High Point Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds
Guilford County bail help for families in Greensboro and High Point
Guilford County is home to Greensboro and most of High Point. Arrests in Greensboro, High Point, Jamestown, Summerfield, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Stokesdale, Whitsett, Gibsonville (part), Sedalia, and Archdale (part) end at Guilford's jail: the Greensboro Detention Center, 201 S. Edgeworth St., Greensboro, NC 27401. Phone: (336) 641-2700. Inmate search: Guilford County Inmate Search.
1. Does Guilford County have two jails?
Yes. The Greensboro Detention Center is at 201 S. Edgeworth Street, Greensboro, (336) 641-2700. The High Point Detention Center is at 507 E. Green Drive, High Point, (336) 641-7907. Call either one to learn where the person is held.
2. Will a High Point arrest be heard in High Point?
Often yes. High Point has its own court seat (G.S. 7A-133), so many High Point cases are set at the High Point courthouse. Check the court address on the release order.
3. Judge or magistrate: who sets Guilford bonds?
In Greensboro, the Guilford magistrate usually does. Guilford must have at least 32 magistrates (NC law, G.S. 7A-133). Meanwhile, your Greensboro loved one waits at the Greensboro Detention Center. Sedalia officers bring arrestees to the Guilford magistrate (NC law, G.S. 15A-511; NC law, G.S. 15A-532). A Guilford County judge or the Greensboro clerk may too.
4. What release can a Guilford magistrate order?
Greensboro's magistrate has four Greensboro choices (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part a).
• An unsecured bond in Greensboro needs no cash now. Miss Guilford court, and your Greensboro loved one owes it.
• A Guilford electronic monitor means house arrest. In Greensboro, it comes with a secured bond.
• A Guilford secured bond uses cash, land, or a Greensboro surety.
• Custody release means an Oak Ridge person supervises. The Archdale detainee may pick a Guilford secured bond instead.
Since December 1, 2025, Guilford can't use a written promise alone.
5. Does a Greensboro defendant start with no-money options?
Non-violent Greensboro cases begin with no-money options in Guilford (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b).
If the Guilford defendant may skip Greensboro court, a Guilford secured bond follows. Greensboro witness risks count too in Guilford. Danger to an Oak Ridge resident counts too.
With 3 such Guilford convictions in 10 years, a Guilford County magistrate must use a secured bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b). On probation, a new Greensboro felony brings a Guilford danger review (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d2).
6. How does a Guilford magistrate pick a bond amount?
Guilford has no fixed price list in Greensboro. The Guilford chief district judge is consulted too. District 24A through 24E's senior judge writes Guilford's policy (NC law, G.S. 15A-535). The Guilford magistrate uses Guilford's suggested amounts.
A Guilford County magistrate weighs the charge and record (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part c). Past no-shows hurt a Guilford defendant. A job in Summerfield helps.
A first minor Greensboro charge often gets an unsecured Guilford bond. Guilford felony bonds often reach thousands in Greensboro. In Greensboro, misdemeanor bonds may reach thousands in Guilford. Trafficking charges in Guilford go higher in Greensboro.
7. How can I pay a Guilford County bond?
The Greensboro magistrate takes Guilford bonds. Phone the Guilford jail at (336) 641-2700 first. No official there? The Greensboro Detention Center can take it (NC law, G.S. 15A-537).
Pay a Greensboro bond in cash, land, or a Guilford surety (NC law, G.S. 15A-531). Unpaid Jamestown sureties must own enough Guilford property. Guilford sureties include Greensboro professional bondsmen.
Bondsman fees in Greensboro top out at 15% (NC law, G.S. 58-71-95). Greensboro officers can't sign as Guilford sureties, except for family (NC law, G.S. 15A-541). Check a Greensboro bondsman with the NC Department of Insurance bondsman lookup. Guilford collateral returns within 15 days of Greensboro closure.
8. Can a Greensboro magistrate release someone charged with murder?
In Guilford, these need the Guilford judge (NC law, G.S. 15A-533, part b and c): forcible rape and many sex crimes; human trafficking; armed robbery; shooting into an occupied building or car; first-degree burglary; first-degree arson; assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill causing serious injury; murder or attempted murder; capital crimes; sex crimes against a child 15 or younger; kidnapping.
For them, Guilford presumes no Greensboro release is safe. A Greensboro judge can still allow release in Guilford. Some repeat Guilford gun cases match (NC law, G.S. 15A-533, part d through g).
9. In Guilford, is bond harder for violent charges?
In Greensboro, since December 1, 2025, violent Guilford charges face a presumption against Greensboro release (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b1). In Greensboro, people say Iryna's Law in Guilford.
In Guilford, Class A-G felonies with force count (NC law, G.S. 15A-531, part 9). Sex-offender registration felonies count in Greensboro. Some Guilford fentanyl trafficking counts in Greensboro.
A first violent Guilford charge needs a secured bond or Greensboro monitor. Guilford repeat violent charges bring a Greensboro monitor if available. A Guilford County magistrate must write reasons (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d).
10. How long can Guilford County hold someone on a domestic charge?
In Guilford, domestic cases go to the Guilford judge first (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.1, part a). Breaking a Guilford 50B order in Greensboro counts. Guilford threats against a Greensboro spouse count.
The Greensboro Detention Center may hold the Guilford defendant up to 48 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.1, part b). After that, Greensboro's magistrate sets Guilford terms. Greensboro judges often order Guilford no-contact terms.
11. What special holds can a Guilford arrest bring?
Greensboro families should know these:
• Guilford child victims: Greensboro stay-away orders are required (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.4).
• Greensboro DWI: a sober Guilford adult may take the Guilford defendant sooner (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.2).
• Greensboro meth cases: Guilford judges may presume release unsafe (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.6).
• Looting in Greensboro: a Guilford County judge decides within 24 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.8).
• School threats in Guilford: a Guilford County judge decides within 48 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.7).
• Threats to Guilford officials: a Guilford County judge decides within 48 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.9).
12. What happens to a Guilford County bond after a new arrest?
Out on release? A Greensboro judge sets new Greensboro terms (NC law, G.S. 15A-533, part h). Simple Greensboro traffic charges don't count in Guilford. Guilford allows up to 48 hours in the Greensboro Detention Center. Then the Greensboro magistrate acts for Guilford.
Greensboro's magistrate may double the old Greensboro bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d3). Guilford's minimum is $1,000 here in Greensboro. A Greensboro judge can revoke the old Greensboro release for cause (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part f).
13. After a Gibsonville arrest, when is court?
A Guilford district judge sees the Guilford defendant within 72 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-601). Guilford may act sooner, at the next Greensboro session. Long Greensboro closures allow 96 hours in Guilford. Guilford district court also sits in High Point.
Before that, Greensboro's magistrate can change it in Greensboro (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part e). A Greensboro judge may change it at the Greensboro hearing.
Greensboro families can ask a Greensboro superior judge in writing (NC law, G.S. 15A-538). Guilford prosecutors may ask too (NC law, G.S. 15A-539).
14. Can a Guilford County bond be forfeited?
Skipping Guilford court on purpose is a Greensboro crime (NC law, G.S. 15A-543). On a Greensboro misdemeanor, a Guilford no-show is Class 2. Skip a Guilford felony date, and the new Greensboro charge is a Class I felony.
The Guilford court forfeits the full Greensboro bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.3). The Greensboro clerk mails notice within 30 days (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.4). Valid Guilford reasons include the Greensboro case ending. There are 150 Guilford days to file in Greensboro (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.5).
After 150 days, the Guilford clerk dockets a Greensboro judgment (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.6). The next Greensboro bond is usually doubled in Guilford (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d1).
15. When does a Guilford bond end?
Before a missed Greensboro date, a Guilford surety may surrender the Guilford defendant (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part a). The Guilford clerk then frees the Greensboro surety. After a missed Guilford date, a Greensboro surety may bring the Archdale detainee in (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part b). Greensboro's magistrate then sets new terms (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part c).
Otherwise, a Guilford bond lasts until Greensboro judgment (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part h). A Greensboro deferral can end it in Guilford.
16. Where will a Greensboro case be heard?
Guilford County has two courthouses: 201 S. Eugene Street in Greensboro and the High Point courthouse on E. Green Drive.
Greensboro misdemeanors stay in Guilford District Court 24 (NC law, G.S. 7A-133). The District 24 DA prosecutes Guilford cases in Greensboro (NC law, G.S. 7A-60). After indictment, Guilford felonies go to Greensboro Superior Court 24A through 24E (NC law, G.S. 7A-41).
17. Is there a public defender for Guilford County?
Yes. The District 24 Public Defender has offices in Greensboro and High Point: 201 S. Eugene Street, Greensboro, 336-412-7777; 505 E. Green Street, High Point, 336-822-6723. Ask at the Greensboro first appearance (Indigent Defense Services directory).
18. Do Pleasant Garden 16- and 17-year-olds go to adult jail?
Most Guilford teens under 18 start in Greensboro juvenile court (NC law, G.S. 7B-1501). Some Greensboro cases move to Guilford superior court. Since 2019, that includes Guilford 16- and 17-year-olds in Greensboro. A Guilford detention hearing comes within 5 Greensboro days (NC law, G.S. 7B-1906). Guilford juveniles face no money bail in Greensboro.
19. What if the Guilford County arrest is federal?
Guilford falls under the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (28 U.S.C. 113). Court meets in Durham, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. The clerk: Greensboro, L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building, 324 W. Market St., 336-332-6000. Guilford bondsmen don't work there. The Middle District main courthouse is in Greensboro.
20. Who can confirm a Guilford County bond amount?
Call the Greensboro Detention Center at (336) 641-2700. On weekdays, the Guilford clerk in Greensboro can help. Give the Guilford officer your Greensboro loved one's birth date.
Guilford County bail contacts
- Jail
- Greensboro Detention Center, 201 S. Edgeworth St., Greensboro, NC 27401; (336) 641-2700
- Courts
- Guilford County Courthouse, Greensboro
- Districts
- District Court 24; Superior Court 24A through 24E; Prosecutorial 24
- Public defender
- District 24 Public Defender; 336-412-7777
- Inmate search
- Guilford County Inmate Search
Judges and magistrates set release terms case by case. Nothing here is legal advice.
Paying an Inmate's Bail or Bond in Guilford County
The Guilford County Sheriff recommends that you might want to use a bail bond agent licensed to do business in Guilford County.
However if you don't want to use a bail bond agent:
- You can always pay a cash bond yourself, or use your home in Guilford County, or in some cases the state of North Carolina, but the benefit of using a bail bond agent is that they take responsibility for making sure the inmate shows up for court in Guilford County, and if they don't, then they take the financial responsibility.
- The typical fee for a bond in North Carolina is between 10-20% of the bail amount; usually 15% or less. So if an offender has a bail of $10,000.00, their bond will be $1,500.00.
- Pay by cash, cashier's check, money order or credit card at the High Point Detention Center, or the courthouse in Guilford County where the offense took place.
Call 336-641-7900 to find out the exact bond (plus other fees) amount, or look it up online by looking up the information on the Guilford County inmate locator.
High Point Detention Center
Address:
507 East Green Drive
High Point, NC 27261
Phone:
336-641-7900
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Guilford County
Does Guilford County have bail?
What kind of bonds are accepted in Guilford County?
Who can set bail in Guilford County?
When is bail set in Guilford County North Carolina?
Does Guilford County have bail?
Yes, Guilford County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Guilford County?
Guilford County recognizes being released own recognizance, unsecured bail, secured bail or surety bonds.
Who can set bail in Guilford County?
Bail is determined by a magistrate. Magistrates are persons who are trained in court and legal procedures. A magistrate does not have to be an attorney but helps move the process by performing some of the routine court functions such as issuing arrest warrants, setting bail and accepting guilty pleas for minor misdemeanors.
When is bail set in Guilford County North Carolina?
Bail is determined by a magistrate at your first court appearance. This court appearance, also known as first appearance, usually occurs within 48 hours of arrest.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Guilford 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 North Carolina 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 High Point 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, Guilford 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 Guilford 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 Guilford County have bail?
Yes, Guilford County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Guilford County North Carolina?
Guilford County recognizes being released own recognizance, unsecured bail, secured bail or surety bonds.
Who can set bail in Guilford County?
Bail is determined by a magistrate. Magistrates are persons who are trained in court and legal procedures. A magistrate does not have to be an attorney but helps move the process by performing some of the routine court functions such as issuing arrest warrants, setting bail and accepting guilty pleas for minor misdemeanors.
When is bail set in North Carolina?
Bail is determined by a magistrate at your first court appearance. This court appearance, also known as first appearance, usually occurs within 48 hours of arrest.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Guilford County North Carolina?
Yes, your attorney can file a motion for bail reduction.
In Guilford County North Carolina, 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 North Carolina could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Guilford County North Carolina?
Yes, North Carolina does offer online bail payment. Please contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail: Go to the High Point Detention Center for more information about the jails in Guilford County.
What options are there to pay bail in Guilford County North Carolina?
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 High Point Detention Center for more information about posting bail in Guilford County.
Will I get all my bond money back in North Carolina?
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 Guilford 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 North Carolina?
The High Point 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.