Campbell County Sheriff's Office Inmate Bail & Bonds

A judge, or for routine charges a clerk magistrate. Police are expected to bring the person before a magistrate fast. The statute's own words are "without unnecessary delay" (SDCL 23A-4-1). Some of these hearings run on a TV link, with the defendant still at the jail. No exact hour count is written into that law, so ask the Sheriff at 605-955-3355 when it is set.

Local cases belong to the Fifth Judicial Circuit, whose main office is in Aberdeen. Circuit and magistrate court both sit at 111 2nd Street NE, Mound City, SD 57646. The Clerk of Courts window there opens only Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 605-955-3536.

A clerk magistrate may fix many bonds straight off the statewide schedule. Charges of murder, kidnapping or domestic abuse need a judge to set the bond.

Think of it as a ladder. A judge climbs to a harder rung only when the softer one below won't get the defendant back to court (SDCL 23A-43-2, 23A-43-3). From the bottom rung up:

• Own promise. Lawyers call it personal recognizance, or PR. It costs nothing up front.
• Unsecured bond. The person signs for an amount they'd owe only by skipping court.
• Third-party custody. A responsible relative, friend or agency takes charge of the person.
• Daily-life limits. Travel bans, people to avoid, a required address or mental health treatment.
• Ten percent down. A cash deposit no bigger than a tenth of the bond. The money returns when every term is honored.
• Bondsperson or all cash. A licensed agent backs the full figure, or somebody pays the full figure in cash.

What tips the scale? The offense and the evidence come first. A mental health evaluation counts if there is one. So does any sign the person would run off or put others in danger (SDCL 23A-43-4).

One statewide guide governs here, the FY27 Fine and Bond Schedule. It kicked in July 1, 2026. Some of its ranges:

• DUI, first or second: $225 to $1,000
• DUI, third or more (a felony): $1,000 to $5,000
• Grand theft: $1,000 to $10,000
• Robbery: $1,000 to $25,000
• Up to two ounces of marijuana, as a misdemeanor: released on PR
• Kidnapping, murder or first-degree manslaughter: judge-only, with no schedule amount
• Domestic abuse: bond comes from a judge, never the clerk

Past record and the details of the arrest can push the number up or down. Phone the Sheriff at 605-955-3355 to hear the actual bond and the charge it's tied to. Schedules are not the same in every county, so compare how bond amounts get set across South Dakota before a Mound City hearing.

Since the person waits in a jail beyond the county line, plan on two or three phone calls. Go in this order:

1. Ring the Sheriff's Office at 605-955-3355. Learn which jail took the person and the bond figure.
2. Ask where the money is paid: at that jail's front desk, or to the Clerk of Courts in Mound City.
3. Phone the holding jail itself. Ask what forms of payment it takes, its hours for bonds and how it wants money orders addressed.
4. Confirm a judge has set bond already. On domestic abuse charges, a judge always goes first.
5. Bring ID with your photo and exact change, then hold on to the receipt showing the case number.

Walk-in hours at the Sheriff's Office, 111 2nd Street NE, Mound City, SD 57646, run 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central, Monday to Friday. Someone picks up the phone all night too.

Bond money paid to the court ends up with the clerk. Fifth Circuit policy keeps every bond with the clerk until one of three releases it: a judge, Court Services or the State's Attorney.

• Location: 111 2nd Street NE, Mound City, SD 57646
• Mailing: PO Box 146, Mound City, SD 57646-0146
• Phone: 605-955-3536
• Open: Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m. to noon

With so few open hours, phone before you drive over. Find out if the office will accept your payment, in what form, and whether the jail frees the person as soon as it clears.

Ask the bond office whether it takes cash or a money order. Check first before you count on a personal check or a debit card, since every office decides that for itself.

A state court site, UJS ePayments, takes card payments online. Its job is fines, court costs and restitution, so it can't be used to bond someone out. One handy extra: it flags a case that carries an active warrant.

The Sheriff at 605-955-3355 knows what the holding jail takes. When the bond goes through the courthouse, the clerk answers at 605-955-3536. Cash should never travel by mail.

Agents need a state license. The licensing office is the state Division of Insurance, 124 South Euclid Avenue, 2nd Floor, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-3563, which also checks licenses and takes complaints.

• Posting bonds for pay without that license counts as a Class 6 felony (SDCL 58-22-4).
• No deputy, jailer, police officer or sheriff may profit in any way from a bail bond (SDCL 58-22-3).
• Agents can't solicit clients where prisoners are held (SDCL 58-22-32).
• Prices differ between agents. Insist on a written fee and a written receipt for any collateral.
• A relative who backs the bond as surety owes the court a list of their property, given under oath (SDCL 23A-43-20).

The state courts publish their own bail bond agent list.

A bond settles a single case and nothing more. Watch for these:

• Outside warrants. Paper from some other county or state is a separate matter.
• Supervision holds. A probation officer or parole agent can request that the person stay put.
• Extra case numbers. Two cases mean two bonds.
• Sobriety slips. On the 24/7 program, one blown or skipped test can mean a cell with no bond until the judge weighs in.
• A federal hold or an ICE detainer. Neither one is touched by a state bond.

Before any money changes hands, ask the Sheriff's Office at 605-955-3355 to list each hold on file.

Yes, but only in one narrow situation. South Dakota's Constitution protects bail for nearly every defendant. The single carve-out covers capital crimes, meaning death-penalty charges, where guilt looks strongly proven (S.D. Const. art. VI, § 8).

Short of that, a judge can still choose tight conditions or a large bond. The offense, the evidence, flight risk and community safety all count (SDCL 23A-43-4). Under Marsy's Law, victims may also speak up when release is decided (S.D. Const. art. VI, § 29).

Prosecution is handled by the Campbell County State's Attorney, 204 Main Street, Herreid, SD 57632, 605-437-2426. Its staff work 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central, Monday through Friday.

Yes. State law gives two paths:

1. The 24-hour review. If the terms are out of reach and a full 24 hours pass after the release hearing with the person still inside, a review can be requested (SDCL 23A-43-8).
2. Circuit court. Terms set by a magistrate may be revised by a circuit judge (SDCL 23A-43-14), and any judge may adjust them later (SDCL 23A-43-7).

Families can help the lawyer build the request. Bring paycheck stubs, rental papers, notes from family members and a monthly budget. Volunteering for 24/7 testing, or naming an adult to supervise, may calm a judge's concerns.

The lawyer can reach the clerk at 605-955-3536 on a Tuesday or Thursday morning to set a hearing.

Domestic cases skip the usual shortcuts. Before release, an officer has to alert a judge, and the judge settles bond and any conditions (SDCL 25-10-40).

Typical orders: stay away from the accuser, leave the shared house, stay off alcohol and drugs, attend counseling (SDCL 25-10-41).

Before the first appearance, there can be zero contact with the alleged victim, their relatives or their household, whether direct or through a go-between. Doing so anyway is a Class 1 misdemeanor (SDCL 25-10-43). So relatives should refuse to pass along notes, calls, texts or messages of any kind.

For DUI, alcohol or drug charges, the court may order the state's 24/7 Sobriety Program as a bond term (SDCL 1-11-20). The Attorney General's office runs it. Options and the most each one may cost:

• Morning and evening breath tests: $3 per test
• Alcohol-monitoring bracelet: $10 per day, with $50 each to install and remove
• Urine testing: $10 per test
• Drug patch: $70 per patch

Fail or skip a test and a new arrest may follow, with the person held, no bond allowed, until a judge reviews it. For the local test site and hours, call the Sheriff at 605-955-3355.

Yes, when they can't afford one. The first hearing is the moment to raise it: the person simply asks the judge for counsel (SDCL 23A-40-6). The court then names a lawyer, and the county covers the cost (SDCL 23A-40-7, 23A-40-8). The Fifth Circuit's court-appointed attorney guidelines explain how it works.

• Later on, the court can order repayment of that cost, even when the charge is dismissed (SDCL 23A-40-10).
• The county can file a lien, though a homestead is safe from foreclosure (SDCL 23A-40-11, 23A-40-15).
• One gap: a petty offense or Class 2 misdemeanor gets no appointed lawyer when the person is free and jail is off the table (SDCL 23A-40-6.1).

The clerk at 605-955-3536 can explain the application papers.

Local charges are heard in Mound City, no matter which jail holds the defendant.

• Courthouse and Clerk of Courts (circuit and magistrate court), 111 2nd Street NE, Mound City, SD 57646, 605-955-3536. Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to noon.
• Fifth Judicial Circuit office, PO Box 1087, Aberdeen, SD 57402-1087, 605-626-2450.
• Federal court, Northern Division, 102 Fourth Avenue SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401. Federal Probation and Pretrial Services shares that building, 605-377-2625.

Ordinance tickets from Herreid, Pollock and the county seat are also heard by the magistrate.

Bail is released by the court once its conditions are fully met, usually after the case ends and the defendant made every court date (SDCL 23A-43-26). A 10 percent deposit comes back on the same terms (SDCL 23A-43-3).

Here the Fifth Circuit adds a twist. Its written policy says bond cash is the defendant's money, no matter who walked it in, a parent and a pal included. Before any refund, the court may take out liquidated costs, restitution, fees for the appointed lawyer and fines. Only the remainder is paid back. Think hard about that before you post cash for anyone.

• Not showing up gives the court grounds to keep the bail. Worse, missing court is a crime of its own. Its grade follows the case the person was out on: a felony or DUI turns a no-show into a Class 6 felony, while one on a misdemeanor case is graded a Class 1 misdemeanor (SDCL 23A-43-31).
• Good cause can rescue the money. A judge may cancel the forfeiture when the person returns and explains (SDCL 23A-43-22).

Once a bond has done its job, the circuit uses a Release of Bond form. Refund questions go to the clerk at 605-955-3536.

Wallets, phones and account balances stay at whichever jail did the booking. On the way out, the person should collect them before leaving.

Gathering things for someone else? Phone the Sheriff's Office at 605-955-3355 before the trip. Learn which jail has the items and whether the person has to sign them over to you, and bring ID. Under state law, a prisoner may be charged for the cost of the jail stay, which could eat into leftover funds (SDCL 24-11-45).

Deposits, balances and refunds are covered in our inmate money guide.

Then a U.S. magistrate or district judge controls release. This area falls in the Northern Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, and that division sits at 102 Fourth Avenue SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401.

• Federal law puts the detention hearing at the very first appearance. A postponement is possible: up to 5 days when the defendant asks, up to 3 when the government does (18 U.S.C. 3142).
• Before trial, the Marshals Service keeps federal defendants in beds it rents at local jails. Aberdeen office: 102 Southeast 4th Avenue, Suite 409, Aberdeen, SD 57401, 605-226-1794.
• Pierre's federal clerk is at 225 South Pierre Street, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-945-4600.
• After a federal sentence, check the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

No. A paid bond leaves an immigration detainer standing. Here is the usual sequence:

1. ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Its hold request, Form I-247A, goes to the jail.
2. With it, ICE asks the jail for a hold of up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Agents then collect the person. South Dakota cases run through the St. Paul Field Office, 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1601, Fort Snelling, MN 55111, 612-843-8600.
4. Look the person up on the ICE Online Detainee Locator using their name and birth country.

A 2025 law, SB 7 (SL 2025, ch 100), bars local governments here from limiting what immigration status facts they share with federal officers.

County jails take misdemeanor sentences. Felony prison terms belong to the South Dakota Department of Corrections. For Class 5 and 6 felonies, the bottom tier, probation is the default outcome. A judge may also pick as much as a year in a county jail over prison (SDCL 22-6-11, 22-6-1.1).

• Look up anyone in state custody with the DOC offender locator; a name or DOC ID works.
• Read up on every state facility at our South Dakota prisons page.
• DOC headquarters: 3200 East Highway 34, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-3478.

Kids 10 and up who break a law face juvenile court, a branch of circuit court (SDCL 26-8C-2). Most of the time the child goes home with a parent. Detention needs one of the statute's listed grounds, and the setting must be the least confining one that works (SDCL 26-8C-3).

A move to adult court requires a special transfer hearing and a judge's written order (SDCL 26-11-4).

Parents can call the Sheriff at 605-955-3355 to ask where their son or daughter went and when the judge will see them. Court Services, which runs local probation, sits at 4304 4th Avenue, Selby, SD 57472, 605-649-7323.