Freemont County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Check Fremont County Inmate Search. The jail sits next to the courthouse in the Fremont County Law Enforcement Complex. In 2023 the sheriff said the old 20-bed jail could not hold women and sent them to the Madison County Jail in Rexburg. Phone 208-624-4482 to ask where a woman is held now.

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The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is at 146 N 2nd West. The county lists hours of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The main number is 208-624-4482. The drug and crime tip line is 208-624-1538. Deputies cannot change bail themselves.

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That is common. For bond steps, call the jail at 208-624-4482 for the amount and the payment method, then call the clerk at 208-624-7200 to learn how the court wants it. Ask both offices who takes the payment, and keep a receipt with the case number.

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Idaho's misdemeanor rules allow cash, a cashier's check or money order payable to the clerk, a licensed company's surety bond or a St. Anthony property bond a judge approves. Personal checks are taken only where a judge has approved them. The clerk's office can tell you which one fits your charge.

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Statewide, the misdemeanor schedule effective January 4, 2023 lists $500 for an Idaho resident and $2,000 for a nonresident. The same list puts a second DUI at $1,000 for a resident and $3,000 for a nonresident, and resisting an officer at $300. Because the schedule is only advisory, a magistrate can raise, lower, or drop any amount. Domestic battery and no-contact order violations have no bond until a Fremont County judge hears it. Felony bail comes from the judge.

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The Clerk's Office, Suite 12 at 151 W. 1st North, is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The court office lists the same weekday hours and closes at lunch. Both use 208-624-7200. Call before noon if you want to be sure someone is at the counter.

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No. You can pay the court the full amount if the judge allows. A licensed bail agent charges a fee for covering the bond. Under Idaho Code 41-1039, sheriffs and clerks generally accept surety bonds only from licensed agents. Read the contract, and call the Department of Insurance at 1-800-721-3272 with concerns.

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It can, if the court agrees. Idaho Code 19-2909 requires the land to be in Idaho. Your equity in it, after loans, has to cover the bail plus likely collection costs. A recorded bond is a lien on the land, and you pay the fees. Ask the clerk at 208-624-7200 about the paperwork.

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When the case ends, the clerk first applies the Fremont County cash to fines, fees, costs, and restitution, then returns any extra to the person who posted it (Idaho Code 19-2908). A forfeited bond is not returned. Hold on to every receipt.

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It may mean the judge has not seen the case yet. Idaho allows bail before conviction unless the charge is punishable by death and the proof is strong (Idaho Code 19-2903). Probation-violation bail is up to the judge. Ask the clerk at 208-624-7200, and ask probation at 208-624-2034. By Idaho Criminal Rule 5(b), a first appearance happens within 24 hours of arrest, with weekends and holidays left out of the count.

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No. The St. Anthony Work Camp is a state facility run by the Idaho Department of Correction, at 125 N. 8th West in St. Anthony. Its residents are listed on the Idaho Department of Correction offender search, not the county search. Call the sheriff at 208-624-4482 if you are unsure which place holds your person.

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Ask the judge at the first hearing. In Fremont County, the State Public Defender covers Fremont County through contract attorneys. Call the state office at 208-605-4575 or apply at the courthouse, where the court clerk can start the paperwork.

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The 5-C Juvenile Detention Center in St. Anthony closed March 1, 2026. Ask about the 3-B Juvenile Detention Center in Idaho Falls, 208-542-2947. Fremont County Probation, 208-624-2034, tells parents which place holds the child. Juvenile records are private.

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It can. Ask the arresting officer for the report number and the charge, then call the jail at 208-624-4482 to confirm the booking. Whether a town keeps its own holding cell is a question for that town's department. Deputies also cover the areas outside the towns.

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The judge in St. Anthony can order an arrest and keep the bail (Idaho Code 19-2915). Phone the court at 208-624-7200 right away. A lawyer can sometimes get a new date set before a warrant is served.

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Treat any call that demands a gift card or an app transfer as fraud. Call the jail yourself at 208-624-4482. Money put on a jail phone or deposit account is not bail.

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Federal rules replace St. Anthony bail. A federal warrant served in Fremont County gets no amount from the Fremont County bail chart, and Fremont deputies cannot set an amount for it. Fremont County federal cases go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Eastern Division, 801 E. Sherman St., Pocatello; so for a Fremont case call the clerk at 208-478-4123.

• A U.S. magistrate judge calls the Fremont County case first on a case from St. Anthony, in many cases the next court day.
• No money chart applies to Fremont federal cases. Using 18 U.S.C. 3142, the magistrate can release the Fremont defendant on conditions or order detention.
• When detention is requested in a St. Anthony case, the hearing for the Fremont County defendant follows fast, unless a Fremont party asks to delay it.
• The U.S. Marshals Service has custody before trial, and the defendant may sit in a contract county jail; ring 208-624-4482 and ask if the St. Anthony jail has your loved one.
• Once a judge sentences the Fremont County defendant, the Federal Bureau of Prisons assigns a prison, shown on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

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Posting bail in St. Anthony is allowed, yet St. Anthony release may be slowed at Fremont County Jail. This is how it plays out in Fremont County:

1. At the Fremont County booking desk, Idaho Code 18-9008 requires the jail to decide if the Fremont County arrestee is a noncitizen and then tell the Department of Homeland Security within 48 hours.
2. ICE can issue a Form I-247A detainer at the St. Anthony jail.
3. A reasonable detainer must be honored in Fremont County under Idaho Code 18-9005(4) after the Fremont case no longer holds them, and Fremont staff must tell the person about it.
4. Once bail on the Fremont County charge is paid, St. Anthony may hold the arrested person 48 more hours, including weekends and holidays.
5. Officers from the ICE Idaho Falls office, 2075 N Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, 208-535-5100, collect the person from the Fremont County jail; ICE often moves Fremont detainees to the Elmore County Detention Center at 2255 East 8th North, Mountain Home and then a Fremont detainee may go out of state.
6. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System by Fremont A-number, or by the St. Anthony detainee's name and native country.

Get legal advice before posting in St. Anthony, because Fremont bail does not cover the immigration case.

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• County jail: search Fremont County Inmate Search ; you can also call 208-624-4482.
• Free alerts: VINELink lists Fremont custody status and sends release notices.
• Prison after a Fremont sentence: check the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search, plus the JE Idaho state prisons guide.
• Federal prison: search the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
• Immigration detention: the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
• Hearing dates: Idaho iCourt case search, or court staff in St. Anthony at 208-624-7200.

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