Jacksonville Community Transition Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Look the name up on Duval County Inmate Search. Duval books hundreds of people, so a fresh booking may take hours to show. Duval's detention facility line, 904-630-5760, covers gaps in the search. Give the full name and birth date.

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The Sheriff runs the downtown Pretrial Detention Facility, the Community Transition Center at 451 Catherine Street, and the Montgomery Correctional Center at 4727 Lannie Road. Sentenced inmates held at Montgomery are brought to the downtown jail for release. If the search shows another building, ask the corrections staff at 904-630-5760 why.

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For a cash bond, the Sheriff says to bring the full amount to the public reception area of the jail. It takes cash, a certified or cashier's check drawn on a local bank (subject to verification), or a U.S. Postal money order made out to the Office of the Sheriff. For a surety bond, you contact a bonding agency, which arranges the release. Officers may not tell you which agency to pick. Posting hours are not published, so call 904-630-5760. In Duval, inmate account money is not bail.

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For Duval DUIs, the 2026 Supreme Court schedule (AOSC25-69) sets $500 for a first offense filed as second-degree and $1,000 for first-degree. A second offense charged at the lower misdemeanor level is $750. The Fourth Judicial Circuit may post a higher local schedule, and the judge at first appearance may choose any amount.

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Under that order, a first-degree misdemeanor in Duval is $500 without force and $1,000 with force or a threat. A second-degree misdemeanor is $150, or $250 with force. A Duval third-degree felony is $2,500 without force and $5,000 with it. Charges for the most serious offenses carry no bond until a judge acts. Each charge has its own bond.

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A judge does. Article I, section 14 of the Florida Constitution gives most Duval defendants a right to reasonable pretrial release; exceptions are capital or life cases with strong proof, and cases where release would be unsafe. Section 903.011 holds back more groups, including people arrested for a new felony while on probation, those charged with violating a protective injunction, and drug trafficking suspects.

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Rule 3.130 requires it within 24 hours. The Duval judge states the charge, decides on a free lawyer, and sets conditions. The Video Visitation Center entrance on the west side of the Pretrial Detention Facility is the same entrance as first appearance court. After the hearing, look at Duval County Inmate Search for the bond. The judge may continue, raise, lower, or end the bail.

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Jacksonville agents charge what the state's financial services department lists, 10 percent of bail, so a $1,500 bail costs $150. That fee is earned when your relative is released and is not given back. If no release happens, the premium comes back to you. Any security you left should come back within 21 days of the court's discharge. Cash costs more up front but is refundable later, while the agent's fee is gone. In Duval, get the terms on paper and check the agent's license with the department.

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Duval's bond webpage lists just cash and surety bonds; ask the Clerk and an agent about property. Duval private sureties have to reside in Florida or own Florida land (section 903.05). A Duval no-show records the forfeiture as a two-year land lien (section 903.26). Confirm what documents the court wants before anyone signs.

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Duval is consolidated, so most arrests are processed by the Sheriff's Office downtown. If a different Duval agency arrested, ask it where the person is, then recheck Duval County Inmate Search. Whether any agency keeps a short-term cell is something the arresting agency can answer.

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Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 1241 East 8th Street, Jacksonville, 904-798-4820, holds youth whom a judge orders detained. Duval juvenile files are private, so a child won't be in the adult search. Ask the center or the court for the hearing time.

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The Fourth Circuit Public Defender serves Duval County at 904-255-HOPE (4673). In Duval, tell the first appearance judge you can't afford counsel. A Duval lawyer can ask the judge to cut the bond or release with no money.

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In Duval, a missed court date means forfeiture; the Clerk has five days to send notice, and the bond must be paid in 60 days (section 903.26). Turning in the defendant soon may return part of it (section 903.28). Contact a lawyer and the bond agent today.

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Once the case closes and the bond is released. The Clerk's Misdemeanor Department says refunds are generally issued within 10 to 14 working days after final disposition, and you can call 904-255-2000 after 14 working days with the case number. Fines, court costs, or restitution may be taken out first. For Duval cash posted by a non-agent, the Clerk deducts unpaid fines, fees, and costs first (section 903.286). A bond expires 36 months after it was posted (section 903.31). Save every receipt.

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Any text or call asking for gift cards, a cash app, or crypto "to release him." Hang up and call 904-630-5760 yourself.

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• With Form I-247A, ICE can ask the Duval jail to keep a person.
• That extra hold in Duval lasts up to 48 hours.
• The Duval clock keeps running on weekends and holidays.
• Paying a Duval bond will not lift the detainer.
• The Duval judge who sets bond learns of it (F.S. 908.105).
• The Duval prosecutor is told too.
• Every Florida jail sheriff, Duval included, must join 287(g) (F.S. 908.11).
• ICE's official 287(g) list shows these models for Duval:
  • Jail Enforcement Model
  • Task Force Model
• If ICE takes someone from Duval, search the ICE detainee locator.

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