Yamhill County Correctional Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

Often the first answer comes from a standing order, not a judge. The Chief Justice of Oregon sets statewide release guidelines, and each district's presiding judge signs a local order that follows them (ORS 135.233). Under that order, many people booked on minor charges that hurt no one can go home after signing a pledge to come back. People booked on serious charges stay put until a judge rules.

The law gives the court 36 hours to arraign someone who stays locked up, and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays do not count (ORS 135.010). The circuit court holds in-custody arraignments every business day at 1:30 p.m. The person stays at the jail and joins by video. The courthouse and jail both use 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, and the court's main line is 503-434-7530.

A decision on release is due at that hearing. A delay is allowed, but only to 48 hours past that hearing, with 5 days as the absolute limit (ORS 135.245). A release officer may also interview the person soon after booking and report to the judge (ORS 135.235). For release questions, the jail's Release Office answers at 503-474-4985.

State law gives three ways out of jail before trial (ORS 135.230):

• Personal recognizance. The person puts their name on a form swearing they'll come to court, and that's it. No cash changes hands. Oregon begins here for almost everyone (ORS 135.245).
• Conditional release. The person goes home but has rules to follow. Examples are no drinking, a curfew, check-ins or a GPS monitor. The county's community corrections plan pays for GPS tracking of some people waiting for trial.
• Security release. Cash, stocks, bonds or land stand behind the pledge. This is the part most families call bail.

Judges must use the mildest option that still protects the alleged victim and everyone else. Two conditions are attached to every release: attend each hearing, and do not leave Oregon without the judge's okay (ORS 135.250).

A 2021 law, SB 48, took mandatory minimum bail amounts out of Oregon's statutes. These days the type of charge usually decides if any money is involved. Under the statewide guidelines, charges are sorted roughly like this:

• Lower-level crimes against property, not people, such as driving while suspended: most often let go on a promise, with no money.
• DUII, plus many Class B felonies and person misdemeanors that don't involve family violence: most often let go with rules the court sets.
• Domestic violence, sex crimes, Measure 11 crimes and any Class A felony: held until a judge decides.
• Felony stalking, felony strangulation, failure to appear, running from police, resisting arrest and escape: also held for a judge.
• Murder, aggravated murder and treason: release can be refused outright.

Where security is ordered, what you actually hand over is one tenth of it, with $25 as the floor (ORS 135.265). On $5,000 of security the deposit is $500. On $20,000 it is $2,000. To learn the exact number, phone the jail at 503-434-7507 or the circuit court at 503-434-7530.

When the court office is closed, money goes into the payment kiosk in the jail lobby at 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128. The county says this kiosk accepts bills or a card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa), with fees added. The court's own bail page says money posted at the jail must be cash, so check before you drive over. Go in this order:

1. Phone the jail at 503-434-7507. Have the full legal name and birthday ready.
2. Ask whether security was set, the amount of the deposit, and the case number it goes with.
3. Ask whether the kiosk will take a card today or only cash.
4. Ask if another county has a hold on file. The jail can take that county's bail money as well.
5. Post the money in your own name if you want the refund to come back to you.
6. Keep the receipt somewhere safe. The refund follows the name printed on it.

After you pay, the Release Office at 503-474-4985 can tell you roughly when the person will walk out.

Yes. The county's Bail and Commissary page names three places besides the jail kiosk:

• Trial Court Clerk's office, Room 135 on the first floor of the courthouse, 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7530. The county lists weekday hours of 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. The court lists its counters as closing at 4 p.m., so come before 4. Closed on legal holidays.
• Online, any hour. The county links the Team3 Inmate Canteen payment site for bail and account deposits. Extra charges may apply.
• City court cases. Bail on a municipal court case is handled apart from the clerk's window. It can be posted at that city's court, at the jail, online or by phone. Call the city court first. Each one's address and number sits in the courthouse answer further down this page.

At the clerk's window, ask which payment types it takes that day, and bring a photo ID.

• Cash works at the lobby kiosk and is the one form the court names for jail postings.
• Credit and debit cards (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa) work at the kiosk and online, with a fee.
• Cashier's checks and money orders stopped being accepted for inmate accounts in February 2025. For bail, ask before you buy one.
• Mail is never a way to pay. The jail's mail rules bar cash, checks and money orders in letters.

Watch the name on the payment. If you post money in the jailed person's name, the court says the refund will not come back to you. Questions on a deposit already made go to the court at 503-434-7530.

No. Paid bail agents simply aren't part of Oregon's system, so you won't find a bondsman office near the jail. A family member pays the deposit straight to the clerk or the kiosk. No middleman takes a cut, and there is no bond contract to sign. A relative, friend or the person themselves can post it.

The law also gives a second path. Instead of the 10 percent, someone can put up the full security amount in cash, stocks or bonds, or put up property in Oregon with equity worth double the amount set. Property and stocks must be backed by a sworn statement (ORS 135.265). Ask the clerk at 503-434-7530 how that works here before you plan on it.

If a stranger offers to get someone out for a fee, stop. Call the jail at 503-434-7507 and ask what is really owed.

Security covers only the case it was set on. Other things can hold the person:

• A second case. A warrant from another county needs its own bail, though the jail can collect it.
• A hold for a judge. Charges like domestic violence or a Class A felony mean waiting for the arraignment first.
• Probation or post-prison supervision. Ask Community Justice, 615 NE 6th St., McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7513, whether a sanction is in place. This office is separate from the jail.
• A federal case. Federal holds follow federal rules, covered lower on this page.
• Old fines. These do not hold anyone, but the court may take them out of the deposit later.

Before you pay, ask the jail at 503-434-7507 to read you every hold.

Release can be refused outright for three crimes: murder, aggravated murder and treason. That applies only where the evidence of guilt is strong and clear (Or. Const. art. I § 14; Or. Const. art. I § 43; ORS 135.240).

Violent felonies are those involving serious injury, or a threat of it. With one of those, release can be denied, but only after a hearing. There the judge must decide the defendant would put the victim, or people in general, at risk of injury or sexual abuse. The prosecutor asks for that hearing at the circuit court arraignment.

Some cases come with a no-contact rule that starts in jail: family violence, sexual offenses and hate-based crimes. Reaching out to the victim is off limits. That includes calls and messages sent through family or friends (ORS 135.247, 135.250). Please do not carry notes or words between them. Doing so could bring fresh charges.

Prosecutors work from the District Attorney's Office, Room 117, 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7539. Its doors are open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.

A judge can change a release order when the facts change (ORS 135.285). The request goes through the defense lawyer. These steps help:

1. Tell the appointed lawyer that the family wants a review.
2. Collect pay stubs, a lease or letter showing a home, school or child care duties, and a note on what the family can afford.
3. Offer rules that ease the court's concern, like GPS, check-ins or a treatment program.
4. Ask the court for a hearing date. Hearing questions can go by email to Yam.Calendaring@ojd.state.or.us.

A shortage of public defenders matters here too. A federal court order (Betschart) sets a seven-day clock that starts at the first appearance. Hit that mark in custody without a lawyer, and the court generally must release the person on conditions. The charges stay. Call the circuit court at 503-434-7530 if that seventh day has passed.

If paying for a lawyer would be a real hardship, you can request a court-appointed one (ORS 151.485). Here is how it works at this court:

• The person asks at arraignment and fills out an Application for Appointment of Counsel about income and assets.
• Court staff review that money form, and a judge names a lawyer for anyone who qualifies.
• People out of jail attend an orientation in Room 206 before their arraignment, where they can apply.
• Expect a $20 fee to apply, which a judge may drop. The judge may also order you to repay part of the cost later.
• A person who truly has no money still gets a lawyer.

The Oregon Public Defense Commission (OPDC) pays for this defense statewide, and lawyers are scarce. At the close of 2025, some 2,500 Oregonians were still waiting to be assigned one, and roughly 160 of those people were behind bars. To learn who was assigned, call the courthouse at 503-434-7530. If the family plans to hire counsel, try the State Bar's referral number, 503-684-3763.

Nearly every criminal case lands in the circuit court. City courts take tickets and minor cases from their own streets.

• Circuit Court (felonies, most misdemeanors, juvenile): 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7530. It is the 25th Judicial District.
• Newberg Municipal Court: 401 E. Third St., Newberg, OR 97132, 503-537-1203.
• Dundee Municipal Court: 620 SW 5th Street, Dundee, OR 97115, 503-538-3922.
• Lafayette Municipal Court: 486 3rd Street, Lafayette, OR 97127, 503-864-2451.
• Amity Municipal Court: 109 Maddox Avenue, Amity, OR 97101, 503-835-3711.
• Carlton Municipal Court: 191 E. Main Street, Carlton, OR 97111, 503-852-7575.
• Willamina Municipal Court: 411 NE C St., Willamina, OR 97396, 503-876-2242.
• Yamhill Municipal Court: 205 S. Maple Street, Yamhill, OR 97148, 503-662-3511.
• Federal court (cases under U.S. law): Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, 1000 Southwest Third Avenue, Suite 740, Portland, OR 97204, 503-326-8000.

For a McMinnville city case, or a case from Dayton, Sheridan or Gaston, ask the circuit court which court has it.

Once the case is over, if the person followed every condition, the clerk sends back the money to the person shown on the receipt (ORS 135.265). From that, the court holds back 15 percent, never under $5 or over $750, and also keeps the interest. On a $1,000 deposit, $150 is kept and $850 comes back.

The court may also use the deposit to pay the defendant's fines, fees and other court debts unless a judge orders otherwise. And if the money was posted in the defendant's own name, it goes to them, not to you.

A missed court date brings trouble fast. The judge can send out a warrant, and the court can order the full security amount forfeited, far more than the 10 percent you put down (ORS 135.280). On top of that comes a fresh charge called failure to appear. If the first case was a misdemeanor, this new one is a Class A misdemeanor. If it was a felony, it becomes a Class C felony (ORS 162.195, 162.205). They have 30 days to show the court that coming in was impossible and not their fault.

For refund questions, call the clerk at 503-434-7530.

Ask about cash and belongings before the person leaves. Jail rules say nothing is handed over without a release form the person signs, and that form lasts 30 days. The same form can let you drop off clean clothes for court. The jail does not accept other property for people inside.

Call YCCF at 503-434-7507, 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, to ask how any account balance is paid out at release. Bring a photo ID when you pick things up. Our inmate money guide explains how deposits to an account usually work.

A federal arrest here goes to the Portland Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Its clerk works in Portland's Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, 1000 Southwest Third Avenue, Suite 740, Portland, OR 97204, 503-326-8000.

• A federal magistrate judge decides release or detention, and may hold a detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142). Oregon's 10 percent deposit does not apply.
• Marshals keep federal defendants in their care until trial. Find the U.S. Marshals Service at 1000 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Room 401, Portland, OR 97204, 503-326-2209. Call to ask where they are held.
• FCI Sheridan, a federal prison inside this county, is at 27072 Ballston Road, Sheridan, OR 97378, 503-843-4442. It has a detention center as well.
• A defendant who can't afford counsel may be assigned someone from the Federal Public Defender, 101 SW Main, Suite 1700, Portland, OR 97204, 503-326-2123.
• Once sentenced, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

A paid deposit clears the way on the Oregon charge only. Immigration holds work like this:

1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can send the jail a detainer request on Form I-247A.
2. On paper, that request seeks a hold of up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Oregon law steps in here. Under its sanctuary laws (ORS 181A.820-181A.829; HB 3265, 2021), local officers and jailers must ignore immigration paperwork that lacks a judge's signature. So a jail in this state generally won't keep a person on an ICE detainer standing alone. It also generally won't hand ICE release dates to help with deportation.
4. Agents could still pick the person up later, away from the jail. Oregon falls under ICE's Seattle Field Office, 12500 Tukwila International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98168, 206-277-2000. Its Portland office is at 4310 S Macadam Ave, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97239, 503-326-4165.
5. To find someone ICE holds, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator by name and country of birth.

Time in prison is handled by the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC). Every new state prisoner, man or woman, starts out in the intake unit housed within Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, 24499 SW Grahams Ferry Road, Wilsonville, OR 97070. Intake there lasts roughly a month. After that, men are sent on to wherever DOC places them, while women serve their time at Coffee Creek itself.

A name search runs on DOC's Oregon Offender Search. The DOC general line is 503-945-9090. Details on every prison are on our Oregon state prisons page. After release, probation or post-prison supervision runs through Community Justice, 615 NE 6th St., McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7513.

Kids under 18 are kept apart from the adult jail. The county's juvenile department works with youth ages 12 to 17. Youths the court holds are placed at the Youth Services Center, a 24-bed detention unit at 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7407. The adult deposit system does not apply in the same way.

• Parents and guardians are urged to visit. Every visitor must be 18 or older and approved by the youth's probation officer or caseworker.
• Visits run weekdays 6 to 9 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call detention the day of the visit to book a slot.
• SB 1008 (2019) ended the automatic transfer of 15, 16 and 17 year olds to adult court on Measure 11 charges. Adult court first requires a waiver hearing before a judge.
• The Oregon Youth Authority runs the state's youth prisons for the most serious cases.