Humboldt County Correctional Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

Run her name through Humboldt County Inmate Search. Fresh Humboldt bookings can lag by an hour or two. Still blank? Phone the jail at 707-441-5121 and ask if she is in custody and which agency arrested her. Also ask if another county or the courts have a hold on her.

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The Superior Court judges publish a bail schedule each year. The 2026 schedule starts January 1 and sets money bail by the longest sentence the charge carries. A felony with a 3-year top term is $25,000. A 4-year term is $35,000, and 5 years is $45,000. Each added year adds about $10,000 to $15,000. Life is $750,000. A homicide charge stays at zero bail unless the court picks a figure. A judge can go above or below these numbers.

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For a DUI under Vehicle Code 23152 or 23153, the schedule says $5,000 for a first offense, $10,000 for a second, and $25,000 for a third. Misdemeanor domestic battery under Penal Code 243(e)(1) is $25,000, as is a misdemeanor under Penal Code 273.5. Those cases need a judge's hearing before any release below or above the schedule. See Humboldt County Inmate Search or ask the jail for the number on the booking sheet.

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Often no. The schedule says misdemeanor defendants are generally entitled to release on their own recognizance, meaning a signed promise, unless that would risk public safety or her return to court. Without a judge present, the amounts are $2,500 for a charge with up to 90 days, $5,000 for up to 180 days, and $10,000 for up to a year. A misdemeanor probation violation is $15,000.

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Go to the public lobby of the Correctional Facility at 826 Fourth Street. Cash bail may be paid by anyone, including the person in custody. The county accepts cash, traveler's checks, money orders, and certified checks for the exact amount, made out to Humboldt Superior Court. Personal and business checks are refused. The jail will never phone you to ask for money. Learn more about bail, then call 707-441-5121 about timing.

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The lobby kiosk at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility, 826 Fourth Street, Eureka, CA 95501 (707-445-7251), along with phone and web deposits, only feeds her account for calls and snacks. That does not release anyone. Keep that money separate, and ask the desk for a receipt that shows whether you paid bail or made a deposit.

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The county says licensed bail agents can post a bond for you, and that their numbers are on the lobby bulletin board and in the phone book. The jail does not pick one for you. Per state insurance officials, a ten percent premium is typical, and each bonding firm registers its rate with Sacramento. That fee is generally not refunded. Check the license before you sign.

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Humboldt County's bail pages do not describe a property bond, so ask first. Call the criminal clerk at 707-445-7256, option 1. Find out if property beyond Humboldt qualifies, what equity Eureka judges require, and if a lien gets filed. Keep the deed in your own hands until those answers come back.

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Penal Code 825 requires a first appearance within 48 hours of arrest, not counting Sundays and holidays. At that first appearance the judge can raise, lower, or set bail, and can order release without money. The courthouse is at 825 Fifth Street. The clerk's phone is 707-445-7256.

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Criminal and Traffic is in the clerk's office at 421 I Street, Eureka, not in the courthouse building. It is open 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and the drop box runs 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dial 707-445-7256 and press 1. Because the counter closes at 2, plan any morning errand first.

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Under article I, section 12 of the California Constitution, bail may be denied in capital cases. A Humboldt judge may likewise refuse it in violent or sex felony cases, or where great bodily harm was threatened, if the evidence is solid and danger is shown. The schedule itself lists murder as no bail until set by the court. A felony probation violation also waits for a judge. Ask the jail about holds.

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Every city department in Humboldt drops adult arrests at the Eureka jail. Eureka Police are at 604 C Street, 707-441-4060. Arcata is at 736 F Street, 707-822-2428, and Fortuna is at 621 11th Street, 707-725-7550. Smaller departments include Ferndale, 707-786-4225, and Rio Dell, 707-764-5641. Ask for the report number, then use Humboldt County Inmate Search to confirm the booking.

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The Sheriff has a Hoopa substation at 530-625-4231 and a Garberville substation at 707-923-2761. In Hoopa, the Hoopa Valley Tribe has its own police, 530-625-4615, and Tribal Court, 530-625-4305. A person picked up there may be in tribal or county hands, so start with the tribal police and then the jail.

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Humboldt County keeps its own Juvenile Hall, and the Probation Department, at 2002 Harrison Avenue in Eureka, handles his case. Call the Juvenile Detentions Division at 707-445-7644 to ask whether he is in the hall, or Juvenile Probation at 707-445-7401 about his case. A detained child gets a detention hearing before the juvenile court, and the judge decides whether he stays locked up or goes home, with or without an electronic monitor. Juvenile hearings are usually held in the Regional Facility behind Probation.

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She can request appointed counsel when first brought to court, and a short financial form will be used to decide. The Public Defender's Office answers at 707-445-7634. Pass along her case number and hearing date right away. Her lawyer may request lower bail or release on her written word.

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Expect a bench warrant plus a forfeiture order. For a bond over $400, Humboldt's clerk mails a notice, and Penal Code 1305 lets whoever posted it, agent or family, have 180 days after mailing, five more for postage, to get her before the court. If she returns in time, the forfeiture can be set aside. The sheriff posts a warrant list; the jail answers questions at 707-441-5121.

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The defense can ask the Eureka judge to lower it. Two California Supreme Court cases back that up: Humphrey in 2021, on ability to pay, and Kowalczyk in 2026, which says bail must generally be within reach unless the strict no-bail rules apply.

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Humboldt's Superior Court is in Eureka, in the same block as the jail. The clerk's office handles case questions and payments:

• Humboldt courthouse: 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501 · 707-445-7256
• Clerk's office (case questions and payments): 421 I Street, Eureka, CA 95501 · 707-445-7256

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Federal charges from Humboldt, for instance a DEA case or something on national park ground, belong to the Northern District of California. The case skips Eureka's bail schedule. The federal courthouse in McKinleyville, near the airport, handles first hearings:

• A magistrate judge sees him at Eureka-McKinleyville federal courthouse, 3140 Boeing Avenue, McKinleyville, CA 95519.
• Pretrial Services gathers background for the judge.
• At the detention hearing, pushed back as much as three days on the government's motion or five on his, the judge decides on release.
• If held, he goes to a Marshals contract jail, possibly in the Bay Area for later hearings.

Marshals office: U.S. Marshals Service, 3140 Boeing Avenue, McKinleyville, 707-839-4829.

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SB 54 bars the Humboldt Sheriff from keeping people past release on an ICE detainer. ICE can learn of a release date only if the person has a qualifying serious or violent conviction. The TRUTH Act means any ICE interview in jail needs written consent first.

Humboldt is in the San Francisco ICE field office, 630 Sansome Street, Room 590, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-365-8800 territory. Detainees are often sent far south 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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• Humboldt County Inmate Search: last and first name. Shows charges, bail and the next hearing.
• VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/): select California and type a name to see custody status and where.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/): register number or name. If pretrial, call 707-839-4829 in McKinleyville.
• CDCR Inmate Locator (https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/): CDCR number or name for state prison.
• ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/): A-number or name plus birth country. Missing? Call 415-365-8800.

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Reach the Humboldt court at 707-445-7256. Ask for the criminal desk and have the case or booking number ready if you have it.

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