Springfield Municipal Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

A judge does, most often at arraignment, the person's first time in court. Oregon gives a jailed person 36 hours to get there, not counting weekends or holidays (ORS 135.010). Here, in-custody arraignments take place inside the jail, at 1:30 p.m. for circuit court and 11 a.m. for Eugene Municipal Court.

The judge rules on release right then. If more time is needed, the release hearing comes within 48 hours, and five days is the outer limit (ORS 135.245).

Plenty of people skip that wait. A standing order from each county's presiding judge, built on the Chief Justice's statewide guidelines (ORS 135.233), lets the jail free many low-level arrests on a signed promise. Soon after booking, a release officer interviews most people and sends a report to the judge (ORS 135.235). In this county that job belongs to the court's Pretrial Release Services, 541-682-4201.

The law here says "security." Most families still say "bail." Either way, ORS 135.230 sets out three paths home:

• Personal recognizance. A written promise to attend each hearing, with nothing paid. Judges must begin here (ORS 135.245).
• Conditional release. Home, but with rules. Typical ones are staying away from a victim, no drinking, a curfew or reporting to a pretrial officer.
• Security release. The promise is backed by money or property. In most cases, a tenth of the amount is what gets paid.

Oregon judges have to use the least strict choice that still protects the victim and the public. A GPS ankle bracelet or alcohol monitor is a common rule. The Sheriff's Electronic Monitoring Program tracks people out before trial for the state's pretrial office, at 541-682-2139.

No chart lists a dollar figure for each crime. The statewide guidelines put charges into three bins:

1. Out on a promise. Most nonperson misdemeanors (many theft or trespass cases), most nonperson Class C felonies and driving while suspended. The jail can often let these people go without a judge.
2. Home with conditions. DUII; misdemeanors against a person where no family or partner violence is claimed; a Class C felony against a person; most Class B felonies. The court picks the conditions.
3. Held for the judge. Domestic violence, sex offenses, Measure 11 crimes, any Class A felony, failure to appear, eluding police, a felon caught with a gun and a few others. These people stay put until the first hearing.

Once a judge names a security amount, the deposit is normally 10 percent, with $25 as the floor (ORS 135.265). So $5,000 security takes a $500 deposit, and $50,000 takes $5,000. Every warrant states its own amount (ORS 133.140). To learn the number in your case, ring Pretrial Release Services at 541-682-4201 or jail reception at 541-682-4263.

ORS 135.265 and 135.270 let a court clerk, or anyone the court names, take the deposit. Here that is often the jail. For a circuit court case, work through these steps:

1. Call jail reception, 541-682-4263, between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on a weekday. Know the exact legal spelling and the birthday before you dial.
2. Get the security amount, the case number and the name of the court.
3. Ask where deposits are accepted today, the hours, and what forms of payment are fine.
4. Head to the Main Jail Lobby, 101 West 5th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401. Doors are open 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on weekdays. Weekends and holidays it stays shut.
5. Show a photo ID. Hold on to the receipt, since a refund is paid only to the name printed there.

The jail warns that release times can't be predicted, even after payment. Questions about release terms in circuit court go to Pretrial Release Services, 541-682-4201.

City charges have their own windows. Each city court takes security only on its own cases.

Eugene Municipal Court, 1102 Lincoln Street, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-5400. Its counter is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a break from noon to 12:30.

1. When the court is closed, the city's Police Records unit accepts bail on that court's charges. It works whichever jail has the person: the Lane County Jail or the Springfield Municipal Jail.
2. You may pay in person or by phone. The city's Post Bail page lays out the steps and how to contact Police Records.
3. The receipt prints the court date and time, and says if attendance is required.
4. Plan on 45 minutes to an hour from the time paperwork reaches the jail.

Springfield Municipal Court, second floor of the Springfield Justice Center, 230 Fourth Street, Springfield, OR 97477, 541-726-3748. People on these charges sit in the Springfield Municipal Jail, 344 A Street, Springfield, OR 97477, 541-744-4177. That 98-bed city jail holds men and women on misdemeanor cases, before and after trial. Florence police run a smaller one, the Florence Municipal Jail, 900 Greenwood Street, Florence, OR 97439, for Florence city charges and short city sentences.

1. From 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, pay at the court window.
2. Outside those hours, Police Records on the first floor handles it. The police line is 541-726-3714.
3. At night the doors are locked. Lift the entry lobby phone and say you came to post bail.
4. In-custody cases usually go before the judge at 1:00 p.m. on the next business day.

Each window sets its own rules. Ask first so the trip isn't wasted.

• City of Eugene charges: Police Records takes cash, Visa or MasterCard. Checks are refused, and so is a credit card in another person's name.
• Springfield charges: the court at 541-726-3748 can tell you its accepted payments. That court never asks for gift cards, crypto or other unusual payment, so a caller who does is running a scam.
• Circuit court cases: confirm with the jail at 541-682-4263 what payment it can take for a deposit on that day.
• Using property: a family can skip the 10 percent and post the full amount in cash. Or it can pledge stocks, bonds or Oregon land worth twice as much, with a sworn statement (ORS 135.265).

Cash never belongs in the mail. Hang up on anyone who phones promising a quick release for a fee.

Oregon does not use commercial bail bonds or bail bondsmen; families post the deposit directly. That is good news for your wallet. No company keeps a fee, and most of the deposit can return once the case wraps up.

A surety is still allowed. That means a relative or friend puts their name on the release agreement, promising to pay the whole security amount if the defendant misses court (ORS 135.230). Signing is a big step, because the debt could be the full sum, far more than the 10 percent deposit.

Anyone selling a paid "bond" in Oregon is a warning sign. Run any offer past the jail at 541-682-4263.

One deposit frees a person on one case only. Check for these before paying:

• More than one case. Say there's a city charge plus a circuit court charge. Each case must be cleared separately.
• Someone else's warrant. A warrant from another county or another state is handled by the court that wrote it.
• Supervision. Someone on probation or parole may get a hold placed by their officer. Local supervision runs through Parole and Probation Services, 2699 Roosevelt Blvd, Eugene, OR 97402, 541-682-3040.
• Charges on the hold list. Domestic violence, sex offenses and Measure 11 cases wait for the first hearing.
• A federal case. On federal charges, release comes from a federal judge.

Before you spend a dollar, ask the jail at 541-682-4263 to read every hold on the person.

Release is the rule for most people. The big exceptions are murder, aggravated murder and treason. For those, a judge must refuse release when the proof of guilt is plain (Or. Const. art. I, § 14; Or. Const. art. I, § 43; ORS 135.240).

A violent felony means someone was seriously hurt or faced a threat of serious injury. In those cases, the defense can ask for a hearing at arraignment. Release is denied if the court then finds a danger that the person will physically hurt or sexually harm the victim or the public (ORS 135.240).

No contact with the victim is allowed in domestic violence, sex offense or bias crime cases. That covers calls from the jail and messages passed along by relatives (ORS 135.247, 135.250). Please don't relay notes. Doing so can lead to new charges.

Prosecutors who oppose release work at the District Attorney's Office, 125 East 8th Avenue, Room 400, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-4261.

Judges may change the security amount or the release rules when circumstances change (ORS 135.285). It starts with a written motion from the defense lawyer. Local rule SLR 4.051(3) sets release motions for 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays:

• Monday or Tuesday filings: the coming Friday.
• Wednesday or Thursday filings: the coming Tuesday.
• Friday filings: one week later, on Friday.

Gather proof of a steady job, the person's home, school, people who will help and the amount your family can manage. Suggest rules that ease the court's concerns, such as a monitor. Court Calendar and Docketing can give the hearing time at 541-682-6521.

The Oregon Public Defense Commission (OPDC) runs public defense statewide. The name took effect January 1, 2024, and the agency joined the executive branch on January 1, 2025.

1. At the first appearance, the person says they want a lawyer.
2. A money form follows, covering income, savings and dependents. A court screener reviews it.
3. Expect a $20 application fee in most cases. Judges can waive it, and they may order a payment toward costs later.
4. No one goes without a lawyer because they can't pay.

The state is short of defenders. As 2025 closed, roughly 2,500 Oregonians had no appointed lawyer yet, and some 160 of those sat in jail. Betschart, an order from federal court, generally requires release on conditions for anyone jailed without a lawyer seven days past the first appearance. The case itself goes on. The circuit court at 541-682-4020 can say which lawyer was assigned.

• Circuit court (every felony and most misdemeanors), 125 East 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401. Juvenile matters meet at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401. One number serves both, 541-682-4020, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
• Justice court (traffic and other violations across the county except inside Eugene), 900 Greenwood St, Florence, OR 97439, 541-997-2535. Open Monday to Thursday.
• Eugene Municipal Court, 1102 Lincoln Street, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-5400
• Springfield Municipal Court, 230 Fourth Street, Springfield, OR 97477, 541-726-3748
• Florence Municipal Court, 900 Greenwood Street, Florence, OR 97439, 541-997-3123
• Cottage Grove Municipal Court, City Hall, 400 E. Main Street, Cottage Grove, OR 97424, 541-767-4115
• Junction City Municipal Court, 680 Greenwood Street, Junction City, OR 97448, 541-998-1113
• Coburg Municipal Court, City Hall, 91136 N Willamette St., Coburg, OR 97408, 541-682-7859
• Veneta Municipal Court, City Hall, 88184 8th Street, Veneta, OR 97487, 541-935-2191
• Oakridge Municipal Court: phone 541-782-2258 to learn where it sits.
• Federal court, in the Wayne L. Morse building, 405 East Eighth Avenue, Suite 2100, Eugene, OR 97401, Clerk's Office 503-326-8000

Did the person keep every rule until the case ended? Then the clerk repays 85 percent to whoever the receipt names. The remaining 15 percent stays as a cost, never under $5 or over $750, along with any interest earned (ORS 135.265). A $1,000 deposit means $150 is kept and $850 comes back.

• Fines, fees or restitution in the case may be paid out of the deposit first.
• Springfield Municipal Court allows up to four weeks for a refund. It mails a check to the payer, or to a person listed on its Assignment of Security Deposit form.
• The city of Eugene tells families not to count on a refund, because the money usually goes to the case.

Skipping a court date can wipe out far more than the deposit. A warrant can issue, and the judge can order the whole security amount forfeited. The defendant then has 30 days to prove the absence was not their fault (ORS 135.280). A fresh charge of failure to appear can follow. Its level tracks the original case: misdemeanor cases bring a Class A misdemeanor count, and felony cases bring a Class C felony count (ORS 162.195, 162.205). Refund questions go to the circuit court, 541-682-4020.

Sort out cash and personal things before release day if you can. Jail reception at 541-682-4263 can explain how the last of the account money gets returned, and on which days stored items may be claimed. Pickups are at the jail, 101 West 5th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401.

Carry a photo ID. When collecting for someone else, ask whether they need to sign a form that lets you. The lobby is closed on weekends and holidays. Our inmate money page explains deposits and balances in plain terms.

Federal cases from around here belong to the Eugene Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Its home is the Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse, 405 East Eighth Avenue, Suite 2100, Eugene, OR 97401, open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.

• At a detention hearing, often the first appearance, a federal judge decides who goes home (18 U.S.C. 3142). Oregon's 10 percent deposit plays no part.
• A report for that hearing comes from U.S. Pretrial Services, Room 1800 in the same building, 541-431-4080.
• Before trial, people stay in U.S. Marshals custody, in a contract county jail or at FCI Sheridan, 27072 Ballston Road, Sheridan, OR 97378, 503-843-4442. The Marshals' office is at 1000 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Room 401, Portland, OR 97204, 503-326-2209.
• Defendants who can't afford a lawyer can get help from the Federal Public Defender, 859 Willamette St., Suite 200, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-465-6937.
• Sentenced federal prisoners can be tracked on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

A deposit settles the state charge and nothing more. An immigration hold runs like this:

1. Federal immigration officers (ICE) start by lodging a detainer with the jail on their Form I-247A.
2. ICE wants the jail to hold on to the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Under Oregon's sanctuary laws (ORS 181A.820 to 181A.829; HB 3265 of 2021), officers and jails in this state honor an immigration request only with a judge's signature on it. That means an ICE detainer by itself generally won't keep anyone locked up here. Release details aren't passed along for immigration enforcement either.
4. ICE's Seattle Field Office oversees Oregon. Its office in Portland is at 4310 S Macadam Ave, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97239, 503-326-4165.
5. Look the person up on the ICE Online Detainee Locator using a name and country of birth.

Prison time is served under the Oregon Department of Corrections. Everyone sentenced to prison, man or woman, begins with roughly 30 days of intake at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, 24499 SW Grahams Ferry Road, Wilsonville, OR 97070. After that, men transfer to their assigned prison, and women remain at Coffee Creek.

• Use the Oregon Offender Search to look someone up.
• Department questions: 503-945-9090.
• For each prison, see our Oregon state prisons page.

Shorter jail terms can stay local. Some sentenced people join the Sheriff's work crew, 541-682-2117, and sleep at home.

Youths aged 12 through 17 are never booked as adults here; their cases belong to the county juvenile department. Youths who aren't sent home are kept at the juvenile detention center run by Youth Services, 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-4700, staffed day and night.

SB 1008 (2019) ended automatic adult trials for 15 to 17 year olds charged with Measure 11 crimes. Adult court now takes a waiver hearing first. The District Attorney's Juvenile Division answers at 541-682-4702. Parents can phone detention to learn the youth's location and hearing date.