Larue County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Dial the detention center at 270-358-9876 with the defendant's full legal name, and request three things: what the arrest was for, what amount the judge fixed and the case number the clerk will want. If no amount is on file, the judge sets one at the first appearance in District Court.

No. Bonds, like probation and parole fees, must be paid in cash at the Courthouse Annex counter. Fines and other LaRue payments can go by check, money order, card with a surcharge or ePay. Phone 270-358-3421 for the exact total before you drive over, and use the lot in front of the building.

No. Hodgenville families pay the annex clerk (270-358-3421) or the jail on High Street (270-358-9876). Kentucky outlawed commercial bail bonding (KRS 431.510). A relative or friend hands the cash across the annex counter, and nearly all of it comes back when the matter closes, as long as the defendant didn't skip a hearing along the way.

The interview happens at the Hodgenville jail (270-358-9876). An officer interviews each person booked on West High Street, confirms home address, employment and past record, and calculates a risk score for flight and new offenses (KRS 431.515). The law favors letting low-risk defendants out without cash (KRS 431.066), sometimes with supervision attached.

The clerk at the High Street annex (270-358-3421) can read you the exact form written in the judge's order. The menu runs from recognizance and an unsecured bond to a 10 percent cash deposit (KRS 431.530) and payment in full. A property bond requires equity of double the bail (KRS 431.535). Family members the court approves may act as sureties with nothing paid upfront (KRS 431.520).

The Hodgenville clerk (270-358-3421) can give you the figure set. A judge has to consider what the accused can realistically pay (KRS 431.525), and jail over a violation is discouraged (KRS 431.062). For a misdemeanor involving no violence, the bond can't go past the maximum fine with costs added. Kentucky's uniform schedule governs listed Class D felonies (KRS 431.540), and domestic violence cases add special steps (KRS 431.064). Days spent in jail earn $100 credit each (KRS 431.066).

Refunds are issued after the final ruling. If the defendant attended everything, the clerk returns the deposit minus 10 percent, at least $5; a dismissal or acquittal brings back the full sum. Any fines, costs or restitution owed are taken out beforehand. 270-358-3421 can say how long processing takes.

Judges commonly forbid contact with the complaining witness and alcohol, and may order drug screens, a monitor or check-ins. Missing court or breaking a condition can result in a warrant, and forfeiture is allowed 20 days after notice (KRS 431.545). A defense lawyer may ask to modify a term that can't be met.

The LaRue County Attorney (209 W. High Street, Suite 8, Hodgenville, KY 42748 (270-358-9223)) prosecutes misdemeanors and initiates felony cases. Indicted felonies go to the 10th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney in Bardstown (201 Guthrie Drive, Suite B, Bardstown, KY 40004 (502-233-7399)). Anyone too poor to hire a lawyer gets the Elizabethtown Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (226 S. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown, KY 42701; 833-385-6056). Our court guide has the steps.

No. The U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 601 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, 502-625-3500 decides federal release on its own. An ICE detainer lets the West High Street jail hold someone as long as 48 hours after state release. Ask 270-358-9876 before paying, and check the online ICE locator or BOP locator.