Klickitat County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Put his name into Klickitat County Inmate Search. A new arrest might not show for a few hours. After that, call jail administration at 509-773-3666, or the Sheriff's Office at 509-773-4455 on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ask whether Klickitat County is holding him for another county or state.

The Klickitat County Jail is a 49-bed jail built in 1984, in the county building at 205 South Columbus Avenue, Goldendale. Corrections staff work two 12-hour shifts, so the jail runs day and night. It holds people awaiting trial, people serving short sentences, and people held on warrants or sent from other counties and states.

Bail is money or a guarantee that makes a person return to court. A bond is the written form of that guarantee. A fine is a punishment after a conviction and is not bail. Cash bail is handled by the court, so refund questions go to the court that set it.

Have the person's full legal name, birth date, and the town where the arrest happened. If you know the arresting agency, say so. Ask for the charge, the bail amount, the next court date and which court has the case. Write down the name of the person who helps you and the time of the call.

Phone jail administration at 509-773-3666 before you go, and ask which window or office takes bail, what hours it keeps, and what forms of payment it accepts. Pay the office the jail names, and ask for a written receipt that shows the case number and the amount.

State rules set a 48-hour limit for a judge to find probable cause on a warrantless arrest. Weekends and holidays count. The person must appear before a judge by the close of business on the next court day, and a lawyer is provided at that hearing. Judges may run these hearings by video.

The judge hearing the charge sets it. Misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors go to a District Court judge. Felonies go to Superior Court. Jail staff only follow the order. To change it, a lawyer has to ask the court.

Yes. Release on personal recognizance, a signed promise to appear, is where Washington judges start. The court can then add rules, like no contact with a person, travel limits, or reporting. If those rules cannot make the person return or keep others safe, the judge may set money bail, after weighing what the person can pay.

A bail bond agent pays the court bond for a fee and takes responsibility if the person skips court. Agents are licensed by the Washington Department of Licensing. You pay the fee whether or not the case ends well. Before you sign, get the price, collateral terms and your duties in writing.

Only if the court accepts it. Property bond agents carry a separate state license and tell the state which courts approved their bonds. Call the Superior Court Clerk at 509-773-5744 and ask what that court requires.

A judge can keep a person without bail when the offense carries a possible life sentence, which includes any class A felony, and the evidence of a propensity for violence is clear and convincing. Until the hearing, the person stays in jail. A probation hold or an out-of-county warrant can also keep someone inside.

Yes. The arrested person must be brought before a judge within one judicial day, and can be held until then. The judge decides release terms and often orders no contact. A violation of that order is a new crime.

If police know of an earlier DUI or physical control offense within ten years, state law requires them to book and hold the driver until a judge releases him on bail, on a promise, or by another order.

Goldendale cases go to East Klickitat District Court, 205 South Columbus Avenue, Room 107, 509-773-4670. Bingen and White Salmon cases go to West Klickitat District Court, 501 NE Washington Street, White Salmon, 509-493-1190. District Court Probation is 509-773-3776. Superior Court is in Room 206, 509-773-5755, and the County Clerk is in Room 204, 509-773-5744, both in the courthouse at 205 South Columbus Avenue.

Yes. The Yakama Nation Correction and Rehabilitation Facility is at 1020 Fort Road, Toppenish, in Yakima County. It holds adults and juveniles under tribal jurisdiction. Call control at 509-865-8911 to ask about someone held there.

Request one from the judge at the first appearance. The court asks about your income and then assigns a lawyer. If you need help before then, call East Klickitat District Court at 509-773-4670 or the Clerk at 509-773-5744.

Klickitat County sends youth who must be held to the Benton and Franklin Counties center in the Tri-Cities or to the Yakima County center. Call Klickitat Juvenile Court at 131 West Court Street, Goldendale, 509-773-3355, to learn where a child is and when the hearing is.

A judge can order the person's arrest and keep the bond. Phone a lawyer and the court the same day. Bail money posted for the court goes back through the court after the case. A bondsman's fee does not.

• County jail: Klickitat County Jail, 205 South Columbus Avenue, Goldendale, WA 98620; jail administration 509-773-3666
• Bond help: Klickitat County bail and bond help
• Custody lookup: Klickitat County Inmate Search
• Sheriff's Office: Room 108, 205 South Columbus Avenue; 509-773-4455; weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Superior Court: Room 206, 509-773-5755; Clerk, Room 204, 509-773-5744
• District Courts: East, Goldendale, 509-773-4670; West, White Salmon, 509-493-1190
• Juvenile Court: 131 West Court Street, Goldendale; 509-773-3355
• Yakama Nation jail: 1020 Fort Road, Toppenish; 509-865-8911

Phone numbers, court rules and payment options may change. Confirm with the jail or clerk before you send money. This page gives general information and is not legal advice.