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. Battery on a spouse or partner, 243(e)(1), is $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. The California Constitution, Article I, section 12, also lets a judge deny bail for capital crimes and for violent or sexual felonies when the proof and danger findings are made. Penal Code 1270.1 requires a hearing before release for serious felonies and certain domestic violence cases.

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The Sheriff's pages do not list a bail window, hours, or accepted payments. 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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No. The Sheriff says cash or a cashier's check can be put on an inmate's account at the facility or by mail. That money is for phone calls and commissary. It does not release him. 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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Penal Code 825 gives 48 hours after arrest, not counting Sundays and court holidays. 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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After bail is set, the lawyer can ask the court 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. Bring proof of work, a home address, and family.

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The court's pages do not describe a property-bond process. 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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City officers bring adults to a county jail. Whether the Placerville or South Lake Tahoe police departments keep their own holding cells is not published, so ask the arresting officer for the report number. Then 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. At the first hearing, tell the judge you need one appointed.

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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. If a child is not sent home, a petition is usually filed within 48 hours, followed by a detention hearing at 8:30 a.m. weekdays in Department 4 in South Lake Tahoe, 530-573-3075.

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