Kane County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds
Kane County bail and bond: the Kanab jail, pretrial services, and how to pay
Adults arrested in Kane County are booked into the Kane County Jail, part of the Public Safety Complex at 971 East Kaneplex Drive, Kanab. The jail desk answers at 435-644-4914. Use Kane County Inmate Search to see who is in custody. A magistrate sets bail within 24 hours of arrest. Cash bail is paid at the jail, and a licensed bond company can also post it on a bondable warrant.
Is my relative in the Kane County Jail in Kanab?
Open Kane County Inmate Search and enter the name. The jail is part of the Kane County Public Safety Complex, and the search shows the booking and charges. If nothing comes up, call the jail desk at 435-644-4914; a brand-new booking, a cite-and-release, or an arrest by another agency can explain a missing name.
How do I reach the jail, the Sheriff's Office, and dispatch?
The jail is at 435-644-4914, fax 435-644-2096. The Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Tracy Glover, is at 971 East Kaneplex Drive, Kanab, and answers at 435-644-4916. The 911 Communication Center handles dispatch around the clock, with a toll-free line at 877-644-2349.
How soon will a judge set the bail amount?
In Kane County a magistrate sets bail within 24 hours of arrest. Some people are held without bail, some are given a cash amount, and others are released on pretrial conditions.
Utah law adds that a pretrial status order is due at the first appearance. It can be delayed for a detention hearing or for good cause.
My family member's warrant says cash only. What does that mean?
The warrant must be paid in cash, and the amount must match to the dollar. The jail cannot make change at all, so bring exact bills. Call 435-644-4914 for the exact figure before you go.
What if the warrant is bondable?
A bondable warrant can be paid in cash or through a bail bond company. The jail may not recommend a company, so choose one on your own and check its Utah Insurance Department license. Ask the jail at 435-644-4914 for the amount you need the bond to cover.
After I pay, how long until the person walks out?
Release can take one to four hours after the court receives the paperwork. A release can also come from a court order or from finishing a sentence.
If you paid but nobody has come out by hour four, phone 435-644-4914 and give the booking name and the time you paid.
What is Kane County Pretrial Services, and do I need to call it?
It is a program inside the Sheriff's Office that lets qualifying people wait for court at home under the least restrictive conditions possible. It watches court-ordered conditions such as regular contact, court attendance, and drug testing, and reports problems to the court. It does not make arrests or search anyone.
A person released on bail or on their own recognizance with conditions must contact Pretrial Services within 24 hours of release at 435-644-4316, or pretrial@kane.utah.gov, and finish the packet for the assigned level. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. On weekends, leave a name and number; that message counts as the first check-in.
Do I pay a fine and bail in the same place?
Court-ordered fines can be paid at the court or at the jail, and cash bail is paid at the jail. The Kane County Courthouse is at 76 North Main Street in Kanab, and the Sixth District Court there answers at 435-264-4790. The County Attorney's Office is in the same building at 435-644-5278.
Which payment types does Utah allow at a county jail?
The statute lists cash, a certified or cashier's check, a money order, a personal check with a check guarantee card, and a credit card where the jail has chosen to take them. The jail then has three days to send the money to the court.
Cash with the exact amount is the safest choice here, so call 435-644-4914 for what the window accepts on your case.
What can a bond agent charge, and what must it hand me?
Premiums are regulated: the first charge cannot be under 10 percent or over 20 percent of the bond. Preparing paperwork may cost up to $20 per set of forms, and a card surcharge is limited to 5 percent.
Insist on the written disclosure before release. It lists the bond amount, the breakdown of fees, any collateral, and the terms for getting collateral back.
What are the limits on release without bail?
Utah allows denial of bail for capital offenses, for a felony committed on probation, parole, or bail for a prior felony, and for other crimes the law marks non-bailable when the court finds danger or flight by clear and convincing evidence.
A court that orders detention must state its findings, and the person may take an expedited appeal. An arrest for a protective-order violation rules out release until the first appearance.
What if the family cannot pay the amount?
Wait seven days, then the person may ask the judge to revisit it. The law presumes the person cannot pay, so the judge can lower the amount or use non-money conditions.
To ask for an appointed defense lawyer, raise it at the first appearance or call the Sixth District Court at 435-264-4790.
Will the court accept my house or land?
The statutes name cash and licensed surety bonds as the usual ways to post. A property pledge is up to the judge on the case. Before you gather deeds, ask the court at 435-264-4790 what it requires.
Does a phone or commissary deposit count as bail?
It does not. Visitors may start an inmate phone account with NCIC at 800-943-2189, and money for the spending account goes through the canteen website that the Sheriff's Office links. These funds pay for calls and store items only.
A teen was arrested. Who handles that?
Juvenile cases go to the juvenile court, and the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services serves Kane County through the Central Utah Youth Center, 449 North SR 118, Richfield, 435-893-2340. For general questions, the Division's office in Salt Lake City is 801-538-4330.
How do I avoid a fake bail call?
Real courts do not send payment links or QR codes by text, and a legitimate agent will not demand gift cards. If you are unsure, call the jail directly at 435-644-4914 and ask whether the booking exists.
Key contacts for Kane County bail questions
- County jail
- Kane County Jail, 971 East Kaneplex Drive, Kanab, UT 84741; 435-644-4914
- Bail and bond
- Jail bail and bond guide
- Custody lookup
- Kane County Inmate Search
- Sheriff's Office
- 971 East Kaneplex Drive, Kanab, UT 84741; 435-644-4916
- Pretrial Services
- 435-644-4316; pretrial@kane.utah.gov; Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- District court
- Sixth District Court, Kane County Courthouse, 76 North Main, Kanab, UT 84741; 435-264-4790
- County Attorney
- 76 North Main Street, Kanab; 435-644-5278
- Dispatch
- 911 Communication Center, toll-free 877-644-2349
- Youth detention
- Central Utah Youth Center, 449 North SR 118, Richfield, 435-893-2340
Release timing, payment rules, and office hours can change, so confirm with the jail or the court before you send money. This is a plain-language guide, not legal advice for a specific case.
How do Bail Bonds work at Kane County Jail
The Kane County Sheriff recommends that you might want to use a bail bond agent licensed to do business in Kane 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 Kane County, or in some cases the state of Utah, but the benefit of using a bail bond agent is that they take responsibility for making sure the inmate shows up for court in Kane County, and if they don't, then they take the financial responsibility.
- The typical fee for a bond in Utah 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 Kane County Jail, or the courthouse in Kane County where the offense took place.
Call 435-644-4914 to find out the exact bond (plus other fees) amount, or look it up online by looking up the information on the Kane County inmate locator.
Kane County Jail
Address:
971 East Kaneplex Drive
Kanab, UT 84741
Phone:
435-644-4914
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Kane County
What kind of bonds are accepted in Kane County?
Who can set bail in Kane County?
When is bail set in Kane County Utah?
Does Kane County have bail?
Yes, Kane County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Kane County?
Kane 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 Kane County?
For most less serious, non-violent crimes bail is set according to a bail schedule. More serious offenses require the bail be set by a judge.
When is bail set in Kane County Utah?
If the offenders are charged, the charges are listed along with the bond amount per the established bail schedule.
This information is made known during booking, and the defendant will be informed as to the amount needed for bail.
For more serious offenses the defendant will need to see a judge at what is known as a bail hearing. This hearing is scheduled within 48 hrs. of arrest, not counting weekends or holidays.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Kane 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 Kane County 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 detained in a jail or prison 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, Kane 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 Kane 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.
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 Kane County have bail?
Yes, Kane County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Kane County?
Kane 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 Kane County?
For most less serious, non-violent crimes bail is set according to a bail schedule. More serious offenses require the bail be set by a judge.
When is bail set in Utah?
If the offense charges is listed on the established bail schedule this information is known during booking and the defendant will be informed as to the amount needed for bail. For more serious offenses the defendant will need to see at judge at what is known as a bail hearing. This hearing is scheduled within 48 hrs. of arrest, not counting weekends or holidays.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Kane County Utah?
Yes, if there are extenuating circumstances, your attorney can request a bond reduction.
In Kane County Utah, 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 Utah could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Kane County Utah?
Yes, Utah does offer online bail payment. Please contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail. Go to the Kane County Jail for more information about the jails in Kane County.
What options are there to pay bail in Kane County Utah?
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 Kane County Jail for more information about posting bail in Kane County.
Will I get all my bond money back in Utah?
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 Kane County?
The judge or officer who sets bail determines which kind of bail will be an option for you, but a cash bond and PR bonds usually do not require cash down, though you might have to pay court fees.
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.
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 to make sure that you will show to court and will be responsible to pay the bond if the arrested person does not show up. A surety can be family, friend or a bondsperson. Your attorney cannot act as a surety.
What are the least expensive and affordable bail bonds in Utah?
The Kane County Jail 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.