Greenwood County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds
Greenwood County, Kansas Bail: Bonding Out in Eureka
Bail, bonds and release in Greenwood County all happen at one address, 311 North Main in Eureka, where the courthouse, sheriff's office and jail share a building; the jail line, 620-583-5569, answers around the clock with bond amounts. The sections below cover each Kansas bond form, how posting goes, conditions a 13th Judicial District judge may impose, and how refunds work. South Carolina has a Greenwood County of its own.
Where does bond get posted?
At the Greenwood County Jail, 311 N. Main, Eureka, KS 67045. The jail line, 620-583-5569, is answered 24 hours a day; the sheriff's office is 620-583-5568. Mail for the sheriff goes to PO Box 150, Eureka, KS 67045.
↑ Back to the question listWho sets it?
Greenwood is one of three counties in the 13th Judicial District, together with Butler and Elk. Eureka has its own district magistrate judge; the district judges work out of El Dorado. K.S.A. 22-2901 requires a hearing before a magistrate with no needless delay.
↑ Back to the question listKinds of bond
Kansas permits four under K.S.A. 22-2802: a recognizance (signature) bond, a cash bond, a bondsman's surety bond, and a bond backed by real property. Bondsmen must be approved for the district (K.S.A. 22-2809b); the Eureka clerk at 620-583-8153 can tell you which ones are.
↑ Back to the question listPosting it
Call 620-583-5569 for the bond amount and the forms of payment the jail takes, since that line is staffed at all hours. Then go to North Main with a photo ID, post the bond or have the bondsman do it, and save the paperwork. Inmate spending money is a separate account: see our money page and commissary page.
↑ Back to the question listConditions
A judge may impose supervision, a curfew or limits on travel (K.S.A. 22-2802). If the charge is a person crime, expect a ban on contacting the alleged victim lasting 72 hours or more. A violation can send the defendant back into custody.
↑ Back to the question listLowering bond
A lawyer can move to reduce bond in the Eureka court. Defendants who can't hire one should ask for appointed counsel, paid through the Board of Indigents' Defense Services, 785-296-6631.
↑ Back to the question listGetting it back
After the case closes with all appearances kept, posted cash is refunded less lawful costs. Skipping court can forfeit it and bring a warrant (K.S.A. 22-2807). Premiums paid to bondsmen are kept by them.
↑ Back to the question listCourt
Greenwood County District Court, Greenwood County Courthouse, 311 N. Main, Eureka, KS 67045; 620-583-8153, fax 620-583-6818. Courthouse general line: 620-583-8121, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. See our court page.
↑ Back to the question listOther jails nearby
Call the jail at 620-583-5569 if you can't find someone. Surrounding jails:
- Butler County Adult Detention Facility, 701 S. Stone Rd., El Dorado, KS 67042, 316-322-4160
- Elk County Jail, 100 N. Cedar, Howard, KS 67349, 620-374-2108
- Wilson County Jail, 925 Pierce St., Fredonia, KS 66736, 620-378-3622
- Woodson County Jail, 105 W. Rutledge, Yates Center, KS 66783, 620-625-8640
- Coffey County Jail, 625 Neosho St., Burlington, KS 66839, jail 620-364-3199
- Lyon County Detention Center, 425 Mechanic St., Emporia, KS 66801, 620-342-5545
- Chase County Jail, 301 S. Walnut, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845, 620-273-6313
Federal or ICE
Greenwood County's federal cases run through the Fort Scott division and the Kansas City clerk's office, 500 State Ave., Room 259, Kansas City, KS 66101, 913-735-2200. Immigration: ICE detainee locator.
↑ Back to the question listGreenwood County Jail
Address:
311 N. Main Street
Eureka, KS 67045
Phone:
620-583-5569
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Greenwood County
Does Greenwood County have bail?
What kind of bonds are accepted in Greenwood County?
Who can set bail in Greenwood County?
When is bail set in Greenwood County Kansas?
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Greenwood County?
In Greenwood County, who can pay bail for me?
Can bail be paid online in Greenwood County?
What options are there to pay bail in Greenwood County?
Does Greenwood County have bail?
Yes, Greenwood County recognized most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Greenwood County?
Three types of bail are available: own recognizance, cash, or professional surety. A professional surety requires the services of an authorized bail bond agent. The court will determine which bond types will be approved.
Who can set bail in Greenwood County?
Bail is set by a magistrate judge in the county where the defendant is being charged.
When is bail set in Greenwood County Kansas?
Bail will be set by a judge at the defendant’s first court appearance, also known as arraignment. This will usually occur on the first court day following arrest, except for holidays or weekends.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Greenwood County?
Yes, the Bail Reform Act allows your attorney to request a bail reduction hearing if the initial bail is excessive or unreasonably high.
In Greenwood County, 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 Kansas could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Greenwood County?
No, Kansas counties do not currently offer online payment for bail.
Contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail. Go to the Greenwood County Jail for more information about the jails in Greenwood County.
What options are there to pay bail in Greenwood County?
Most all jail and courts accept cash, a cashier or bankers’ check. Some accept a credit card with fees. Please contact the jail for specific information on what methods of payment are accepted. Go to the Greenwood County Jail for more information about the jails in Greenwood County.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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.
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 Greenwood County Jail 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, Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood County Kansas have bail?
Yes, Greenwood County recognized most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Greenwood County?
Three types of bail are available: own recognizance, cash, or professional surety. A professional surety requires the services of an authorized bail bond agent. The court will determine which bond types will be approved.
Who can set bail in Greenwood County?
Bail is set by a magistrate judge in the county where the defendant is being charged.
When is bail set in Kansas? Bail will be set by a judge at the defendant’s first court appearance, also known as arraignment. This will usually occur on the first court day following arrest, except for holidays or weekends.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Greenwood County Kansas?
Yes, the Bail Reform Act allows your attorney to request a bail reduction hearing if the initial bail is excessive or unreasonably high.
In Greenwood County Kansas, 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 Kansas could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Greenwood County Kansas?
No, Kansas counties do not currently offer online payment for bail.
Contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail. Go to the Greenwood County Jail for more information about the jails in Greenwood County.
What options are there to pay bail in Greenwood County Kansas?
Most all jail and courts accept cash, a cashier or bankers’ check. Some accept a credit card with fees. Please contact the jail for specific information on what methods of payment are accepted. Go to the Greenwood County Jail for more information about the jails in Greenwood County.
Will I get all my bond money back in Kansas?
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 Greenwood 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 Kansas?
The Greenwood County Jail 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.