site. Call a criminal clerk, Placerville at 530-621-5047 or Tahoe at 530-573-3044, before gathering deeds. Ask whether land outside El Dorado County counts, how much equity the judge requires, and whether the county records a lien.

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The California Department of Insurance says the fee is most commonly ten percent and is usually not refunded. If he misses court, bail is forfeited under Penal Code 1305, and the person has 180 days, plus five more if notice is mailed, to return. The local rule on set-asides says the district attorney is not notified when he is already back in the Sheriff's custody and the request is filed within the 180 days.

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Adults arrested by city officers are taken to a county jail. Ask the officer who made the arrest whether Placerville or South Lake Tahoe police hold people in their own cells, and ask for a report number, and next search El Dorado County Inmate Search. If the arrest happened on tribal land, such as the Shingle Springs Rancheria, ask the jail which agency made the booking.

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The county Public Defender has a Shingle Springs office at 3976 Durock Road, 530-621-6440, and a South Lake Tahoe office at 1360 Johnson Boulevard, 530-573-3115. When there is a conflict, the Alternate Public Defender, 300A Forni Road, handles the case at 530-621-6770. Ask for appointed counsel the first time in court.

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The county's Juvenile Treatment Center is at 1041 Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe and is run by Probation. It holds youth pending court and also serves neighboring counties by contract. Call 530-573-7980. A teen kept in custody usually has a petition filed inside 48 hours, then a weekday detention hearing at 8:30 a.m. in South Lake Tahoe's Department 4, 530-573-3075.

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In most cases, yes. California's Supreme Court ruled in spring 2026 that the amount has to be fair and normally reachable. If the Placerville or South Lake Tahoe court thinks no amount is safe, it has to use the narrow legal rules for holding someone without bail.

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El Dorado's court has branches in Placerville, Cameron Park and South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe arrests usually go to the lake branch; west slope arrests go to Placerville:

• Main Street branch: 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 · 530-621-5047
• Fairlane Court branch (Building C): 2850 Fairlane Court, Suite 120, Placerville, CA 95667 · 530-621-5047
• Cameron Park branch: 2927 Meder Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682 · 530-621-5047
• South Lake Tahoe branch: 1354 Johnson Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 · 530-573-3044

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County bail doesn't apply. A federal case, even one from Tahoe, is filed in the Eastern District of California. Expect this:

• He's taken to Sacramento federal courthouse, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 for a first hearing before a magistrate judge.
• Pretrial Services interviews him and reports on release.
• The judge holds a detention hearing; U.S. prosecutors can stretch that out three days, his lawyer up to five.
• If released, he follows federal conditions. Otherwise he waits in whatever contract jail the Marshals choose.

For placement questions, call U.S. Marshals Service, 501 I Street, Suite 5600, Sacramento, 916-930-2030.

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El Dorado's jails don't hold people for ICE after release. SB 54 blocks that, even when ICE has sent a detainer asking for up to two extra days. The jail can give ICE a release date only for listed serious or violent convictions. The TRUTH Act requires written notice before any ICE interview in jail.

El Dorado is part of the San Francisco ICE field office, 630 Sansome Street, Room 590, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-365-8800 area. ICE detainees are held mostly at:

• 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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• El Dorado County Inmate Search: type last and first name. The record shows whether he's in Placerville or South Lake Tahoe, and his bail.
• VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/): choose California and enter the name. Shows custody and facility, including other counties.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/): use a register number or name. Pretrial federal cases may not be listed; call 916-930-2030.
• CDCR Inmate Locator (https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/): CDCR number or name shows the prison.
• ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/): enter A-number or name plus birth country. Call 415-365-8800 if he can't be found.

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Phone the El Dorado court at 530-621-5047. Give the booking name, and ask both the bail amount and the date of the first hearing.

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