Wilson County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search his name on Wilson County Inmate Search. Wilson County's Sheriff's Office also offers a MobilePatrol app and a free release notification service (VINE) for anyone who wants an alert when an inmate is released.

If the search does not settle it, call 615-444-1412. Ask the Mt. Juliet police for a report number if the booking has not shown up yet.

Yes. They are held in the Wilson County Jail, inside the Wilson County Criminal Justice Complex in Lebanon. The Sheriff's Office, at 105 E. High Street, operates it. No one is housed in another county's jail as a routine practice.

Wilson County has a Judicial Commissioners Office, headed by a director, whose commissioners hear sworn testimony, decide probable cause for state warrants, conduct arraignments and set bail and release conditions. Their office is at 400 E. Spring Street, Lebanon, TN 37087, and the phone is 615-443-1258.

Tennessee Code 40-11-105 gives anyone arrested on a bailable offense the right to bail, decided individually. Under 40-11-106 an officer may take bail only after it is set.

The Judicial Commissioners also issue state arrest warrants and criminal summonses, search warrants and orders of protection, and they hear the sworn statement that supports each one. An Affidavit of Complaint form is available on the county's website. Call 615-443-1258 to ask how to be seen at 400 E. Spring Street.

A warrant is not an arrest. Once a person is arrested on it, a commissioner sets bail the same way as for any other arrest.

Yes. A General Sessions judge can review conditions at a hearing, and a lawyer can request a reduction. General Sessions answers at 615-444-2045. Use the Inmate Search link to see the current figure, since it can be amended.

It is the full amount. Under 40-11-118(a)(1), the defendant deposits the exact bail with the court clerk, who may take debit cards or mobile cash apps and pass on its fee. The Circuit Court Clerk's line is 615-444-2042.

Ask the Sheriff's Office at 615-444-1412 where payment is made when the clerk's office is closed.

The consumer notice in 40-11-151 puts the premium for a Tennessee resident at about 10 percent of the bond, plus a one-time $25 initiation fee and a $12 bail tax. Out-of-state residents pay 10 to 15 percent. Nothing is refunded.

Ask for duplicate receipts. Collateral must be itemized in writing with directions for redeeming it.

The license comes from the Board of Professional Bondsmen (40-11-321). The court approval comes from the judicial district. Wilson County is in the Fifteenth Judicial District, with Jackson, Macon, Smith and Trousdale counties.

Both are required. A bondsman also cannot return a client to custody arbitrarily.

Yes, when the property lies in Tennessee. The four recognized forms of bail are cash, Tennessee real estate, two sufficient sureties who are neither bondsmen nor lawyers, and a professional bondsman. Property is reviewed for title and liens, so it takes longer. Each owner signs. Call 615-444-2042 to ask what the court requires.

Section 40-11-118(b): how long the person has lived here, work and finances, family ties, character and mental condition, prior record and court appearances, the charge, the likely sentence and any danger shown by the record. A responsible person may vouch for a defendant, though no one may vouch for more than two at a time.

A job letter and a lease help at the first hearing.

Yes. Tennessee law directs the court to consider release on recognizance or an unsecured bond first (40-11-115(b)), then the least onerous conditions (40-11-116). Money bail is a last step, used only when lesser measures would not assure his return (40-11-117).

Reasons include a capital charge, which is not bailable under Article I, section 15 of the Tennessee Constitution, a hold from another agency, and the waiting period after certain domestic and stalking arrests.

That period is 12 hours, and up to 24 when an aggravated assault involves strangulation or a weapon (40-11-150). The jail, 615-444-1412, can tell you which applies.

The court can order an ignition interlock device when the DUI involved property damage in a crash, a minor in the vehicle, a prior suspension or a prior listed conviction (40-11-118(d)). A third or later alcohol DUI requires transdermal monitoring paid for by the defendant.

Under Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 5, a magistrate sees the person without unnecessary delay. The charge, the right to counsel and the right to silence are explained. For a felony, the preliminary hearing comes within 14 days if he is held and within 30 days if he is released.

The Judicial Center at 134 S. College Street, Lebanon, TN 37087, houses General Sessions Division III, Family Court, Drug Court and the Juvenile Child Support Court, along with the Circuit Court Clerk and the Clerk and Master. The Clerk and Master's line is 615-444-2835. The county's main office is at 228 East Main Street.

A person asks the judge for appointed counsel. The public defender for the Fifteenth Judicial District covers Wilson County at 615-443-2771. Call with the case number and next court date.

Each city's officers arrest inside their limits, and the Sheriff's Office covers the rest. The county's booking record is what Wilson County Inmate Search shows. If the name is missing, ask the arresting department for a report number and the place of custody.

Juvenile Court is its own office, at 615-444-2114. Call to learn whether a child is being held, where, and when the detention hearing is. A juvenile's name does not appear on the adult search because those records are closed.

No. Account deposits cover phone and commissary only and never reach the court. Real bail goes to the clerk, a licensed bondsman or a property bond. Do not send money to anyone who contacts you by message offering to post bail.

A missed date allows forfeiture (40-11-139, 40-11-201) and an arrest order, and a surety may surrender the defendant (40-11-132).

Cash is returned after discharge (40-11-119), with fines and costs deducted first (40-11-121). A surety is not on the hook for fines, costs or restitution unless the bond says so and the surety consents (40-11-118(c)).

• Jail: Wilson County Jail, Criminal Justice Complex, Lebanon; Sheriff's Office, 105 E. High Street, Lebanon, TN 37087; 615-444-1412
• Custody lookup: Wilson County Inmate Search
• Judicial Commissioners: 400 E. Spring Street, Lebanon, TN 37087; 615-443-1258
• Judicial Center: 134 S. College Street, Lebanon, TN 37087
• Circuit Court Clerk: 615-444-2042
• General Sessions: 615-444-2045
• Juvenile Court: 615-444-2114
• Public defender: Fifteenth Judicial District, 615-443-2771
• Bond help: Wilson County bail and bond instructions

The judge in a particular case can set terms that differ from this overview, and offices change their hours and numbers. Call before you carry money. This guide is general information and not legal advice.