Baker Public Safety Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Yes. The Wake County Detention Center is at 3301 Hammond Road, Raleigh, (919) 773-7930. Booking and short stays are at the John H. Baker Jr. Public Safety Center, 330 S. Salisbury Street, downtown, (919) 856-5953. Together they are rated for about 1,568 people.

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Raleigh bonds go to the Wake magistrate at the Public Safety Center on S. Salisbury Street, which is open 24 hours. Ask the jail where the person is held before you go.

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In Raleigh, the Raleigh magistrate usually does. Wake must have at least 32 magistrates (NC law, G.S. 7A-133). Meanwhile, the Wake defendant waits at the Wake County Detention Center. After a Holly Springs arrest, police see Raleigh's magistrate (NC law, G.S. 15A-511; NC law, G.S. 15A-532). A Wake County judge or the Raleigh clerk may too.

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

• With custody release, a Wake program supervises. The Wake defendant can choose a Raleigh secured bond instead.

• A Wake electronic monitor means house arrest. In Raleigh, it comes with a secured bond.

• Post cash, land, or a Wake surety for a Raleigh secured bond.

• An unsecured bond in Raleigh needs no cash now. Miss Wake court, and the Wake defendant owes it.

A written promise ended in Wake on December 1, 2025.

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Non-violent Raleigh cases begin with no-money options in Wake (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b).

Wake flight risks change that in Raleigh. The Wake magistrate also weighs threats to Wake witnesses. A Wake County magistrate weighs harm risks too.

With 3 such Wake convictions in 10 years, the Raleigh magistrate must use a secured bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b). On probation, a new Raleigh felony brings a Wake danger review (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d2).

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Raleigh has no set Wake price list. District 10A through 10F's senior judge writes Wake's policy (NC law, G.S. 15A-535). The Wake chief district judge is consulted too. The Raleigh magistrate uses Wake's suggested amounts.

In Raleigh, evidence and record matter (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part c). Wake counts missed court against your Raleigh loved one. Ties to Wendell help.

First small Wake misdemeanors often get unsecured bonds in Raleigh. Wake felony bonds often reach thousands in Raleigh. In Raleigh, misdemeanor bonds may reach thousands in Wake. Gun charges in Raleigh run higher in Wake.

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Post a Wake bond with Raleigh's magistrate. With no official present, the Wake County Detention Center can accept it (NC law, G.S. 15A-537). Call (919) 773-7930 first.

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

A Wake bondsman may charge up to 15% (NC law, G.S. 58-71-95). Collateral reaches Raleigh families within 15 days. Check a Raleigh bondsman with the NC Department of Insurance bondsman lookup. Wake jailers can't be sureties, except for Raleigh family (NC law, G.S. 15A-541).

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

A Wake County judge presumes no Raleigh terms work. Still, a Wake County judge may allow Raleigh release. Some repeat Wake gun cases match (NC law, G.S. 15A-533, part d through g).

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Wake now presumes a violent Raleigh defendant stays jailed (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part b1). Wake families may call it Iryna's Law.

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

A first violent Wake charge needs a secured bond or Raleigh monitor. A Raleigh judge writes reasons for Wake (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d). Wake repeat violent charges bring a Raleigh monitor if available.

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

The Wake County Detention Center may hold the Zebulon detainee up to 48 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.1, part b). After that, the Raleigh magistrate sets Wake terms. Raleigh judges often order Wake no-contact terms.

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Raleigh families should know these:

• Wake child victims: Raleigh stay-away orders are required (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.4).

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

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

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

• Raleigh meth cases: Wake judges may presume release unsafe (NC law, G.S. 15A-534.6).

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

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

The Raleigh magistrate may double the old Raleigh bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d3). A doubled Wake bond is $1,000 or more in Raleigh. For good cause, Wake can revoke Raleigh release (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part f).

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A Wake district judge sees your Raleigh loved one within 72 hours (NC law, G.S. 15A-601). If Wake courts close long, the Raleigh limit is 96 hours. Wake may act sooner, at the next Raleigh session. Wake district court also sits in Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest, Wendell.

The Wake magistrate may adjust it in Raleigh (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part e). A Wake County judge may change it at the Raleigh hearing.

Wake families can ask a Raleigh superior judge in writing (NC law, G.S. 15A-538). The Wake DA can seek Raleigh changes too (NC law, G.S. 15A-539).

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A willful Raleigh no-show is its own crime in Wake (NC law, G.S. 15A-543). On a Raleigh misdemeanor, a Wake no-show is Class 2. Skip a Wake felony date, and the new Raleigh charge is a Class I felony.

The Wake court forfeits the full Raleigh bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.3). Wake sureties get 150 days to ask the Raleigh clerk (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.5). The Raleigh clerk mails notice within 30 days (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.4). Only listed Wake reasons work, like Raleigh surrender.

After 150 days, the Wake clerk dockets a Raleigh judgment (NC law, G.S. 15A-544.6). Picked up again, your Wake family member faces a doubled Wake bond (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part d1).

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A Raleigh surety can surrender your Wake family member early (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part a). Then the Raleigh clerk releases the Wake surety. Once Wake court is missed, a Raleigh surety may arrest your Wake family member (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part b). The Wake magistrate then sets new terms (NC law, G.S. 15A-540, part c).

A Raleigh bond normally runs to Wake judgment (NC law, G.S. 15A-534, part h). A Raleigh deferral can end it in Wake.

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Criminal court for Wake County is held at the Wake County Justice Center, 300 S. Salisbury Street, and the courthouse at 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh. District court also sits in Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest, and Wendell.

Raleigh misdemeanors stay in Wake District Court 10 (NC law, G.S. 7A-133). After indictment, Wake felonies go to Raleigh Superior Court 10A through 10F (NC law, G.S. 7A-41). Wake prosecutors handle Raleigh cases (NC law, G.S. 7A-60).

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There is one. The District 10 Public Defender covers Wake County: 300 S. Salisbury Street, 5th Floor, Raleigh, 919-792-5400. Ask at the Raleigh first appearance. A Raleigh judge reviews income (Indigent Defense Services directory).

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Most Wake teens under 18 start in Raleigh juvenile court (NC law, G.S. 7B-1501). Juvenile court in Raleigh has no Wake money bail. A Wake County judge decides detention within 5 days (NC law, G.S. 7B-1906). Serious Wake felonies can move to Raleigh adult court. Since 2019, that includes Wake 16- and 17-year-olds in Raleigh.

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Wake 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. A federal judge sets Wake release. The Eastern District main courthouse is in Raleigh.

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Phone the Wake County Detention Center: (919) 773-7930. Have the Wake defendant's birth date ready for Raleigh staff. The Raleigh clerk can also help Raleigh families on weekdays.

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