Muskingum County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search her name on Muskingum County Inmate Search. The Sheriff's Office runs that search, and a booking record shows bond details when they have been entered. If nothing appears, call the jail line at 740-455-7133.

The Sheriff's office also answers at 740-452-3637 and 740-455-7924. Use the jail line first for a person who is booked.

It depends on the charge. Misdemeanors from inside the city of Zanesville go to Zanesville Municipal Court. Misdemeanors and traffic cases from the rest of the county go to Muskingum County Court. Felonies go to the Common Pleas Court. The charging paperwork names the court. If you cannot tell, ask the jail at 740-455-7133.

The clerk of court is at 332 South Street, Zanesville, OH 43701, and the phone is 740-454-3269. The court posts its misdemeanor bond schedule in the clerk's office. Ask the clerk what a particular charge requires and what payment types the window takes.

The county court is at 27 N. 5th Street, Zanesville, OH 43701. Its main and clerk line is 740-455-7138. It hears traffic cases, non-traffic misdemeanors, ordinance violations, evictions and small civil claims. Call it for the bond amount on a misdemeanor charged outside the city.

The Clerk of Courts for the Common Pleas Court is in the Muskingum County Courthouse, 401 Main Street, second floor, Zanesville, OH 43701. The office phone is 740-455-7104, and it is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For bond questions on a felony, this is the number to call.

Bond is paid to the court or to a licensed bond agent, so ask the clerk of the court that holds the case. A deposit made to an inmate's account is a different matter. That money pays for phone calls and store items, and it will not release the person.

For a misdemeanor, a court may set up a schedule used only to let a person out before the first appearance, and the court reviews it every two years (R.C. 2937.011(I)). A judge can replace that number. In a felony, a judge or magistrate must set the amount (R.C. 2937.23).

A bail hearing has to take place no later than the second court day after arrest (R.C. 2937.011(J)). A person still jailed without a lawyer gets a second hearing two court days later, and the state pays for a lawyer if the person cannot. A weekend arrest can stretch the wait because only court days count.

The judge names an amount. The defendant can pay it as an unsecured bond, a ten percent cash deposit, a surety bond, a real estate or securities bond, or all in cash (R.C. 2937.011(C)). Ohio tells judges to choose the least restrictive release that still keeps people safe and gets the defendant back to court.

After all bond conditions are met the court returns 90 percent of the deposit. State fees are separate. When someone else paid the deposit, the court cannot take it for the defendant's fines and costs unless the payer approves (R.C. 2937.40).

Ask to see the Ohio Department of Insurance license. Ask what premium the company filed with the state and whether any expense fee applies (R.C. 3905.93). Agents cannot insist that you sign over a deed, and they may not hand out cards at the jail or the courthouse. Get a written contract and read it.

Yes. The owner files a sworn statement about the property, the debts against it and other bonds already signed, and the court must see enough value to cover the whole bond (R.C. 2937.011(L)). Lawyers may not sign as surety. Ask the clerk of the court that holds the case about its forms.

In a capital case where the proof is evident or the presumption great, or in a felony with strong proof and a substantial risk of serious physical harm (Ohio Const. art. I, sec. 9). A judge must hold a hearing and find each point by clear and convincing evidence (R.C. 2937.222).

The county runs the Muskingum County Juvenile Detention Center at 1860 East Pike, Zanesville, OH 43701. Youth who are detained are held there while the case is pending. A child will not appear on the adult search. Call the Common Pleas clerk at 740-455-7104 and ask for the juvenile division to learn the detention hearing time.

Tell the judge at the first hearing that you cannot afford counsel and ask for an appointed lawyer. The lawyer can argue for a lower bond or for release with conditions. A person who is still jailed without a lawyer must get a second hearing, with state-paid counsel, under R.C. 2937.011(J).

A missed hearing allows the judge to declare the bail forfeited and issue a warrant (R.C. 2937.011(K)). A surety or depositor is freed from the bond by returning the defendant before the date or paying after default (R.C. 2937.40). Call the lawyer before anything else.

The jail and courts do not take bond by gift card, crypto or app payment to a stranger. If a caller pressures you, hang up and call 740-455-7133.

• Jail: Muskingum County Jail, Sheriff's Office, 1840 East Pike, Zanesville, OH 43701; jail 740-455-7133
• Sheriff's Office: 740-452-3637 or 740-455-7924
• Bail guide: Muskingum County bail and bond instructions
• Custody lookup: Muskingum County Inmate Search
• Zanesville Municipal Court: Clerk, 332 South Street, Zanesville, OH 43701; 740-454-3269
• Muskingum County Court: 27 N. 5th Street, Zanesville, OH 43701; 740-455-7138
• Common Pleas clerk: 401 Main Street, 2nd floor, Zanesville, OH 43701; 740-455-7104; Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Juvenile detention: Muskingum County Juvenile Detention Center, 1860 East Pike, Zanesville, OH 43701

The clerks may change hours and payment rules, and each judge decides the real bond in a case. Ask the clerk of the right court before you hand over money. This is not legal advice.