Paulding County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds
Paulding County bail and bond: one small jail, one county court, one courthouse block
Adults arrested in Paulding County are held at the Paulding County Jail, 500 East Perry Street, Paulding, which the Sheriff's Office runs. Search Paulding County Inmate Search for the booking and bond, then call the Sheriff's Office at 419-399-3791 if you need more. Misdemeanors go to Paulding County Court, and the court staff can explain how to post bail.
How do I learn if my husband is in the Paulding County Jail?
Look him up on Paulding County Inmate Search. It is the quickest check and also shows any bond that was set.
If the page does not answer you, call the Sheriff's Office at 419-399-3791 and ask for the jail. Give his full name and birth date.
What is the jail's address?
It is at 500 East Perry Street, Paulding, OH 45879, the same address as the Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Jason Landers's office oversees it.
Paulding County holds its own people, so you do not need to look for a regional jail in another county.
Which court will see my relative first?
Misdemeanor and traffic charges go to Paulding County Court, 201 East Caroline Street, Suite 2, Paulding, OH 45879. The main line is 419-399-5370, and the court is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Felony charges are handled in the Common Pleas Court, and the Clerk of Courts can tell you where a felony case stands.
How do I reach the Clerk of Courts?
The Clerk of Courts is at 115 North Williams Street, Room 104, Paulding, OH 45879. The Legal Division answers at 419-399-8210, and the office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Use the Legal Division for questions about felony case files, court dates and costs.
Does the court have a fixed bail schedule?
Ohio law requires each court to keep a misdemeanor bail schedule. Its only purpose is to allow release before the first hearing, and the court reviews it every two years (R.C. 2937.011).
The amount for a particular charge is something the county court can quote. Call 419-399-5370 and give the exact charge from the booking record.
What forms of bond can be used?
The defendant may choose among an unsecured bond, a bond backed by a cash deposit of 10 percent, a surety bond through a licensed agent, a bond secured by real estate or securities, or a full cash deposit (R.C. 2937.011).
The 10 percent type refunds 90 percent of the deposit after the case conditions are met. For the payment steps in Paulding, ask the court at 419-399-5370.
What does a bail bond agent cost?
An Ohio bail agent must charge the premium rate the state has approved for the agent's company and must reveal any extra expense fee (R.C. 3905.93). Ask the agent to state the filed rate in writing.
By rule, agents cannot ask you to sign over title to real estate or approach people at the courthouse or jail. Read every page before you sign.
When will a judge first review the bail?
Within two court days of the arrest (R.C. 2937.011). A weekend or a holiday pushes that day later.
If the person is still held and has no lawyer, a second hearing follows two court days after that, and a lawyer is appointed at state expense when the person cannot pay.
Can a judge deny bail?
A small group of cases. Ohio Const. art. I, sec. 9 allows denial for a capital offense, or for a felony where the proof is evident and the person is a substantial risk of serious physical harm to anyone.
Under R.C. 2937.222 the judge must hold a hearing and find clear and convincing evidence that no release terms would keep people safe.
Where can a family member get a free lawyer?
A person without money for a lawyer should say so at the first hearing. The judge reviews the request and can name a lawyer at public cost.
For questions about how to apply on a misdemeanor, call Paulding County Court at 419-399-5370. Probation matters go to 419-399-3016.
Who handles a child's arrest?
Juvenile cases are heard by the Paulding County Probate and Juvenile Court, 115 North Williams Street, Suite 202, Paulding, OH 45879. The juvenile line is 419-399-8255.
Call that number to learn where a young person is being held and when the detention hearing is.
Can I use a car title or a house as security?
A bond can be secured with real estate or securities (R.C. 2937.011). The person who pledges property signs an affidavit that describes it, names the debts against it and lists the other bonds that person has backed.
The court must find the pledger able to cover at least the bond amount. Lawyers may not serve as surety.
What happens if my son misses his court date?
The judge can order the bail forfeited and issue a warrant, and the missed date can bring added punishment (R.C. 2937.011).
Under R.C. 2937.40, the court may not use money another person posted on the defendant's fines and costs unless that person agrees.
When is the bond refunded?
Keep your receipt. After the case ends, the person who paid can ask the court about a refund or choose to apply it to costs.
A 10 percent deposit comes back at 90 percent. The fee a bail agent charges is separate, so ask the agent in writing what, if anything, is returned.
Does federal custody show up on the county search?
No. People held by federal authorities are found through the Bureau of Prisons locator.
Those sentenced to a state prison are found in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction records.
Which bail offers should I distrust?
Courts do not take gift cards, crypto or wire transfers sent to private people. Pay only through the court or a licensed agent.
If someone pressures you to pay within minutes, hang up and call the Sheriff's Office at 419-399-3791.
Are there rules attached to release?
Often. Ohio judges may require a person to stay away from a victim or witness, keep to a set address, report to a supervisor, wear a monitor, or go to drug or alcohol treatment (R.C. 2937.011).
The statute asks for the least restrictive terms that still protect the public and secure the person's return. A judge can add, ease or drop terms later, and a hearing must be held promptly if the two sides do not agree.
Paulding County bail contacts
- Jail
- Paulding County Jail, 500 East Perry Street, Paulding, OH 45879; Sheriff's Office 419-399-3791
- Bond guide
- Paulding County bail and bond instructions
- Custody lookup
- Paulding County Inmate Search
- County Court
- 201 East Caroline Street, Suite 2, Paulding, OH 45879; 419-399-5370; Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Clerk of Courts
- 115 North Williams Street, Room 104, Paulding, OH 45879; 419-399-8210; Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Juvenile
- Probate and Juvenile Court, 115 North Williams Street, Suite 202, Paulding, OH 45879; 419-399-8255
Hours and phone lines can change, and a judge can set any bond amount. Speak with the court before you send money. This is a general guide and does not give legal advice.
How do Bail Bonds work at Paulding County Jail
The Paulding County Sheriff recommends that you might want to use a bail bond agent licensed to do business in Paulding 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 Paulding County, or in some cases the state of Ohio, but the benefit of using a bail bond agent is that they take responsibility for making sure the inmate shows up for court in Paulding County, and if they don't, then they take the financial responsibility.
- The typical fee for a bond in Ohio 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 Paulding County Jail, or the courthouse in Paulding County where the offense took place.
Call 419-399-2170 to find out the exact bond (plus other fees) amount, or look it up online by looking up the information on the Paulding County inmate locator.
Paulding County Jail
Address:
500 East Perry Street
Paulding, OH 45879
Phone:
419-399-2170
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Paulding County
Does Paulding County have bail?
What kind of bonds are accepted in Paulding County?
Who can set bail in Paulding County?
When is bail set in Paulding County Ohio?
Does Paulding County have bail?
Yes, Paulding County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Paulding County?
Bail in Paulding County is available in several different types including personal bond (aka own recognizance), cash bond, 10% bond, surety bond, and property bond.
Who can set bail in Paulding County?
A judge usually sets bond. In some counties the County Court has established a bail schedule, which outlines the bail for many non-violent or minor crimes. If a charge is not part of the bail schedule a hearing will be necessary.
When is bail set in Paulding County Ohio?
Bail is set in Ohio the first time the accused is brought into court. Although this hearing is set as soon as possible based on court availability, it can take up to 3 days not including weekends or holidays.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Paulding 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 Paulding 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 Paulding County Jail 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, Paulding 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 Paulding 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 Paulding County have bail?
Yes, Paulding County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Paulding County?
Bail in Paulding County is available in several different types including personal bond (aka own recognizance), cash bond, 10% bond, surety bond, and property bond.
Who can set bail in Paulding County?
A judge usually sets bond. In some counties the County Court has established a bail schedule, which outlines the bail for many non-violent or minor crimes. If a charge is not part of the bail schedule a hearing will be necessary.
When is bail set in Ohio?
Bail is set in Ohio the first time the accused is brought into court. Although this hearing is set as soon as possible based on court availability, it can take up to 3 days not including weekends or holidays.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Paulding County Ohio?
Yes, if there are extenuating circumstances, let the judicial officer know. The accused can ask for bail reduction or a change in bail conditions.
In Paulding County Ohio, 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 Ohio could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Paulding County Ohio?
Yes, Paulding County does offer online bail payment. In Ohio, bail payment is made to the Clerk of Court.
What options are there to pay bail in Paulding County Ohio?
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 Paulding County Jail for more information about posting bail in Paulding County. An alternative would be to contact the Clerk of Court.
Will I get all my bond money back in Ohio?
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 Paulding 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 Ohio?
The Paulding County Jail 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.