Okanogan County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search her name at Okanogan County Inmate Search. If the page shows nothing, call the County Clerk at 509-422-7275 or District Court at 509-422-7170. The courts know who has an open case, the charge, and the next hearing. A brand-new booking can take time to appear. Know her full name and birth date before you call. Ask also which agency made the arrest, because that agency can say where she was taken.

A judge sets it, in the court that has the charge. District Court, 149 North 3rd Avenue, Room 306, Okanogan, hears misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors. Superior Court, 149 3rd Avenue North, hears felonies. The clerks at 509-422-7170 and 509-422-7130 can tell you the amount once a judge has set it.

Police have 48 hours to get a judge to find probable cause when they arrest without a warrant. Weekends and holidays count. The person must also go before a judge by the close of business on the next court day. That judge must provide a lawyer, explain the charge and the right to stay silent, and consider release. If the judge finds no probable cause, the person must be let go.

No. A person is first considered for release on a simple promise to appear. A judge may require reporting, travel limits or no-contact rules when the risk is higher. Bail in money is the next step, and the judge has to think about the person's income when picking an amount.

Cash means the whole bail amount goes to the court. A surety bond comes from a licensed bail bond agent who keeps a fee. A property bond uses real estate as security. Washington keeps the surety option open, so a judge may not require cash only.

Washington's Department of Licensing licenses bail bond agents. Ask to see the license. Learn the fee, any collateral, and how a missed hearing is handled before you sign. The fee is paid to the agent and is not returned when the case ends.

A judge has to approve it. A property bond agent needs a separate license and has to give the state a list of courts that approved the agent's bonds. Call the Okanogan County Superior Court at 509-422-7130 to ask about the papers it requires.

Tribal police can arrest people on tribal land, and tribal members may be held by the Colville Tribes. Non-members arrested on state charges are handled by Washington courts. If you cannot find the person on the county search, ask the arresting agency which jail holds the person, then call the matching court.

Yes. A judge can release someone and order no contact with a named person, no weapons, no alcohol, or a ban on certain places. The order must say in writing what is forbidden and what penalties follow. A violation can lead to a new arrest and to the loss of release.

A judge can refuse bail in cases that may bring a life sentence, which includes every class A felony. This takes a hearing and clear and convincing proof of a propensity for violence that no release conditions can control. Other holds, such as a warrant from another county, can stop release too.

A person arrested for domestic violence must appear before a judge within one judicial day, and the court can hold the person until then. The judge usually sets a no-contact order with the release.

When an officer knows of a DUI-type offense within the prior ten years, the driver is held until a judge orders release. First-time arrests follow the standard release rules.

Omak Municipal Court is at 2 North Ash, 509-826-2971. Brewster Municipal Court is at 105 South 3rd Street, 509-689-2756. Winthrop Municipal Court is at 208 Riverside Avenue, 509-996-2320. Cases from Coulee Dam, Elmer City, Okanogan, Oroville, Pateros, Riverside, Tonasket and Twisp go to Okanogan County District Court.

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation run their own jail in the Nespelem area. It holds people under tribal jurisdiction, and the tribal court is in Nespelem at 38 School Loop Road. Call the tribal court at 509-634-2500 to ask whether someone is held there. The county search shows only county bookings.

The Okanogan County Office of Public Defense, 149 North 3rd Avenue, Okanogan, answers at 509-422-7150. Ask the judge for a lawyer at the first hearing. The court must provide one at that hearing if you qualify. The court asks about your income first. District Court Probation Services, Room 101, is 509-422-7369.

Okanogan County runs its own juvenile detention. Call 509-422-7260 for detention and 509-422-7250 for Juvenile Court, 237 North 4th Avenue, Okanogan.

A warrant can be issued and a bond forfeited. If the court fails to send written notice to the bonding company within thirty days of the missed hearing, the forfeiture is void. Contact a lawyer or the clerk at once. Real bail goes only to a jail, a court or a licensed bond agent, so ignore any caller who asks for gift cards or app payments.

Cash paid into the court is returned through the court. Ask the clerk at 509-422-7275 how to request it. The bond agent's fee stays with the agent.

• County jail: Okanogan County Jail; District Court 509-422-7170
• Bond help: Okanogan County bail and bond help
• Custody lookup: Okanogan County Inmate Search
• District Court: 149 North 3rd Avenue, Room 306, Okanogan, WA 98840; 509-422-7170
• Superior Court: 149 3rd Avenue North, Okanogan; 509-422-7130; Clerk 509-422-7275
• Public defense: 509-422-7150
• Juvenile Court: 237 North 4th Avenue, Okanogan; 509-422-7250; detention 509-422-7260
• Colville Tribal Court: 38 School Loop Road, Nespelem; 509-634-2500

Rules, numbers and fees change over time. Confirm with the court clerk before paying. This guide offers general information and does not replace a lawyer.