Northampton County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

It is at 105 Depot Street, Jackson, NC 27845, (252) 534-1051. The Northampton lockup is rated for 92 people.

In Jackson, the Jackson magistrate usually does. A Jackson judge or the Jackson clerk may too. After a Seaboard arrest, police see the Jackson magistrate (NC law, G.S. 15A-511; NC law, G.S. 15A-532). Northampton must have at least 3 magistrates (NC law, G.S. 7A-133). Your Jackson loved one stays in the Northampton County Detention Center meanwhile.

A Northampton County magistrate has four Jackson choices (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part a).

• House arrest keeps the Jackson detainee home in Woodland. Northampton adds a secured bond.

• With custody release, a Northampton program supervises. Your Jackson loved one can choose a Jackson secured bond instead.

• An unsecured bond in Jackson needs no cash now. Miss Northampton court, and the Severn detainee owes it.

• Post cash, land, or a Northampton surety for a Jackson secured bond.

Jackson dropped written promises December 1, 2025.

For non-violent Northampton charges, Jackson's magistrate starts with no-money options (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b).

If your Jackson loved one may skip Jackson court, a Northampton secured bond follows. The Jackson magistrate also weighs threats to Northampton witnesses. The Jackson magistrate weighs harm risks too.

Three Northampton Class 1 convictions in 10 years? Northampton then requires a secured bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b). A new Northampton felony on probation means a Jackson danger finding (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d2).

Northampton has no fixed price list in Jackson. District 7B's senior judge writes Northampton's policy (NC law, G.S. 15A-535). The Jackson magistrate uses Northampton's suggested amounts. Northampton's chief district judge weighs in for Jackson.

In Jackson, evidence and record matter (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part c). Past no-shows hurt a Northampton defendant. A job in Severn helps.

A first minor Jackson charge often gets an unsecured Northampton bond. Felony bonds in Northampton often start in the thousands in Jackson. Trafficking charges in Northampton go higher in Jackson. In Jackson, misdemeanor bonds may reach thousands in Northampton.

A Northampton County magistrate takes Northampton bonds. If the magistrate cannot be reached, the Northampton County Detention Center can take it (NC law, G.S. 15A-537). Phone the Northampton jail at (252) 534-1051 first.

Pay a Jackson bond in cash, land, or a Northampton surety (NC law, G.S. 15A-531). A Seaboard relative can sign unpaid with enough Northampton property. Northampton sureties include Jackson professional bondsmen.

Bondsman fees in Jackson top out at 15% (NC law, G.S. 58-71-95). Jackson officers can't sign as Northampton sureties, except for family (NC law, G.S. 15A-541). Northampton collateral returns within 15 days of Jackson closure. Check a Jackson bondsman with the NC Department of Insurance bondsman lookup.

In Northampton, these need the Northampton judge (NC law, G.S. 15A-533, part b and c): capital crimes; sex crimes against a child 15 or younger; first-degree arson; murder or attempted murder; armed robbery; first-degree burglary; human trafficking; assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill causing serious injury; kidnapping; forcible rape and many sex crimes; shooting into an occupied building or car.

A Northampton County judge presumes no Jackson terms work. A Jackson judge can still allow release in Northampton. Some repeat Northampton gun cases match (NC law, G.S. 15A-533, part d through g).

In Jackson, since December 1, 2025, violent Northampton charges face a presumption against Jackson release (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b1). Northampton families may call it Iryna's Law.

In Northampton, Class A-G felonies with force count (NC law, G.S. 15A-531, part 9). Sex-offender registration felonies count in Jackson. So do Jackson attempts and some Northampton fentanyl trafficking.

For a first violent Northampton charge, a judicial official in Jackson must order a secured bond or monitor. Northampton defendants charged twice get a Jackson monitor. A Northampton County magistrate must write reasons (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d).

At first, only the Northampton judge sets domestic terms (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.1, part a). Stalking a Jackson partner counts in Northampton. Breaking a Northampton 50B order in Jackson counts.

The Northampton County Detention Center may hold your Northampton family member up to 48 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.1, part b). After that, the Jackson magistrate sets Northampton terms. Jackson judges often order Northampton no-contact terms.

Yes. These apply in Northampton:

• DWI in Northampton: an impaired Jackson defendant may wait 24 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.2).

• School threats in Northampton: a Jackson judge decides within 48 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.7).

• Children harmed in Jackson: the Northampton magistrate orders no contact (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.4).

• Meth labs in Northampton: Jackson release may be presumed unsafe (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.6).

• Threats to Northampton officials: a Northampton County judge decides within 48 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.9).

• Northampton rioting: a Jackson judge acts within 24 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.8).

A new Northampton charge goes to a Northampton County judge (NC law, G.S. 15A-533, part h). The Northampton County Detention Center may hold your Jackson loved one 48 hours. Then the Northampton magistrate acts for Northampton. Simple Jackson traffic charges don't count in Northampton.

In Northampton, the new bond may double in Jackson (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d3). For good cause, Northampton can revoke Jackson release (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part f). Northampton's minimum is $1,000 here in Jackson.

Within 72 hours, the Northampton defendant sees a Jackson judge (NC law, G.S. 15A-601). If Northampton courts close long, the Jackson limit is 96 hours. Northampton may act sooner, at the next Jackson session.

Before that, Jackson's magistrate can change it in Jackson (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part e). Later, a Northampton district judge can in Jackson.

Still denied? Write to a Northampton superior court judge (NC law, G.S. 15A-538). The Northampton DA can seek Jackson changes too (NC law, G.S. 15A-539).

A willful Jackson no-show is its own crime in Northampton (NC law, G.S. 15A-543). On a Jackson misdemeanor, a Northampton no-show is Class 2. For Northampton felonies, it is Class I in Jackson.

The Northampton court forfeits the full Jackson bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.3). There are 150 Northampton days to file in Jackson (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.5). Valid Northampton reasons include the Jackson case ending. The Jackson clerk mails notice within 30 days (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.4).

After 150 days, the Northampton clerk dockets a Jackson judgment (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.6). Picked up again, the Northampton defendant faces a doubled Northampton bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d1).

Before a missed Jackson date, a Northampton surety may surrender the Lasker detainee (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part a). Then the Jackson clerk releases the Northampton surety. Once Northampton court is missed, a Jackson surety may arrest the Northampton defendant (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part b). The Jackson magistrate then sets new terms (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part c).

Otherwise, a Northampton bond lasts until Jackson judgment (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part h). A Jackson deferral can end it in Northampton.

Criminal court for Northampton County is held in Jackson. Jackson felony cases join District 7B with Bertie and Hertford.

Northampton misdemeanors stay in Jackson district court (NC law, G.S. 7A-133). The District 7 DA prosecutes Northampton cases in Jackson (NC law, G.S. 7A-60). Northampton felonies move to Jackson superior court after indictment (NC law, G.S. 7A-41).

Yes. The District 7 Public Defender covers Northampton County: Old Northampton County Courthouse, 102 W. Jefferson Street, Jackson, 252-574-3166. Request one at first appearance in Jackson. The Northampton judge reviews income (Indigent Defense Services directory).

Jackson juvenile court handles most Northampton under-18 cases (NC law, G.S. 7B-1501). A Northampton detention hearing comes within 5 Jackson days (NC law, G.S. 7B-1906). Northampton added 17-year-olds in Jackson in 2019. Some Jackson cases move to Northampton superior court. Northampton juveniles face no money bail in Jackson.

Northampton falls under the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (28 U.S.C. 113). Court meets in Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Wilson. The clerk: Raleigh, Terry Sanford Federal Building, 310 New Bern Ave., 919-645-1700. Northampton bondsmen don't work there.

Phone the Northampton County Detention Center: (252) 534-1051. On weekdays, the Northampton clerk in Jackson can help. Give the Northampton officer the Northampton defendant's birth date.

• Jail: Northampton County Detention Center, 105 Depot Street, Jackson, NC 27845; (252) 534-1051
• Courts: Northampton County Courthouse, Jackson
• Districts: District Court 7; Superior Court 7B; Prosecutorial 7
• Public defender: District 7 Public Defender; 252-574-3166
• Inmate search: Northampton County Inmate Search

Judges and magistrates set release terms case by case. Nothing here is legal advice.