Stutsman County Correctional Center Inmate Bail & Bonds
Stutsman County bail and bond: using the Jamestown lobby kiosk
Adults arrested in Stutsman County are held at the Stutsman County Correctional Center in Jamestown, which also holds people from surrounding communities. Use Stutsman County Inmate Search to see whether someone is in custody and what the bail is. Cash can be paid at a 24-hour kiosk in the first-floor lobby, and cards work at the kiosk, by phone to District Court or online. The center answers at 701-252-7436.
Is the person in the Jamestown correctional center?
Enter the name in Stutsman County Inmate Search. The record shows whether the person is held at the Stutsman County Correctional Center and what the bail is. Search again later if the arrest was only a few minutes ago.
The center is a Class I facility just off Interstate 94, on the second floor of the Law Enforcement Center, at 205 6th St SE, Suite 201, Jamestown, ND 58401. The main number is 701-252-7436.
I am standing in the lobby. How do I pay cash?
Use the kiosk in the first-floor lobby. It works 24 hours a day. After you deposit the money, press the call button next to the second-floor door or dial 701-252-7436 and ask for extension 6106 so staff know a payment came in.
Keep the kiosk receipt until the case is over.
Can I use a debit or credit card?
Yes, in three ways. The lobby kiosk takes cards around the clock. District Court takes card payments by phone on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or go online to team3.inmatecanteen.com. Terms and fees are set by Turnkey and the court, so read them before you confirm.
The money is credited to the court that set the bail.
What hours can I pay bail in Jamestown?
The lobby kiosk takes cash and cards 24 hours a day. District Court takes card payments by phone Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center's own office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Central time, and the kiosk does not depend on them.
Are some offenses closed to bail agents?
Yes. At the first court appearance the judge decides whether the offense can be released through a bonding company. To check on a particular case, call facility staff at 701-252-7436 and ask for extension 6106.
Bonding companies are private businesses. The correctional center does not recommend or advertise any of them, so ask each company about its services and costs.
Who sets the bail amount?
A judge does, usually at the first appearance. Rule 46 of the North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure tells the judge to prefer release on a promise to appear or an unsecured bond and to use money or a surety only if that will not secure the person's return.
The rule names the factors a judge weighs, from the charge and the evidence to family ties, a job, money, past record and risk to others.
What if a Jamestown police officer made the arrest?
Ask the officer or the department which court the charge was filed in and get the case number. Then look at Stutsman County Inmate Search. If the person is in the correctional center, the payment steps above apply. The Sheriff's Office answers at 701-251-6200.
Where is the courthouse?
The Stutsman County Courthouse is at 511 2nd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401. The Clerk of District Court answers at 701-253-6243; press option 1. Bring the case number when you call about hearing dates, payments or a refund.
What does it cost to use a bail agent?
North Dakota licenses bail agents under chapter 26.1-26.6 of the Century Code. The Insurance Department, 701-328-2440, can confirm a license. The fee is set between you and the agent, so get every term in writing and ask for a receipt for any collateral you hand over.
Can property stand in for cash?
A person who pledges property as surety must describe it and file a declaration of enough assets. The court has to approve the bond, and the surety names the clerk as the agent who receives court papers.
This is done through the court, not at the kiosk. Call the Clerk of District Court at 701-253-6243 first.
How fast does a judge see my brother?
An arrested person is taken before a judge without unnecessary delay, as Rule 5 requires. The Supreme Court's Rule 63 aims for an appearance inside 48 hours of arrest, which can mean a weekend arrest waits until Monday. A person who stays jailed 48 hours after the hearing only because of unmet conditions can ask for review.
Is there anyone who cannot get out before the hearing?
Under Rule 63, deputies may hold a person until a judge sees them after an arrest for a Class AA, A, B or C felony, for specific misdemeanors involving violence, abuse, threats, domestic violence or fleeing, or on certain warrants. After that, the judge decides about release. Rule 46 does not list crimes that are never bailable.
My daughter is a minor. What happens?
A child's case goes to juvenile court, and the adult search will not show it. Call the Clerk of District Court at 701-253-6243 for the hearing, and the Sheriff's Office at 701-251-6200 to learn where a youth in custody is being held.
How do I get a court-appointed lawyer?
Ask the judge at the first hearing. If the person qualifies, the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigent Defense assigns a lawyer. The Commission's office is at 701-845-8632.
Who gets the refund when the case ends?
Courts treat posted bail as the defendant's property, so refunds go to the defendant and not to the person who paid. State law lets the judge apply the money to fines, costs or restitution first, and the rest is returned.
Call the Clerk of District Court at 701-253-6243 for the steps.
What if the person skips court?
The judge declares the bail forfeited. A surety then has 90 days after notice from the clerk to pay or to ask to set the forfeiture aside, and the court can excuse all or part of it when justice does not require forfeiture. Tell the lawyer and the bail agent at once.
Stutsman County bail contacts
- Correctional center
- Stutsman County Correctional Center, 205 6th St SE, Suite 201, Jamestown, ND 58401, 701-252-7436
- Custody lookup
- Stutsman County Inmate Search
- Bail and bond
- Stutsman County bond instructions
- Bail eligibility
- 701-252-7436, extension 6106
- Sheriff's Office
- 205 6th St SE, Jamestown, 701-251-6200
- Clerk of District Court
- 511 2nd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401; 701-253-6243, option 1
- Online card payments
- team3.inmatecanteen.com
- Public defense
- Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigent Defense, 701-845-8632
- Bail agents
- North Dakota Insurance Department, 701-328-2440
Hours, fees and payment tools change from time to time, and a judge may set terms that differ from what is described here. Call the center before you pay. This page is general information and not legal advice.
How do Bail Bonds work at Stutsman County Correctional Center
The Stutsman County Sheriff recommends that you might want to use a bail bond agent licensed to do business in Stutsman 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 Stutsman County, or in some cases the state of North Dakota, but the benefit of using a bail bond agent is that they take responsibility for making sure the inmate shows up for court in Stutsman County, and if they don't, then they take the financial responsibility.
- The typical fee for a bond in North Dakota 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 Stutsman County Correctional Center, or the courthouse in Stutsman County where the offense took place.
Call 701-252-7436 to find out the exact bond (plus other fees) amount, or look it up online by looking up the information on the Stutsman County inmate locator.
Stutsman County Correctional Center
Address:
205 6th Street SE
Jamestown, ND 58401
Phone:
701-252-7436
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Stutsman County
Does Stutsman County have bail?
What kind of bonds are accepted in Stutsman County?
Who can set bail in Stutsman County?
When is bail set in Stutsman County North Dakota?
Does Stutsman County have bail?
Yes, Stutsman County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Stutsman County?
Bail is available in many forms including a signature bond, cash bail, property bond or surety bond.
Who can set bail in Stutsman County?
Any judge may set bail.
When is bail set in Stutsman County North Dakota?
Bail will be set during your first appearance, known as a bail hearing. This usually takes place within 24 hours of arrest, except for weekends and holidays.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Stutsman 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 Stutsman County 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 Stutsman County Correctional 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, Stutsman 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County have bail?
Yes, Stutsman County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Stutsman County?
Bail is available in many forms including a signature bond, cash bail, property bond or surety bond.
Who can set bail in North Dakota?
Any judge may set bail.
When is bail set in North Dakota?
Bail will be set during your first appearance, known as a bail hearing. This usually takes place within 24 hours of arrest, except for weekends and holidays.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Stutsman County North Dakota?
Yes, your attorney can also request a bond modification.
In Stutsman County North Dakota, 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 Dakota could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Stutsman County North Dakota?
Yes, North Dakota does offer online bail payment. Please contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail: Go to the Stutsman County Correctional Center for more information about the jails in Stutsman County.
What options are there to pay bail in Stutsman County North Dakota?
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 Stutsman County Correctional Center for more information about posting bail in Stutsman County.
Will I get all my bond money back in North Dakota?
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 Stutsman 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 Dakota?
The Stutsman County Correctional 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.