Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

Both are possible. The Sheriff's Office describes the Truckee Jail as an adult booking and temporary holding site that books people from the Truckee area and holds them until a transport to the main jail. Search her name at Nevada County Inmate Search. The Sheriff will not give booking numbers over the phone, so ask her for it. Corrections answers at 530-265-1291.

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Yes. According to the Sheriff's release instructions, bail is taken around the clock every day, whether cash or a bondsman's paper. Bring the booking name and photo ID. The county's page says the "Bondman's/Release door" at the Maidu Avenue jail and the Truckee Jail lobby are where property is picked up, so ask where a deputy takes the payment itself. Call 530-265-1291 to confirm which building has her.

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Probably not. Bail and bond releases typically happen between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Sheriff states that no one is released between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. without a verified ride. Plan the pickup, and have the ride's name ready if you want her out at night. Release steps include a warrant check, a health clearance, and getting back her property.

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Staff must verify identity and paperwork, check for warrants and holds, clear her through the health office, inspect her cell, and return property and money before she dresses out. A person returning from court is usually released two to four hours later. She may also make up to three free calls before leaving. A hold can stop the process, so ask at 530-265-1291.

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The Superior Court's felony and misdemeanor schedule, effective January 1, 2026, lists: DUI, $5,000 (more with prior convictions); battery on a spouse or cohabitant, $5,000; petty theft, $1,500; assault with a deadly weapon, $25,000; spousal or cohabitant beating, $25,000; residential burglary, $50,000; robbery, $100,000; murder, no bail. Possession for sale of drugs under Health and Safety Code 11378 begins at $35,000. A magistrate can set a different figure.

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Not exactly. The 2026 schedule applies unless a magistrate has already set bail, such as in a warrant. Penal Code 1269b names the superior court judges as the ones who revise the schedule each year. Officers who think the amount is too high or too low can ask a magistrate for a change through the District Attorney. Staff at the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, 925 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959, can speak to one specific case if you dial 530-265-1291.

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Any agent licensed in California may post a bond. California insurance regulators list 10 percent as the usual premium, and that payment stays with the bondsman even if the charges are dismissed. Get the contract in writing before you sign. The Sheriff accepts bonds at all hours, so the agent can deliver paperwork on a night or weekend.

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The Nevada County Public Defender is at 109 North Pine Street, Nevada City, 530-265-1400, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ask the judge at the first appearance to appoint the office.

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The Superior Court sits at 201 Church Street in Nevada City and at the Levon Avenue government center, 10075 Levon Avenue, in Truckee. The court's clerks are open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on court days, according to a February 2023 notice, and the court's phone is 530-362-4309. Ask which courthouse your family member's case is on.

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For a not-in-custody misdemeanor or infraction, an attorney can file a counter arraignment, and the person need not come to the first court date. The form must reach the court at least two court days before arraignment, or a warrant and a forfeiture of bail can follow. Felonies, domestic violence, sex offenses, and repeat DUI are excluded.

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Ask the court at 530-362-4309 for its property bond rules before you pay for appraisals or record anything. Property put up for a bond can be lost if the person fails to appear.

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His lawyer may ask for a lower figure, or for Penal Code 1318 release on his signed word. Kowalczyk, the April 2026 state high court case, keeps a Nevada County judge from setting a number beyond the family's means and steers the judge toward conditions like check-ins first. Collect pay stubs, rent proof, and character letters.

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The 2026 schedule shows no bail for murder. The state constitution, article I, section 12, lets a judge refuse bail in certain violent or sex felonies when other people would be in danger. Penal Code 1270.1 requires a hearing before release for serious or violent felonies and certain domestic violence charges. A probation hold also stops release.

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Bail may be forfeited. For bonds over $400, the court mails notice, and there are 180 days, plus five for mailing, to bring the person in, under Penal Code 1305. Call the court at 530-362-4309 and the bondsman at once. A lawyer can ask the court to set the matter aside.

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Nevada County's secure youth facility is the youth center on State Highway 49 in Nevada City, once called the regional juvenile hall, run by the Probation Department. A probation officers' association reports it is being reshaped to serve a small number of youth and young adults. The county's guide for parents lists the hall at 15434 State Highway 49, Nevada City, with a phone, 530-470-2600. That guide is older, so confirm the youth is there. Probation can tell you which facility has a teen and when the hearing is set; reach it at 530-265-1200 in Nevada City or 530-582-7804 in Truckee.

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Property pickup is Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the person picking it up must bring valid photo ID. Items left more than 90 days after release are destroyed or disposed of. Funds are released by check at the Maidu Avenue jail only, not at Truckee. Questions go to 530-265-1291.

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Yes. The state high court decided in 2026 that money bail has to be fair and normally within a family's reach. A judge in Nevada City or Truckee who believes nobody should be released must use the strict no-bail process, not a huge number.

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Nevada County has courts in Nevada City and in Truckee, near Lake Tahoe:

• Nevada City courthouse: 201 Church Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 · 530-362-4309
• Truckee courthouse: 10075 Levon Avenue, Truckee, CA 96161 · 530-362-4309

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Federal cases from Grass Valley, Nevada City or Truckee go to Sacramento and the Eastern District of California. County bail is not used:

• A magistrate judge at Sacramento federal courthouse, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 holds his first hearing.
• Pretrial Services interviews him.
• The detention hearing may wait a few days: up to three on the government's request, five on his.
• The result is either supervised release or a Marshals hold.

Marshals office: U.S. Marshals Service, 501 I Street, Suite 5600, Sacramento, 916-930-2030.

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Nevada County follows SB 54; release happens on time. A release date may go to ICE only if the person's record includes a serious or violent conviction on the state list. ICE can't interview anyone in jail without a TRUTH Act notice first.

San Francisco ICE field office, 630 Sansome Street, Room 590, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-365-8800 covers Nevada County. Detainees 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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• Nevada County Inmate Search: last and first name; bail and court date.
• VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/): California, then the name.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/): register number or name; pretrial: 916-930-2030.
• CDCR Inmate Locator (https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/): CDCR number or name.
• ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/): A-number or name and birth country; then 415-365-8800.

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Call the Nevada City court at 530-362-4309. Ask if the case is heard in Nevada City or Truckee, too.

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