Roanoke County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

At the Roanoke County-Salem Jail, 401 East Main Street, Salem, VA 24153, phone 540-283-3145. Inmates held longer are often moved to the Western Virginia Regional Jail, 5885 West River Road, Salem, VA 24153, 540-378-3700.

In the same building, 401 E. Main Street, Room #171, Salem, VA 24153, 540-387-6092.

Use the Roanoke County inmate search.

The Roanoke County General District Court, 305 East Main St., Salem, VA 24153, 540-387-6168, and the Circuit Court, 305 E. Main Street, Salem, VA 24153, 540-387-6205.

County police, deputies or Vinton officers book the person at the Roanoke County-Salem Jail on East Main Street in Salem. The magistrate works in Room 171 of that building, so county arrestees usually learn their terms quickly (Va. Code § 19.2-80).

For minor charges, Cave Spring and Hollins residents often go home on their signature. Felonies tend to need a secured bond (Va. Code § 19.2-123).

Roanoke County co-owns the Western Virginia Regional Jail. People expected to stay longer are often moved there, a few miles west of the East Main Street jail.

At 401 East Main Street, using cash, a deed to Virginia property or a bail agent licensed by DCJS (Va. Code § 9.1-185) whose 10% to 15% premium is not refunded (Va. Code § 9.1-185.8). Room 171 is staffed day and night (Va. Code § 19.2-48.1).

The district court a short walk away at 305 East Main hears bail for county inmates still locked up on its next day (Va. Code § 19.2-158) and asks about counsel (Va. Code § 19.2-159). Roanoke County Circuit Court in the same courthouse hears appeals (Va. Code § 19.2-124).

County misdemeanors are tried at 305 East Main Street, with 10 days to appeal (Va. Code § 16.1-132). Felonies get a preliminary hearing (Va. Code § 19.2-218). JDR is in the same courthouse building (540-387-6160) (Va. Code § 16.1-241).

Yes. A Salem judge appoints counsel when the charge could bring jail and a sworn income form shows need (Va. Code § 19.2-159).

Route 419 and I-81 traffic stops lead to many alcohol and testing terms. County magistrates also set curfews and stay-away rules (Va. Code § 19.2-123). Arrests inside a county household add an emergency protective order (Va. Code § 16.1-253.4).

East Main Street issues a capias for county officers, the county keeps the bond, and a missed date may bring an added charge (Va. Code § 19.2-128).

Federal county cases go about 15 minutes into downtown Roanoke, to the Western District of Virginia (18 U.S.C. § 3142). Anyone who signed for a county defendant is on the hook after a no-show (Va. Code § 19.2-143), though handing the person over in Salem ends it (Va. Code § 19.2-149).

Jail: 540-283-3145. Regional jail: 540-378-3700. Magistrate: 540-387-6092.