Morgan County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search Morgan County Inmate Search by last name. The result shows the charges and any bond. If a very recent arrest is missing, check again in an hour or two.

For anything the search cannot answer, call the Sheriff's Office at 423-346-6262 with the full name and date of birth.

A judge or magistrate. Tennessee Code 40-11-105 entitles a person arrested on a bailable charge to be admitted to bail, and the amount has to be fitted to that individual. A deputy can release a person only after bail has been set (40-11-106).

To seek a different amount, the person's lawyer must ask the court.

In full. Under 40-11-118 a cash deposit equals the bail amount and is made to the court clerk. The clerk may take debit cards or mobile cash apps and pass on the card fee.

The Circuit Court Clerk answers at 423-346-3503. Ask the clerk what hours cash can be accepted and who takes it after closing.

About 10 percent of the bond for someone who lives in Tennessee, per 40-11-151. A person from another state can be charged 10 to 15 percent. A one-time 5 initiation fee and a 2 bail tax may be added.

Ask for duplicate receipts. The fee is the bondsman's charge and is not refunded.

Ask for the state license issued by the Board of Professional Bondsmen (40-11-321) and for proof that the courts of the Ninth Judicial District, which includes Morgan County, have approved the bondsman. Collateral beyond the fee requires a written receipt that lists each item and how to redeem it.

Yes. Real estate in Tennessee can secure a bond, though the court reviews the papers first and release is slower than with cash. The Circuit Court Clerk at 423-346-3503 can describe the Morgan County process. Two sufficient sureties, neither a bondsman nor an attorney, may also sign a written bond in place of a bondsman.

The factors in 40-11-118(b) are time in the area, job and money situation, family ties, character and mental condition, past record and attendance, the seriousness of the charge, the possible sentence and any danger the record shows. Lawful presence in Tennessee counts too.

No one may vouch for more than two defendants at one time.

The judge should look at that first. Section 40-11-115(b) begins with release on the person's own promise or an unsecured bond. Money bail follows only if lesser conditions will not reasonably assure appearance (40-11-117), and any conditions must be the least onerous that work (40-11-116).

Bring proof of work and a stable address.

Typical causes are a warrant or hold from another county, a probation hold, the 12-hour domestic or stalking hold under 40-11-150, or paperwork in transit. A capital charge cannot be bailed under the state constitution (Article I, section 15).

The Sheriff's Office at 423-346-6262 can tell you which one applies.

Twelve hours in covered domestic, stalking and abuse cases, unless the official finds no threat to the victim. For aggravated assault with strangulation, serious injury or a deadly weapon, up to 24 hours, with a no-contact order and GPS monitoring required before bond.

They can. A judge may require an ignition interlock under 40-11-118(d) in certain cases, and third or later alcohol offenses can bring transdermal monitoring paid for by the defendant.

A magistrate has to see the arrested person "without unnecessary delay." The magistrate goes over the charge, the right to a lawyer and the right to say nothing. A felony preliminary hearing follows in 14 days for a person held, or 30 days for a person released.

Ask the judge to appoint counsel. The Ninth Judicial District public defender is at 865-376-4040.

The Circuit Court Clerk is at 423-346-3503. The General Sessions judge's line is 423-346-6943. The County Clerk handles other county paperwork at 423-346-3480.

Ask the department for the report number and the name of the facility, then check Morgan County Inmate Search. Another jurisdiction's hold can keep a person in custody even after bail is paid.

Juvenile matters are separate from adult court. The clerk at 423-346-3503 can direct you to the right office, tell you where the youth is held and when the detention hearing is. The adult search will not show a juvenile.

No. Money added for phone calls or store items stays on the account. Bail itself is paid to the clerk, to a bondsman, or secured by property. Never answer text messages offering to rush the release.

The court may forfeit the bond (40-11-139 and 40-11-201) and order an arrest. A cash depositor risks the deposit, and a bondsman may surrender the defendant (40-11-132). Phone the clerk the same day.

The clerk returns a cash deposit after the bond conditions are met and the defendant is discharged (40-11-119), after fines and court costs are taken out (40-11-121). If a bond is silent on fines, costs and restitution, the surety does not owe them, and no surety owes them without agreeing (40-11-118(c)).

• Jail: Morgan County Jail, next to the Sheriff's Office, 414 Main Street, Wartburg, TN 37887; 423-346-6262
• Custody lookup: Morgan County Inmate Search
• County main line: 423-346-6288
• Circuit Court Clerk: 423-346-3503
• General Sessions judge: 423-346-6943
• County Clerk: 423-346-3480
• Public defender: Ninth Judicial District, 865-376-4040
• Bond help: bail instructions for the Morgan County jail

Office hours, numbers and amounts can change, and a judge can order terms that differ from this summary. Reach the clerk or the Sheriff's Office before you bring money to Wartburg. This is not legal advice.