Marion County Juvenile Detention Inmate Bail & Bonds
Marion County bail and bond: the Jasper jail and your next steps
People arrested in Marion County are booked into the Marion County jail in Jasper, run by the Sheriff's Office at 5 North Oak Street. The phone is 423-942-2525. Use Marion County Inmate Search first to confirm custody and see the bond on the record.
Marion County also has its own Juvenile Court and a juvenile holding facility on Courthouse Square, so a young person is handled apart from the adult jail.
Can I find out online whether a person is in the Marion County jail?
Yes. Search the full name in Marion County Inmate Search. Very recent bookings take time to appear, so look again after a few hours. Then call the Sheriff's Office at 423-942-2525 for a hold from another agency or anything else the search does not show.
Write down the booking number once you have it.
Where does Marion County keep its prisoners?
Marion County keeps them in its own jail in Jasper, and the Tennessee Corrections Institute certifies the jail for 118 inmates. The county does not rely on another county's jail for its pretrial inmates.
Call the Sheriff's Office if you cannot tell which agency made the arrest.
What is the Sheriff's Office address?
It is 5 North Oak Street, Jasper, TN 37347, and the phone is 423-942-2525. The Sheriff's Office operates the county jail.
A deputy can release a person on bail only after a judicial officer has set it. Questions about lowering the number belong with the court.
Who decides how much bail is?
A judge or other officer with the legal power to fix bail makes an individual decision for each person. The court looks at how long the person has lived here, work, family, past record, history of coming to court, the charge, and any risk to others.
Bring facts to the hearing. A job letter and a steady address do more than a promise.
How does cash bail work in Jasper?
Cash bail means the full dollar amount. A defendant with bail set may deposit that amount with the court clerk, who may also take debit cards or mobile cash apps and pass the processing cost to the payer.
The deposit returns after the case ends and the defendant is discharged, once fines and costs have been taken out. Call the Sheriff's Office at 423-942-2525 and ask where Marion County takes bail payments and when.
What will a bondsman want from me?
A Tennessee resident pays a premium of about 10 percent of the bond. Add a possible $25 initiation fee and a $12 bail tax. Nonresidents may pay 10 to 15 percent.
The bondsman may ask for collateral. If so, get a written receipt that lists it and tells you how to redeem it. The premium is not refunded.
Who licenses bondsmen who work in Marion County?
The Board of Professional Bondsmen licenses them, and the courts of each judicial district approve who may post bonds there. Marion County belongs to the 12th Judicial District with Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Rhea and Sequatchie counties.
A company with no state license or no court approval should not take your money.
Is a property bond possible?
Tennessee accepts real estate located in the state as security for a bond. It also accepts a bond signed by two sufficient sureties who are not professional bondsmen or attorneys.
Tell the court clerk's office what you own and who holds title. The court has to decide whether the property covers the amount.
Can my relative be released without paying?
A judge first considers release on a written promise to appear or on an unsecured bond. If it is not enough, the court picks the lightest conditions that still make a court appearance likely, and money comes last.
Defense lawyers raise this at the first hearing. Be ready with proof of a local address.
What are holds, and why can't my relative leave?
Stalking, child abuse, elder abuse and certain domestic arrests carry a 12-hour hold. The hold may reach 24 hours when an aggravated assault involves strangulation or a weapon, and a no-contact order is required before release.
Capital offenses are not bailable now.
What is a person's first court date?
Tennessee's rules say an arrested person must be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. The Sheriff's Office can tell you the court date on the booking record.
On a felony, a preliminary hearing falls within 14 days for someone in custody and within 30 days for someone who is out.
How do I get a lawyer if money is tight?
Ask the judge to appoint one. The District Public Defender for the 12th Judicial District, which includes Marion County, answers at 423-942-3235.
Calling that office with the name, charge and court date gets the file started.
Where is a child held after an arrest in Marion County?
Marion County runs a Juvenile Court under a private act, with its own judge, and a Temporary Holding facility at 23 Courthouse Square, Jasper. Its phone is 423-942-2934.
Call that number to learn where a child is and when the detention hearing will be held. Juveniles do not appear in the adult inmate search.
What happens if the defendant fails to appear?
The court may declare the bail forfeited, and a bondsman who wrote the bond can lose the money. The bondsman may surrender the client to the jail before the forfeiture.
If a court date has been missed, speak to a lawyer immediately.
What changes if the arrest is for drunk driving?
For many alcohol-related driving offenses a judge must order an ignition interlock device as a condition of bond, unless the judge finds it would not serve justice. Proof of installation goes to the District Attorney within 10 days.
Repeat offenders can face transdermal alcohol monitoring, which the defendant pays for. Ask the lawyer or the court what the release order requires before you post anything.
Who gets the money back when the case is over?
The person who paid a cash deposit gets it back after the case ends, less any fines and court costs. A bondsman's premium is not refunded, because it pays for the bondsman's service.
Keep every receipt and the case number in one folder. You will need them when you ask for a refund.
How do I stay safe from bail fraud?
Hang up on anyone who demands gift cards, wire transfers or a payment app for a release. Call the Sheriff's Office on 423-942-2525 and ask whether the request is real.
Money on an inmate account for calls or snacks is not a bond.
Key contacts for Marion County bond questions
- County jail
- Marion County jail, Jasper, TN
- Bond instructions
- Jail bail and bond guide
- Sheriff's Office
- 5 North Oak Street, Jasper, TN 37347; 423-942-2525
- Custody lookup
- Marion County Inmate Search
- Juvenile holding
- Marion County Temporary Holding, 23 Courthouse Square, Jasper, TN 37347; 423-942-2934
- Public defender
- 12th Judicial District, 423-942-3235
Marion County courts and the Sheriff's Office set their own procedures, and those can change. Ask the Sheriff's Office to confirm the steps for your case before paying. This page is for general information and is not legal advice.
How do Bail Bonds work at Marion County Juvenile Detention
The Marion County Sheriff recommends that you might want to use a bail bond agent licensed to do business in Marion 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 Marion County, or in some cases the state of Tennessee, but the benefit of using a bail bond agent is that they take responsibility for making sure the inmate shows up for court in Marion County, and if they don't, then they take the financial responsibility.
- The typical fee for a bond in Tennessee 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 Marion County Juvenile Detention, or the courthouse in Marion County where the offense took place.
Call (423) 942-2934 to find out the exact bond (plus other fees) amount, or look it up online by looking up the information on the Marion County inmate locator.
Marion County Juvenile Detention
Address:
106 Academy Ave
Jasper, TN 37347
Phone:
(423) 942-2934
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Marion County
What kind of bonds are accepted in Marion County?
Who can set bail in Marion County?
When is bail set in Marion County Tennessee?
Does Marion County have bail?
Yes, Marion County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Marion County?
Marion County recognizes most types of bonds. The court will consider what type of bonds will be accepted depending on the circumstances of the arrest.
Who can set bail in Marion County?
Bail is set by a magistrate or judge.
When is bail set in Marion County Tennessee?
Bail is set during the defendant’s first court hearing, also known as a bail hearing. This court appearance will be scheduled within 72 hrs. of arrest not counting weekends or holidays.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Marion 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 Tennessee 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 Marion County Juvenile Detention 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, Marion 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 Marion 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.
A Transfer Bond is transferable across state lines but generally a bond company will only assume the loan to adjoining states. In addition to the 10% fee, there is a transfer fee owed to the bonding company between $50-$100.
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 Marion County have bail?
Yes, Marion County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Marion County?
Marion County recognizes most types of bonds. The court will consider what type of bonds will be accepted depending on the circumstances of the arrest.
Who can set bail in Marion County?
Bail is set by a magistrate or judge.
When is bail set in Tennessee?
Bail is set during the defendant’s first court hearing, also known as a bail hearing. This court appearance will be scheduled within 72 hrs. of arrest not counting weekends or holidays.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Marion County Tennessee?
Yes, your attorney can request a bond reduction.
In Marion County Tennessee, 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 Tennessee could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Marion County Tennessee?
Yes, Tennessee does offer online bail payment. Please contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail. Go to the Marion County Juvenile Detention for more information about the jails in Marion County.
What options are there to pay bail in Marion County Tennessee?
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 Marion County Juvenile Detention for more information about posting bail in Marion County.
Will I get all my bond money back in Tennessee?
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 Marion County?
No, unless released on own recognizance you will be required to pay some money down to secure bail.
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.
What are the least expensive and affordable bail bonds in Tennessee?
The Marion County Juvenile Detention 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.