Humboldt County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds
Humboldt County bail and bond: the Winnemucca jail and the 72-hour video hearing
Adults arrested in Humboldt County go to the Humboldt County Detention Center in Winnemucca, a jail run by the Sheriff's Office. Booking and visiting questions go to 775-623-6423. Before you call, run Humboldt County Inmate Search to see the charge, the court and any bond amount. The first hearing is usually held by video at Union Township Justice Court, 50 West Fifth Street, within 72 hours of the arrest. That judge, not the jail, decides whether the person can leave and what it costs.
Can I see who is held in Winnemucca tonight?
Yes. Search the name in Humboldt County Inmate Search. It shows who is in custody and what the charges are. A fresh booking can take time to post, so check again later in the day. If the screen is still blank, call 775-623-6423 and give the full legal name and date of birth.
Which phone number reaches the jail?
Use 775-623-6423 for booking and visiting questions. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, 50 West Fifth Street, Winnemucca, answers at 775-623-6419. Keep a pen ready: you will need the legal name, birth date and booking number. Calls to inmates are monitored and recorded, so leave the case details for the lawyer.
How fast does a judge look at the arrest?
Arraignment is normally held by video within 72 hours of arrest, and the first plea is entered then. Nevada law adds a pretrial release hearing within 48 hours after a person is taken into custody (NRS 178.4849), which a judge may continue for good cause. Union Township Justice Court takes criminal matters Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The clerk answers at 775-623-6377.
Which court is mine: justice court or district court?
Local criminal cases start at Union Township Justice Court, 50 West Fifth Street, Rooms 208 to 210, 775-623-6377. Misdemeanors stay there. Felonies and gross misdemeanors that go forward move up to the Sixth Judicial District Court. The county switchboard, 775-623-6300, connects you to the district court clerk.
What decides the size of the bail?
The judge looks at the offense, the person's means, work, family, home and record of coming to court (NRS 178.498 and 178.4853). Bail has to be the least restrictive tool that protects the public and secures the person's return. If the prosecutor wants bail, the prosecutor must prove it with clear and convincing evidence, and the judge must put the reasons on the record (NRS 178.4851).
The screen shows no amount. Why?
Most often a judge has not set one yet. The amount appears after the first hearing. A lawyer can ask for a bail reduction hearing later. One exception: on a domestic violence battery arrest with no amount set after 12 hours, the default is $3,000, $5,000 or $15,000, based on prior convictions and strangulation or serious injury (NRS 178.484). Call 775-623-6423 to confirm the figure.
Where do I bring the bail, and what ID do I need?
Call 775-623-6423 first and ask where payment is taken that day and in what form. Take a government photo ID, the person's legal name and the booking or case number. For a case already in court, Union Township Justice Court, 775-623-6377, can tell you what its clerk accepts. A receipt must show the court, the case and the amount.
Will a bail agent cost me less?
It can lower the cash you need today, but the fee is gone for good. Nevada limits the fee to the larger of 15 percent of the bond or $50 (NRS 697.300). Renewal premiums and interest on financed premiums are barred. An agent needs a Division of Insurance license and a yearly registration with the Sheriff and the district court clerk (NRS 697.270). Soliciting in or near jails and courts is prohibited (NRS 697.340).
Can I put up land or a trailer?
A bail agent may take collateral that is reasonable for the bond. It must be held apart from the agent's money and returned once the bond ends (NRS 697.320). Any deed taken has to say that it belongs to a security transaction. If you want the court itself to take a property bond, call the Winnemucca justice court clerk at 775-623-6377 before you collect any papers.
What does "no bail" or a hold mean here?
Bail may be denied for first-degree murder if the proof is evident or the presumption great. On a felony arrest of someone on probation or parole, only the court or the supervising agency can allow bail (NRS 178.484). Alcohol DUI arrests wait until breath alcohol falls under 0.04; drug DUI, domestic battery and protective-order cases carry a 12-hour wait. A warrant from another county also holds a person.
Winnemucca police made the arrest. Does that change anything?
The bail rules are the same. Winnemucca Police, 500 East Winnemucca Boulevard, 775-623-6396, can give you the report number and the charge. Run the inmate search once you have the name spelled as the officer wrote it. The District Attorney, 501 South Bridge Street, Suite 1, 775-623-6363, files the charges.
Who defends someone without money?
The Public Defender's Office, 50 West Fifth Street, takes appointed cases and answers weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 775-623-6550. The Nevada State Public Defender also keeps a Winnemucca office at 861 West 6th Street, 775-531-3450. The judge's order names the office on your case. Call it before the first hearing if you can.
Where are Humboldt County teenagers held?
Youth may go home to a parent or guardian or be held at Leighton Hall Juvenile Detention Center. A detention hearing is required within 72 hours. Juvenile Probation, 737 East Fairgrounds Road, answers at 775-623-6382. Juvenile records are private, so the adult search will not show a minor.
What if he misses the next hearing?
A missed date is its own offense, and it can bring a warrant and loss of release. The court orders a warrant within 14 judicial days and tells the bail agent or depositor; the bond is forfeited 180 days after that notice (NRS 178.508). Call the lawyer and the court that day. A bail agent can bring the person back before the deadline (NRS 178.526).
Is cash bail refunded?
It comes back after the case ends and the bond is exonerated (NRS 178.522), less fines, fees, restitution and costs the court takes from it (NRS 178.528). The fee paid to a bail agent stays with the agent unless an early surrender was caused without good cause (NRS 697.330). Keep the receipt with the case number.
Does money on the account count as bond?
No. A deposit for phone time or store items cannot buy release. Bond goes to the court for one case. A real bondsman never calls out of the blue asking for payment without the arrested person involved. Check any call against the number you found yourself: the jail desk at 775-623-6423 or the justice court at 775-623-6377.
Humboldt County bond contacts
- County jail
- Humboldt County Detention Center, run by the Sheriff's Office, Winnemucca, NV; booking and visiting 775-623-6423
- Bond guide
- Jail bail and bond guide
- Custody lookup
- Humboldt County Inmate Search
- Sheriff's Office
- 50 West Fifth Street, Winnemucca, NV 89445; 775-623-6419
- Justice court
- Union Township Justice Court, 50 West Fifth Street, Rooms 208-210; 775-623-6377
- County main line
- 775-623-6300
- Winnemucca police
- 500 East Winnemucca Boulevard; 775-623-6396
- Prosecutor
- District Attorney, 501 South Bridge Street, Suite 1; 775-623-6363
- Public defense
- Public Defender, 50 West Fifth Street, 775-623-6550; State Public Defender, 861 West 6th Street, 775-531-3450
- Juvenile
- Leighton Hall; Juvenile Probation, 737 East Fairgrounds Road, 775-623-6382
Phone numbers, hours and the forms of payment accepted can shift without warning. Treat this page as a plain-language map of Humboldt County practice, and let a licensed Nevada attorney answer questions about your own case.
Humboldt County Detention Center
Address:
801 Fairground Road
Winnemucca, NV 89445
Phone:
775-623-6419
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Humboldt County
Does Humboldt County have bail?
What kind of bonds are accepted in Humboldt County?
Who can set bail in Humboldt County?
When is bail set in Humboldt County Nevada?
Does Humboldt County have bail?
Yes, Humboldt County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Humboldt County?
There are several types of bail available including own recognizance, cash bail, surety bond and property bond.
Who can set bail in Humboldt County?
For many minor and non-violent charges bail is already set according to a bail standard. For more serious cases, of if prosecution feels a defendant is a flight risk, bail is set by a judge in the criminal court.
When is bail set in Humboldt County Nevada?
For minor offenses bail is listed in a bail schedule and this information will be known during the booking process. For more serious cases a hearing, known as the initial hearing, will be scheduled as soon as possible. In most cases this will be immediately following booking, but it is required to occur within 72 hours.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Humboldt 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 Nevada 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 Humboldt County Detention Center 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, Humboldt 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 Humboldt 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 ban 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 Humboldt County have bail?
Yes, Humboldt County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Humboldt County?
There are several types of bail available including own recognizance, cash bail, surety bond and property bond.
Who can set bail in Humboldt County?
For many minor and non-violent charges bail is already set according to a bail standard. For more serious cases, of if prosecution feels a defendant is a flight risk, bail is set by a judge in the criminal court.
When is bail set in Nevada?
For minor offenses bail is listed in a bail schedule and this information will be known during the booking process. For more serious cases a hearing, known as the initial hearing, will be scheduled as soon as possible. In most cases this will be immediately following booking, but it is required to occur within 72 hours.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Humboldt County Nevada?
Yes, your attorney may request a bail reduction hearing.
In Humboldt County Nevada, 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 Nevada could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Humboldt County Nevada?
Yes, Nevada does offer online bail payment. Please contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail: Go to the Humboldt County Detention Center for more information about the jails in Humboldt County.
What options are there to pay bail in Humboldt County Nevada?
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 Humboldt County Detention Center for more information about posting bail in Humboldt County.
Will I get all my bond money back in Nevada?
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 Humboldt 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 Nevada?
The Humboldt County Detention Center 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.