Floyd County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Look at the inmate roster or call the jail at 606-886-8021. Get the charge, the amount and the case number. Every Floyd booking gets a pretrial review, and a good share end in recognizance release, so confirm that first.

Cash, checks and money orders are taken at the Justice Center, plus ePay online, for court payments in general, so call the circuit clerk (606-889-1658) or district clerk (606-889-1672) to learn which work for a bond. Take a photo ID and the defendant's exact legal name to South Lake Drive.

No. Prestonsburg relatives bring bond money in person to the Justice Center clerk (606-889-1658), as Kentucky has banned commercial bail since 1976 (KRS 431.510). No company takes a fee, and the deposit goes back to the payer, minus a small charge, once the case ends with every hearing attended.

At the Prestonsburg jail (606-886-8021), pretrial staff meet each arrestee and score the risk from the offense, prior convictions and attendance history (KRS 431.515). The judge then decides. A low score can mean going home with no cash (KRS 431.066). Moderate scores might bring supervision. Some small offenses end with a citation.

Prestonsburg judges may order release on recognizance, or an unsecured bond that is due only if the defendant misses court. Others set a 10 percent cash deposit (KRS 431.530) or require cash for the full amount. A home or acreage worth double the bail is another option (KRS 431.535).

An approved relative can sign on as surety for free (KRS 431.520).

Floyd judges in Prestonsburg set each amount, and the circuit clerk (606-889-1658) or the jail (606-886-8021) can tell you what it is. Kentucky law makes them consider a defendant's finances (KRS 431.525), and holding someone just for a violation is rare (KRS 431.062). Injury-free misdemeanor bonds in Prestonsburg cannot top the maximum fine and costs. The state's bail chart also governs numerous Class D cases (KRS 431.540). On many charges, each day held earns $100 toward bail.

If every Floyd court date was met, the deposit comes back at case end less 10 percent, with a $5 floor. Acquitted or dismissed cases pay nothing. Unpaid court debts may come out first. Keep the receipt from South Lake Drive and ask the clerk at 606-889-1658 if the refund is late.

Floyd judges may forbid contact with an accuser and require abstinence, screens, an ankle bracelet or check-ins. Skipping a Prestonsburg court date can bring a warrant; forfeiture of the bond can follow 20 days after notice (KRS 431.545). Counsel may petition the Justice Center to relax any term that keeps a Floyd defendant from a job or classes.

The county attorney is at 149 South Central Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY 41653, 606-886-6863. The Commonwealth's Attorney for the 31st Circuit, which covers only Floyd, is at 140 South Lake Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653, 606-889-1682. The Prestonsburg Trial Office (123 E. Court Street, Prestonsburg, KY 41653; 833-895-0579) represents people who cannot afford counsel and can argue for a lower bond at arraignment. Our court guide has more on each office.

No. Ask the Prestonsburg jail (606-886-8021) which holds are lodged; federal deputies work from the Marshals Service desk in London (606-864-6993), while immigration questions go to ICE in Louisville (502-625-6202). The court sends Floyd matters once handled in Pikeville to its London office, so any federal count belongs to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910, where a Kentucky bond has no effect. An ICE detainer can keep someone in the jail up to 48 hours past release. Call 606-886-8021, then search the ICE finder or federal prison locator.