Payne County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

For a state charge, a District Court judge fixes the bail. This county shares Judicial District 9 with Logan County. Under Okla. Const. art. VII, § 8, the bench there holds district, associate district and special judges. Whichever one is on duty can review a fresh arrest.

Some arrests skip the jail's bond desk entirely. Since November 1, 2025, a second or later DUI arrest means no officer may release the person; bail must come from a judge, and HB 1222 makes that judge give written reasons for the dollar figure.

A city ordinance arrest lands in that town's own municipal court, with its own bond list. For the court and the first hearing date on a state case, ring the Court Clerk at 405-372-4774, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The judge chooses the form. Under state law the menu looks like this:

• Personal recognizance. A signature replaces money at the start. Skipping court still lets the state chase the bond amount (22 O.S. § 1108.1).
• Cash. You, or anyone helping, pay the full figure where bail is accepted, and the jail lets the person out (59 O.S. § 1323).
• Surety. A state-licensed bondsman guarantees the whole sum. Your cost is the bondsman's premium, which is a fee and not a deposit.
• Property. A house or land is pledged. The person filing that bond pays its fees (59 O.S. § 1331).
• Conditions. Rules such as electronic monitoring can be tied to release (22 O.S. § 1105.2).

Oklahoma also allows county pretrial release programs that screen people for early release (22 O.S. § 1105.3). Ask the Court Clerk if one can take your person's case.

On state charges, each judge weighs the facts and names a number. City charges in Stillwater follow a printed municipal bond schedule, last revised August 19, 2024. A few lines from it:

• Public drunkenness: $175
• Petit larceny, meaning a small theft: $575
• Assault: $575
• Under-21 alcohol possession: $375, and the person must appear in court
• Marijuana or paraphernalia possession: $825 apiece, with a required court date
• No proof of insurance: $275
• Going 11 to 15 miles per hour too fast: $176

That list helps only with Stillwater city tickets. On a state case, have the Sheriff's Office at 405-372-4522 read you the figure set on every count.

Jail business goes through the Sheriff's Office, 606 S. Husband, Room 106, Stillwater, OK 74074. Anyone may put up the full cash bail for the person under state law (59 O.S. § 1323). A simple plan:

1. Phone 405-372-4522 and tell the staff member you want to post bail.
2. Spell out the person's name and date of birth. Jot each count's bail and add them up.
3. Ask which window takes the money, its hours, and the forms of payment it accepts today.
4. Ask whether another case or hold will block the release.
5. Carry photo ID plus the exact amount. Tuck every receipt into a folder.

Going through a bondsman? After the bond is filed, have the bondsman confirm with the jail that no other hold is waiting.

That depends on which court owns the charge. Phone ahead, since every office handles money its own way.

• Court Clerk, criminal window (state cases): 606 S. Husband Street, Room 206, Stillwater, OK 74074, 405-372-4774. Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., lunch hour included. Ask if your case's cash bond can be paid there.
• Stillwater Municipal Court (city cases): 723 S. Lewis St., Stillwater, OK 74074, 405-742-8253. City charges use its schedule.
• Cushing Municipal Court (Cushing city cases): City Hall, 100 Judy Adams Blvd., Cushing, OK 74023, 918-306-4152.

Wanted in a second Oklahoma town or county too? Since late 2025, the bond on that other hold may be posted in the place that issued it, which lifts the hold (HB 1991).

Phone the Sheriff's Office at 405-372-4522 before the drive to Husband Street and ask what the jail accepts. Bring cash if you can.

The Court Clerk's fines window accepts cash, money orders, cashier's checks, personal checks, and Discover, Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Make checks out to the Payne County Court Clerk. Card owners have to be present, at the counter or on the call. That list covers fines and costs, so ask if a bond can be paid the same way.

Each city court has a web page for tickets. The Stillwater ticket payment site and the Cushing online bill pay handle citations, not jail release. Never put cash in an envelope.

Oklahoma's Insurance Department licenses and polices bail bondsmen. Writing bonds without its license is against the law (59 O.S. § 1303). Points to check:

• Before signing bonds in a county, the bondsman registers with that county's Court Clerk (59 O.S. § 1320).
• Before filing, the bondsman writes the premium onto the bond and hands the payer a numbered receipt (59 O.S. § 1316).
• Release from custody makes the premium the bondsman's to keep. No release? Then you are owed the premium and collateral right away (59 O.S. § 1327).
• No jailer or police officer may moonlight as a bondsman (59 O.S. § 1315).
• Soliciting business where prisoners are held or arraigned is grounds for discipline (59 O.S. § 1310).

Oklahoma's statutes fix no percentage, so prices vary; compare a few. Search the bail bondsman license lookup, or reach the bail bond division at 400 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 405-521-6610. Complaints go through its online complaint form.

Bail on one case leaves other cases untouched. Common snags:

• A warrant from elsewhere. A different county or city may have its own claim, with its own bond.
• A repeat DUI. The jail can't accept money on it until a judge rules.
• Supervision. Find out if a probation or parole officer has added a separate hold.
• Two courts at once. City and state cases are bonded separately.
• Federal or ICE papers. Bail on a state count does not touch them.
• Time already ordered. Bail can't shorten a sentence the person is serving.

Ask jail staff at 405-372-4522 to name every hold and warrant before anyone pays.

Rarely. Oklahoma's Constitution promises bail to nearly everyone, then carves out a short list (Okla. Const. art. II, § 8):

• Capital crimes, where the proof is plain
• Violent offenses
• Offenses with a possible life term
• Felony charges against a person with a record of two felonies, each from its own separate case
• Drug offenses carrying a maximum of ten years or longer

For the last four groups, a judge also needs evident proof of guilt and must find that no release condition would make the public, or any one person, safe. Bail can't be excessive (Okla. Const. art. II, § 9). A third felony DUI joined the deny list on November 1, 2025 (SB 981). Someone charged with a new violent crime during bond on a prior violent case faces a presumption against release, which the defense can try to beat (HB 3782).

The prosecutor arguing for detention is the District 9 District Attorney, 606 S. Husband, Room 111, Stillwater, OK 74074, 405-372-4883.

A motion from the defense lawyer can ask for a smaller figure or easier conditions. Oklahoma forbids excessive bail (Okla. Const. art. II, § 9).

1. Line up a lawyer, appointed or hired.
2. Pull together proof of work, housing and local family.
3. Tell the lawyer the real amount your family could raise. Suggest check-ins or a monitor as trade-offs.
4. The lawyer files the written motion, and the judge sets a hearing.

Victims may speak at any release hearing (Okla. Const. art. II, § 34), and the judge listens to both sides. For the case number and calendar, call the Court Clerk at 405-372-4774.

When a person can't afford counsel, the judge may assign the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System. Eligibility turns on a sworn financial form the judge reviews (22 O.S. § 1355A). A posted bond may be weighed, but it alone can't sink the request.

• The application comes from the Court Clerk and is turned in there. From inside the jail, ask a detention officer for the form.
• Expect a $40 application fee, paid into the court fund. Asking to push that payment to the case's end is allowed.
• Contract lawyers cover this county for the state: P.O. Box 2024, Stillwater, OK 74076, 405-533-1220.
• Statewide headquarters: 111 N. Peters Ave, Suite 500, Norman, OK 73069, 405-801-2601.

Oklahoma's highest criminal court said in July 2025 that counsel is guaranteed in felony and misdemeanor cases that may end in incarceration (Spybuck v. State, 2025 OK CR 7).

All state criminal cases share one courthouse. City cases go to the city that wrote the ticket.

• District Court and Court Clerk: county courthouse, 606 S. Husband Street, Rooms 206 and 207, Stillwater, OK 74074, 405-372-4774. Weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Stillwater Municipal Court: 723 S. Lewis St., Stillwater, OK 74074, 405-742-8253.
• Cushing Municipal Court: City Hall, 100 Judy Adams Blvd., Cushing, OK 74023, 918-306-4152.
• Drumright city fines (the town is mostly in Creek County): City Hall, 424 East Broadway, Drumright, OK 74030, 918-352-2631.
• Federal court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5000.

Deposited bail money is paid back after the case ends, or after a surrender of the defendant (59 O.S. § 1328). Bring the original receipt to claim it.

A no-show starts a strict timeline (59 O.S. § 1332):

• A fresh arrest warrant must issue within 10 days after the forfeiture.
• The forfeiture order goes on file within 15 days; the clerk has 30 days after that to send notice.
• A bondsman holding that order has 90 days to return the defendant, which cancels the forfeiture.
• Once that deadline passes, the bondsman pays the clerk the bond's face amount.

Municipal cases are quicker. In city court, forfeiture is ordered on the date of the missed appearance. Court costs are payable from the forfeited sum (11 O.S. § 27-118). For a state-case refund, phone the Court Clerk at 405-372-4774.

State jail standards require staff to confirm identity before a release. Under OAC 310:670-5-1, belongings get matched to the intake inventory, and the person signs.

• Remind the person to compare that inventory with what they get back.
• If you collect things for them later, ask what note and ID the front desk wants.
• Ask how any balance left on their jail account is paid out.

The Sheriff's Office at 405-372-4522 can give pickup times. For how jail accounts usually handle deposits and leftover money, see our inmate account page.

Federal crimes from here belong to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5000. Its clerk keeps weekday hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• The release question is settled at a federal detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142).
• A pretrial services officer prepares a background report for that hearing: 215 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Room 201, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5800.
• Before any federal trial, Marshals keep the person. Their Oklahoma City desk is the U.S. Marshals Service, 200 NW 4th Street, Room 2022, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-231-4206. Ask them where the person is housed.
• Many federal prisoners pass through the Federal Transfer Center, 7410 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, 405-682-4075.
• After sentencing, search the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

No. Immigration holds run on a separate federal track. The usual order:

1. Federal immigration officers (ICE) send the county jail a detainer, Form I-247A.
2. The hold may last up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Officers arrive to collect the person. The ICE Dallas Field Office, 8101 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, TX 75247, 972-367-2200, covers Oklahoma, with a local office at 1220 Sovereign Row, Oklahoma City, OK 73108, 405-219-3199.
4. Detainees are often moved to the Cimarron Correctional Facility, 3200 S. Kings Hwy., Cushing, OK 74023, detainee information 918-225-3336. ICE may choose another site.
5. Look the person up in the ICE Online Detainee Locator; it asks for country of birth along with the name.

As for state law, Oklahoma's 2024 "impermissible occupation" crime (HB 4156, 21 O.S. § 1795) can't be enforced right now. A federal court's injunction stops it while the Tenth Circuit appeal plays out.

A prison sentence places the person with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The department says the ride from county jail to state custody is usually 6 to 9 months out from sentencing.

• Intake happens at a DOC assessment site that rates the person's custody needs.
• A prison at the right security level comes after that.
• Follow each transfer with a name check on the DOC Offender Lookup.
• Our Oklahoma prison listings describe each facility.
• Headquarters: 4345 N. Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 405-425-2500.

A judge nearly always subtracts the days served before sentencing.

Minors are kept out of the adult jail. Jail rules allow six hours at most for processing or transfer, and OAC 310:670-5-5 says the youth must be kept fully separate from grown inmates. For a longer hold, the county sends youth to a regional juvenile detention center elsewhere under state arrangements.

• The law calls for a detention hearing fast, normally the next judicial day.
• Teens 15, 16 or 17 accused of grave crimes can be charged as youthful offenders or certified to adult court.

Office of Juvenile Affairs, District 4: 2319 W 7th Place, Stillwater, OK 74074, 405-743-1545. That office can say which center has the child and the hearing date.