Screven County Correctional Institution Inmate Bail & Bonds

Type his name into Screven County Inmate Search. Booking records can lag by a few hours, so look again later in the day. For anything the search leaves out, dial 912-564-2013, the Sheriff's main line, which the Sheriff's site lists for weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ask about holds from other agencies and who to call at night. If a Sylvania city officer made the arrest, Sylvania Police is at 104 South Main Street, 912-564-2056.

The Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's office is listed at 202 Rocky Ford Road, Sylvania, GA 30467, and a directory says the jail is in the same one-story building.

The Georgia Department of Corrections lists a Screven County Correctional Institution at 859 Rockyford Road, Sylvania, phone 912-863-4555. That is a different place from the Sheriff's jail at 202 Rocky Ford Road. Someone waiting on a bond is normally handled by the Sheriff, so ask the desk at 912-564-2013 where your person is, before you go to either door.

It is a state facility, so look people up in the Georgia state inmate search, not the county search.

A directory says a cash bond goes to the jail's bonding window or the Clerk of Superior Court, but it gives no hours. The clerk is at 216 Mims Road, Sylvania, and the line is 912-564-2614. Call the jail first so you do not stand at a closed window.

The directory lists cash, a cashier's check, and a money order. It says some jails take cards for a fee, but nothing proves that Screven does. Ask 912-564-2013 before you go, and get a receipt that shows the case number.

No Screven County bond schedule turned up, so there are no dollar examples here. A judge fixes the number for each person. A lawyer can ask for a different figure, and the amount shows up on Screven County Inmate Search after it is set.

Magistrate Court, at 216 Mims Road, Suite 111, Sylvania, phone 912-564-7375, by a directory listing. Georgia sets a 72-hour clock for this first look by a judge (O.C.G.A. 17-4-26). Ask that office for the hearing day and whether the family may attend.

Yes. Murder, rape, armed robbery, and other listed offenses can be bailed only by a superior court judge (O.C.G.A. 17-6-1). A relative charged with one may sit in jail until that judge acts. The clerk at 912-564-2614 can explain how to ask for a hearing.

Georgia keeps a list of "bail restricted offenses." For these, release cannot rest on a bare promise. It requires secured bail: cash, a bondsman, or property the sheriff accepts (O.C.G.A. 17-6-12). Burglary and aggravated assault are on the list.

By law, 15 percent of the bond is the most a licensed surety may take, though $50 per charge can be kept when that is higher (O.C.G.A. 17-6-30). You are not forced to take the first offer. Ask the Sheriff's desk at 912-564-2013 which bondsmen sign in this county, and get the total in writing.

Possibly. Georgia law lets the sheriff of the offense county approve property (O.C.G.A. 17-6-12). The Screven requirements for equity, location, and signers are not posted online. A directory suggests clear title and about double the bond. Ask the Sheriff at 912-564-2013 for the real rule.

Cash given to the court usually comes back after the case closes, minus fines and costs. The clerk can explain the steps at 912-564-2614. Bondsman fees are a different matter and stay with the company.

No. Phone and store deposits only add spending money. The Sheriff's site says money for an inmate must be a certified check, cashier's check, or money order brought to the office, and it refuses personal checks and cash. Do not wire money, or buy gift cards, for someone who says it will release a person. Check with 912-564-2013.

The Department of Juvenile Justice lists the Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center, 3485 Mike Padgett Highway, Augusta, GA 30906, for Screven County. The state office number is 404-508-6500. The department's Community Services Office for Screven, Bulloch, and Jenkins is at 107 N. Main Street, Statesboro, 912-681-5996. Juvenile arrests stay off the adult search, so phone to learn where a young person is.

The Ogeechee Circuit Public Defender, 30 N. Main Street, Statesboro, answers at 912-764-6292 and covers Screven with three other counties. Ask for an application at your first court date.

A warrant can follow, and a bond can be taken by the court. A pledged house or land may be liened. Call a lawyer or the magistrate clerk at 912-564-7375 right away.

A federal charge goes to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, not to a county court. Screven County cases are heard in the Statesboro Division, 52 North Main Street, Statesboro, GA 30458 (not always fully staffed); the clerk's line is 912-650-4020. A federal magistrate judge decides on release, often within a day or two of arrest. Deputy U.S. Marshals move people to and from court, and the person may be housed in a county jail under contract. Once sentenced, look the person up with the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.