Floyd County Correctional Institution Inmate Bail & Bonds
Floyd County bail and bond: the Rome jail lobby, property rules, and local help
Adults arrested in Floyd County are held at the Floyd County Jail, 2526 New Calhoun Highway, Rome. The jail also takes people arrested by Rome and Cave Spring police. Look the person up with Floyd County Inmate Search to see if they are in custody, what the charges are, and what the bond is. You can post bail at the bonding lobby inside the jail, which is open all day and night except noon to 1 p.m. Call 706-291-4111 for anything the search cannot answer.
Is my family member in the Floyd County Jail yet?
Start with Floyd County Inmate Search. It shows who is booked, the charges, and the bond. A booking that is only minutes old can take a while to appear, so look again in an hour. If the name still does not show, call the jail at 706-291-4111 and ask which agency made the arrest.
Where do I post a bond in Rome, and when is it open?
The bonding lobby is inside the Floyd County Jail at 2526 New Calhoun Highway, Rome, GA 30161. The sheriff's office says it is open around the clock, but it closes every day from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. Plan your trip around that hour. Bring a driver's license or other photo ID and the person's full name.
What will cash cost me at the lobby window?
The sheriff accepts cash or a money order for the exact bond amount, plus a $20 service charge. A personal check is not on the sheriff's list. The sheriff's page does not mention cards, so call 706-291-4111 before you drive over if you hope to pay another way. Keep your receipt.
What is the bond for my charge?
The magistrate sets it, so the number on the person's record is the one that counts. After booking, it appears on Floyd County Inmate Search. Floyd County does not post a bond price list for common charges on its sheriff or court pages. Do not trust a figure from a friend or a bondsman's ad. Ask the jail desk at 706-291-4111 whether a judge has set it yet.
How soon does a judge see someone arrested in Rome?
The first appearance hearing is held at the jail, and a Magistrate Court judge usually sets bond there, according to the District Attorney's office. When police arrest on a warrant, state law (O.C.G.A. 17-4-26) requires bringing the person before a judicial officer within 72 hours. The Magistrate Court says it hears first appearances and bond hearings six days a week. Chief Magistrate Judge and two other magistrates sit there, and the office answers at 706-291-5250.
Which bonding companies work with the Floyd County Jail?
The sheriff's bonding page lists approved companies: Bond James Bond Inc., 2201 N. Broad St., Rome, 706-291-0088; Corntassel Bonding, 1802 N. Broad St., Rome, 706-236-2808; and Well-Done Bonding, 736 East Ave., Cedartown, 706-346-0551. Each sets its own price. Under O.C.G.A. 17-6-30, a bondsman may take at most 15 percent of the bond's face amount, but may ask for $50 on any charge where 15 percent would be smaller. Ask for the fee in writing.
Can I use my house or land instead of cash?
Yes, if it passes the sheriff's rules. The property must be in Floyd County and in your name, and every owner has to come and sign. Property taxes must be current. Mobile homes are refused, and so are quit claim and security deeds; a warranty deed may be accepted. Bring photo ID and $20 to the bonding lobby. If your last name differs from the owner's, bring proof such as a marriage license.
My land is in another Georgia county. What now?
The sheriff describes a two-step path. If the property is elsewhere in Georgia, apply for a property bond at the sheriff's office where you live or where the land sits, then carry the approved bond to the Floyd lobby. Going the other way, if the person is held in a different county and you own Floyd land, apply through the Floyd County Sheriff's Office and take the approved bond to the jail that holds the person. Call 706-291-4111 to check the steps.
Why is Floyd County showing no bond for someone?
That can mean the magistrate cannot grant it. If bond is denied, a Motion for Bond goes to Superior Court, per the District Attorney's office. A probation hold or a warrant from another county can also keep a person in. Ask the jail desk at 706-291-4111 which of these applies.
Which charges need a superior court judge or cash and bondsman only?
Georgia law (O.C.G.A. 17-6-1) lists crimes where only a superior court judge can grant bail, including murder, rape, armed robbery, and certain drug trafficking charges. A separate list of bail restricted offenses (O.C.G.A. 17-6-12) bars release on a promise alone. Those people must post a secured bond: cash, a licensed bondsman, or property the sheriff approves in the county where the crime happened.
How do I get a bond lowered?
Only a judge can change it. A lawyer files a Motion for Bond in Superior Court, and the four superior court judges are listed on the court's website. Gather proof of a job, a home address, and family ties. The court administrator at 706-291-5162 can say where to file.
Can we get a free lawyer?
The Rome Judicial Circuit Public Defender is at 12 East 4th Ave., Suite 10, Rome, 706-234-0975. Call to book an interview before your court date. The office asks for proof of household income and a $50 application fee paid by money order to the Office of the Receiver.
What if Rome or Cave Spring police made the arrest?
The sheriff's office says the Floyd County Jail serves Floyd County, the City of Rome, and Cave Spring, so those arrests usually end there. Whether a city station holds people for a short time first is something the arresting department can answer. Ask for the report number, then check Floyd County Inmate Search.
Where is a teenager held after an arrest?
The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice runs Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center at 200 Marable Way, Rome, GA 30165, and Floyd County is among the counties it serves. Call 706-295-6035. Juvenile records are private, so a child may not show on the adult search.
What happens if he misses court?
The judge can order him arrested again, and the bond can be forfeited. A bondsman may seek to bring the person back, and you may owe money. Call a lawyer or the Superior Court administrator at 706-291-5162 the same day.
How do I avoid a bail scam?
Real payment happens at the jail lobby or with a company the sheriff lists. Anyone who asks for gift cards or an app transfer is not legitimate. The jail ATM and phone-account deposits go onto the inmate's account for store items and calls, and they are not bail. Check numbers on this page with 706-291-4111.
Is the Floyd County Prison a state facility?
The Floyd County Prison, also called a county correctional institution, is a state facility, so its inmates are not in the county's jail search. To look up someone housed there, use the Georgia state inmate search. The jail is the place for new arrests and bond; the prison holds people already sentenced.
What happens with a federal arrest?
Federal cases from Floyd County belong to the Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division. The courthouse is Harold L. Murphy Federal Building & US Courthouse, 600 East First Street, Rome, GA 30161-3149, and the clerk answers at 706-378-4060. A federal magistrate judge holds the first hearing and sets any release terms. The U.S. Marshals Service keeps custody before trial, so the person may sit in a local jail that rents beds to the Marshals. After sentencing, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
Key contacts for Floyd County bond questions
- Jail
- Floyd County Jail, 2526 New Calhoun Highway, Rome, GA 30161; 706-291-4111; jail administration 706-314-0711
- Sheriff
- Floyd County Sheriff
- Bonding lobby
- Inside the jail; open 24 hours except 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.; cash or money order plus $20 service charge
- Custody lookup
- Floyd County Inmate Search
- Magistrate Court
- 3 Government Plaza, Suite 227, Rome, GA 30161; 706-291-5250; Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
- Superior Court
- 3 Government Plaza, Rome, GA 30161; court administrator 706-291-5162
- Public defender
- 12 East 4th Ave., Suite 10, Rome, GA 30161; 706-234-0975
- Juvenile
- Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center, 200 Marable Way, Rome, GA 30165; 706-295-6035
- Bondsmen
- Bond James Bond Inc., 706-291-0088; Corntassel Bonding, 706-236-2808; Well-Done Bonding, 706-346-0551
- State inmate search
- Georgia state inmate search (for the Floyd County Prison and other state facilities)
Floyd County may update its bonding steps, fees, or phone numbers at any time, and the magistrate can set an amount that differs from what you expect. Check with the jail first. Nothing here is legal advice.
How do Bail Bonds work at Floyd County Correctional Institution
The Floyd County Sheriff recommends that you might want to use a bail bond agent licensed to do business in Floyd County.
However if you don't want to use a bail bond agent:
- You can always pay a cash bond yourself, or use your home in Floyd County, or in some cases the state of Georgia, but the benefit of using a bail bond agent is that they take responsibility for making sure the inmate shows up for court in Floyd County, and if they don't, then they take the financial responsibility.
- The typical fee for a bond in Georgia is between 10-20% of the bail amount; usually 15% or less. So if an offender has a bail of $10,000.00, their bond will be $1500.00.
- Pay by cash, cashier's check, money order or credit card at the Floyd County Correctional Institution, or the courthouse in Floyd County where the offense took place.
Call 706-236-2490 to find out the exact bond (plus other fees) amount, or look it up online by looking up the information on the Floyd County inmate locator.
Floyd County Correctional Institution
Address:
329 Black Bluff Road SW
Rome, GA 30161
Phone:
706-236-2490
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Floyd County
What kind of bonds are accepted in Floyd County?
Who can set bail in Floyd County?
When is bail set in Floyd County Georgia?
Does Floyd County have bail?
Yes, Floyd County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Floyd County?
Georgia offers several types of pre-trial release including own recognizance, cash bond, property bond & surety. The court will consider what type of bonds will be accepted depending on the circumstances of the arrest.
Who can set bail in Floyd County?
In many cases Georgia follows a pre-set bail schedule, so sheriffs & constables are able to accept bail immediately after processing. For those offense where immediate release in not permitted, or when a defendant does not qualify for immediate release, bail will be determined by a judge.
When is bail set in Floyd County Georgia?
Georgia uses a pre-set bail schedule, meaning the bail is set based on the offense and thus us know to police at the time of arrest. In cases where bail is not pre-set, or the defendant does not qualify for immediate release, a judge of the superior court will determine bail at a bail hearing. This hearing shall be scheduled with 48 – 72 hours depending on the classification of the crime the defendant is accused.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Floyd County must pay or do to stay out of jail until the first court appearance.
The agreement to bail acts as a promise that the arrested will return to court for court dates and trial. Bail usually refers to a dollar amount, but bail can also mean something that has to be done, or a condition such as reporting to an officer of the court, a curfew, restraining orders or attending a treatment program.
Bail is usually a significant enough amount of money and/or condition that the person will be negatively impacted and has incentive to return to court and not flee. A flight risk usually means that the person would flee the area, and not necessary that they are going to take an airplane.
If a judge in Floyd County feels that the arrested will return to court for further proceedings, the arrested could be released under a conditional release without needing to pay bail money. This is called Released on Own Recognizance, or ROR.
Conditions for ROR might be to obey all court orders and laws, maintain contact with the lawyer, report changes in residence or have no contact with the victim. Family support will show the court that there are people who will make sure that the defendant makes it to court.
A bond proceeding is the determination of how much bail is to be paid and usually happens before arraignment. A Bond hearing is a determination by a magistrate to determine an amount a person may pay to be released while the case is pending. Sometimes certain crimes will have preset bonds, that can become payable the moment an arrest is made.
The minimum bond in Georgia is $1,000. If a court seeks a bond lower than that then it must be an OR bond, meaning the accused shall be released on their own recognizance, with no money down. During bond proceedings, the defendant is not required to have an attorney but has the right to an attorney if the defendant want one.
If the judge or bail schedule determines that the defendant would be a danger to the public if they were released, bail can be denied, and the person will be detained in the Floyd County Correctional Institution until the case is resolved or goes to trial.
Bail can be denied if the defendant did not comply with bail conditions from a previous arrest. Bail is usually denied in cases of violent offenses.
What is the difference between Bail and Bond?
Bail and bond are used interchangeably to mean the same thing but technically, they are different.
The bail is the amount to be paid and a bond is a signed document promising payment of the bail amount with certain conditions.
Think of a bond as a loan to pay for the bail.
The bond payment is always written to the court in your municipality, Floyd County or district directly and does not go through the defendant. Chances of obtaining a bond from a bond company or clerk of court are better if family is involved.
The thought of being in jail can cause the arrested to panic and try to secure a bond immediately.
DO NOT panic and take the time to understand all the options.
More courts are now trying to work with defendants to make bail work and might provide non-monetary options or even reduce the bail.
Payments to a bond company are not refundable. It is a long process to get back property title or money that was given to the clerk of court or bondsperson to secure the bond. This could put your loved ones into a difficult financial situation.
Another reason not to unnecessarily rush into securing a bond is that if the court notes that you came up with the money to pay a bond company, they may assume you have resources to pay a defense attorney and decline public defense.
On the other hand, as anyone who has ever been involved in their criminal defense understands, fighting your case while ‘out on the streets’ gives you a much better chance of either winning, or getting a more favorable sentence.
What are the different types of bonds in Floyd County?
Based on a review of information from the arrest, the judge or bail officer will determine and notify the accused of which types of bonds are available to them.
To describe the types of bonds, let’s use an example of buying your neighbor’s car. Your neighbor decides the price of the car and how they would be paid.
Similarly, the court (meaning a police or bail officer, clerk of court, bail magistrate or judge) determines the bail amount and how it would be paid.
Here are different options that the seller of the car or the court might consider:
You could pay full asking price for the car in cash. This is similar to paying cash bail. The full amount of bail would be paid to the town or county clerk or at the jail. Cash, cashier’s checks and credit cards are usually accepted.
You could sign an agreement on your own or with another person to pay for the car at a future date knowing that your neighbor would know where to find you if you stopped payment.
This would be similar to a cash bond or a personal recognizance (PR) bond which are bonds to where someone representing the defendant signs paperwork promising to pay the bail amount if the defendant does not show up to court. There is no money due up front.
If the defendant does not show up, the full amount of the bail will be due to the court and the people who signed the paperwork will be responsible for paying the court and the court will send the sheriff’s department to arrest you.
Cash bonds and PR bonds are types of unsecured bonds because you are not securing it with any money down. In bond terms, a surety is a person who will be responsible for making sure that you will show to court and will be responsible to pay the bond if the arrested person does not show up.
Surety can be family, friend or a bondsperson. Your attorney cannot act as a surety.
You can put a deposit down for your neighbor’s car and sign an agreement that the car will be paid off at a later date. Cash percentage in lieu of bonds is when the defendant pays a percentage of the bail amount, usually 10%, to the court which then holds the money until the case is over.
The amount is returned to the person who paid the 10% after the case is over. In most cases, the full amount is not returned if there are court fees or fines due. This is a type of surety bond if another person signs the bond paperwork.
You could sign an agreement that if the car were not paid off, that your neighbor would get your house or something of value.
A property bond is a bond that the courts might consider in which the bond is pledged in land or home real estate (mobile homes are not accepted).
Usually, the property must be in the same state as the courts, and it must be worth at least 1 ½ - 2 times the amount of the bond.
There are multiple court fees involved to execute a property bond with the courts and a tedious process to get the property deed back. This is another type of surety bond if another person or a bond company is used to secure the bond.
You could also go to a local bank and take out a car loan offering property or anything of value for collateral. You may get someone to co-sign on the loan and offer their property. The bank charges fees, interest and could keep your property if you did not pay the loan back, or even on time.
A professional bondsperson makes money, at least 10% of the bond amount by providing you with a “loan” called a bond. The percent that they charge is fixed by the state and cannot be negotiated. The defendant or surety does not get that 10% or more back even if the terms of the bail are met.
With a property bond, the property deed would need to be signed over to the bondsperson and everyone on the deed would need to be involved.
Since the bondsperson signed off, to be responsible that you show to court as your surety, they can send a bounty hunter to bring you to court if you flee. A bondsperson does not have to give you a bond if the defendant seems to be too much of a risk.
Ask the bondsperson to explain all the costs: percentage, fees or court fees. There is never a reason to rush through signing the paperwork with a bond company. Make sure that everything told to you is in writing and that you understand what you are signing. Ask questions, and if you feel rushed or don’t understand the contract with the bond company, you might want to call another one.
(There have been phone scams where a bond company calls and informs a person that their family member has been arrested and they ask for financial information. A bondsperson will not call asking for money without involvement of the arrested.)
Does Floyd County have bail?
Yes, Floyd County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Floyd County?
Georgia offers several types of pre-trial release including own recognizance, cash bond, property bond & surety. The court will consider what type of bonds will be accepted depending on the circumstances of the arrest.
Who can set bail in Floyd County?
In many cases Georgia follows a pre-set bail schedule, so sheriffs & constables are able to accept bail immediately after processing. For those offense where immediate release in not permitted, or when a defendant does not qualify for immediate release, bail will be determined by a judge.
When is bail set in Georgia?
Georgia uses a pre-set bail schedule, meaning the bail is set based on the offense and thus us know to police at the time of arrest. In cases where bail is not pre-set, or the defendant does not qualify for immediate release, a judge of the superior court will determine bail at a bail hearing. This hearing shall be scheduled with 48 – 72 hours depending on the classification of the crime the defendant is accused.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Floyd County Georgia?
Yes, if there are extenuating circumstances and the judge set the initial bail, your attorney can request a bond reduction.
In Floyd County Georgia, who can pay bail for me?
The person posting bail should be a relative or close friend, called a surety, because they are promising and taking responsibility that you will return to court to get their money back.
A surety is not responsible for court fees or paying off personal debts for the defendant. A professional bondsperson who is approved by the State of Georgia could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Floyd County Georgia?
Yes, Georgia does offer online bail payment. Please contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail. Go to the Floyd County Correctional Institution for more information about the jails in Floyd County.
What options are there to pay bail in Floyd County Georgia?
Cash or security; credit card in some counties. The security may be either cash or property. Bail may be posted at the appropriate county jail or sheriff’s office in which the defendant is charged.
Please contact the jail for specific information on what methods of payment are accepted. Go to the Floyd County Correctional Institution for more information about posting bail in Floyd County.
Will I get all my bond money back in Georgia?
Bail money is returned to the person who paid the bail; in whole or in part once the case is finished.
There may be fees, restitution (money to pay for damage caused by the crime) or fines that come out of that amount. If you used a bondsperson, you would not get your 10% back. Property is returned by the court or bondsperson after the appropriate requests and formal paperwork are completed with the court.
Can I get bail or a bond with no money down in Floyd County?
The judge or officer who sets bail determines which kind of bail will be an option for you, but a cash bond and PR bonds usually do not require cash down, though you might have to pay court fees.
A cash bond or a personal recognizance (PR) bond are bonds where someone representing the defendant signs paperwork promising to pay the bail amount if the defendant does not show up to court. There is no money due up front.
If the defendant does not show up, the full amount of the bail will be due to the court and the people who signed the paperwork will be responsible for paying the court and the court will send the sheriff’s department to arrest you.
Cash bonds and PR bonds are types of unsecured bonds because you are not securing it with any money down. In bond terms, a surety is a person who will be responsible to make sure that you will show to court and will be responsible to pay the bond if the arrested person does not show up. A surety can be family, friend or a bondsperson. Your attorney cannot act as a surety.
What are the least expensive and affordable bail bonds in Georgia?
The Floyd County Correctional Institution or court in this jurisdiction can provide you with a list of approved and licensed bond companies, but they cannot recommend a specific company. You are not obligated to use the first company available and can call several companies to compare what kind of bonds that the bondsperson is willing to execute.
The percentage of bail that the bond company can charge is set, usually at 10%, by the state and cannot be negotiated.