Peoria County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

There is no price on release in Peoria County anymore. Up to 2023, a family would post 10 percent of a bond. That step is gone under the Pretrial Fairness Act.

• Illinois outlawed for-profit bail bonds in 1963.
• Do not wire money; the Sheriff's Office (309-697-7858) never asks for it.
• Testing or GPS fees in Peoria County are separate from bail.

Illinois expects a first appearance within 48 hours. In Peoria County, that hearing is held at the courthouse, 324 Main Street, Peoria, IL 61602, or over a video link from the County Jail. The judge reads the charge (725 ILCS 5/109-1) and rules on release; the Public Defender can be appointed.

• The 48-hour clock runs through holidays.
• For a petty offense, the Sheriff's Office may issue only a ticket.

Peoria County is part of the Tenth Judicial Circuit; its court sits at the courthouse, 324 Main Street, Peoria, IL 61602. Clerk: 309-672-6000. Search local cases on re:SearchIL and Judici.

Peoria County has no city court: Illinois ended justice-of-the-peace courts in 1964.

Only for some charges listed in 725 ILCS 5/110-6.1. A petition to deny release comes first (725 ILCS 5/110-6.1). The detention hearing then takes place within 24 to 48 hours.

Keeping someone in the county jail takes clear and convincing proof that:

• the offense is one that allows detention;
• release would endanger someone;
• and conditions would not solve the problem.

The defense answers at the hearing. Rule 604(h) gives the defense a fast appeal.

Yes, the public defender. Call the clerk, 309-672-6000. After a conviction, help comes from the Office of the State Appellate Defender.

Federal charges skip the county courthouse. They are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, U.S. Courthouse, 600 E. Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62701 (217-492-4020). A magistrate judge sets release under 18 U.S.C. 3142. Cash bonds remain possible under 18 U.S.C. 3142(c), unlike state cases. Before trial, the U.S. Marshals Service has custody. Once sentenced, search the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

A prison term begins at an Illinois Department of Corrections reception center. Each transfer appears on the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search. Read our Illinois state prisons guide.

Search by name in the inmate records search.The Sheriff's Office may post new bookings late. Phone: 309-697-7841. See our inmate search guide.

Under 725 ILCS 5/110-5, the judge weighs:

• the facts of the case,
• criminal history and any skipped hearings,
• steady work or school in the county,
• and whether conditions could protect others.

Under the 2023 law, money is not a factor. The Public Defender can use proof of work.

Everyone released in Peoria County must attend court in Peoria. Extra rules under 725 ILCS 5/110-10 can include:

• regular calls with probation staff,
• no contact with a named person,
• GPS monitoring or a curfew,
• testing and surrender of firearms.

Violations lead to a new hearing under 725 ILCS 5/110-6.

Not locally. The Illinois TRUST Act (5 ILCS 805/15) blocks I-247A holds in this county. This county acts only on a judge's warrant.

• Agents may wait outside after a release.
• Since 2022, no Illinois jail rents beds to ICE.
• Try the ICE Online Detainee Locator System with a name and birth country.

Youth under 18 do not go to the jail. The Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center serves youth. The Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/5-415) sets a 40-hour hearing deadline. The Tenth Judicial Circuit keeps juvenile files closed to the public.

• Note the charge and local hearing date.
• Family may attend court in Peoria.
• See the phone call guide.
• Our money page covers deposits.
• Get release alerts from VINELink.