Amherst County Adult Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

To the Amherst Adult Detention Center, 219 S. Riverview Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572. The phone is 434-528-3160. The jail is part of a five-site regional system, so a person may later be moved to another Blue Ridge site.

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The Amherst magistrate sits inside the detention center at Amherst County Adult Detention Ctr, 219 South Riverview Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572; call 434-528-3160.

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Search the Amherst County inmate list, or call the detention center.

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Yes. Besides money, the magistrate can order no contact with certain people, travel limits, a curfew, alcohol testing or GPS on a secured bond (Va. Code § 19.2-123).

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Within a few hours, as a rule. After booking at the Amherst Adult Detention Center, the person sees a magistrate without unreasonable delay (Va. Code § 19.2-80). That officer can accept a written promise, set an unsecured figure, or ask for a secured bond (Va. Code § 19.2-123).

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Cash, Virginia property equity, or a bondsman licensed by DCJS (Va. Code § 9.1-185) who keeps a 10% to 15% fee (Va. Code § 9.1-185.8). A magistrate can be reached at any hour (Va. Code § 19.2-48.1).

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Yes. Anyone who couldn't post bond appears before the Amherst district judge at the next session (Va. Code § 19.2-158). The judge also asks about a lawyer (Va. Code § 19.2-159). Later motions and Circuit Court appeals (Va. Code § 19.2-124) are possible.

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Amherst's district court handles misdemeanor trials (10 days to appeal (Va. Code § 16.1-132)) and the first hearing in felony cases (Va. Code § 19.2-218). Indicted felonies go to Circuit Court. Juvenile and family cases are at the JDR court, 113 Taylor Street, Amherst, VA 24521, 434-946-9355 (Va. Code § 16.1-241).

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Ask the judge. If jail is possible and the person can't pay, a sworn form is reviewed and counsel may be appointed (Va. Code § 19.2-159).

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Amherst judges can order an arrest and take the bond, and prosecutors may add a failure-to-appear count (Va. Code § 19.2-128).

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Across the James to Lynchburg, home of a Western District of Virginia courthouse; federal rules decide release (18 U.S.C. § 3142). Out-of-state warrants, by contrast, are handled by a local judge (Va. Code § 19.2-102) and can keep someone in jail (Va. Code § 19.2-85).

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Release can take an hour or two. Signing an Amherst bond makes you answerable for appearance (Va. Code § 19.2-143); surrender is allowed if you lose faith (Va. Code § 19.2-149). Your cash returns when the case is finished, provided the defendant attended everything. One more note: domestic arrests usually include an emergency protective order (Va. Code § 16.1-253.4).

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The detention center at 434-528-3160. The magistrate at 434-528-3160. The district court clerk at 434-946-9351.

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