Anthony Correctional Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Put his name into Greenbrier County Inmate Search. Greenbrier County arrests from Lewisburg, Ronceverte, White Sulphur Springs and the rest of the county all end up in the same state regional jail system.

A booking finished minutes ago may not appear yet. Try again later, then call the jail at 304-256-6726 if nothing shows.

The state, not the county, runs pretrial jails in West Virginia. The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation assigns each county to a regional jail, and Southern Regional at 1200 Airport Road, Beaver, WV 25813, serves Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming.

For the first 96 hours a court may use an approved local jail instead. If your relative is not in Beaver yet, the arresting agency can say where they are.

An officer has to bring the arrested person to a magistrate in Greenbrier County without unnecessary delay. The statute does not set a count of hours.

If the person is already at Beaver, a Greenbrier magistrate runs the first appearance over video. Bail is usually set right then.

The Magistrate Court is in the Greenbrier County Courthouse, 912 Court Street North, Suite 13, Lewisburg, WV 24901. The main line is 304-647-6632. Ask for extension 301 to reach the magistrate clerk.

Three magistrates serve the county, at extensions 303, 304 and 315. The Circuit Clerk's Office is in the same building at 304-647-6626.

Nearly everyone. If the offense does not carry life in prison, the magistrate must admit the person to bail. When life in prison is possible, the judge with trial authority decides whether to allow it.

The state Constitution also protects against bail that is excessive.

For misdemeanors, the starting point is release on the person's own promise, without cash, unless the magistrate finds good cause. Residency and community ties are part of that decision.

The promise-only rule does not apply to violence, a minor victim, a deadly weapon, drug offenses under the controlled substances act, sexual abuse, DUI-type traffic charges, or stolen property and tampering worth more than $250.

Money, a bondsman, pledged property, a custodian, work or job-search duties, no contact, and monitoring are all possible. A magistrate may not release on a simple promise someone charged with a violent felony, a felony against a minor, arson, burglary, or a felony drug count.

The judge also considers ability to pay, criminal history, probation or parole, and any earlier failures to appear.

Go to the magistrate clerk's office in Suite 13 during business hours and tell the clerk the person's name. Clerks accept cash, a cashier's check, a certified check, a money order or a traveler's check. A personal check can be refused, and no credit or debit card works for bond.

The court clerk or magistrate, not the jail, receives the money. Call the jail at 304-256-6726 for timing on the release itself.

Each county has one magistrate on call when the court is closed. This magistrate contacts the jail on a schedule: weeknights at 10 p.m.; Saturday and holiday mornings and nights; Sunday noon and night. When someone in custody is ready to post, the magistrate comes to the office to accept it.

Because the on-call window is short, ask the clerk on the next business day if your payment missed the cutoff.

The fee is at least ten percent of the bond. Nothing in West Virginia law puts a ceiling at ten percent. A bondsman may take the full amount at signing or at least three percent down with the balance over a year at most. Fees cannot add up to more than the bond.

The Insurance Commissioner licenses every bondsman. Receipts for collateral are required by law, and a bondsman cannot promise to make the charge go away.

An adult owner of West Virginia land can sign a recognizance if the assessed value on the county land books, after liens, equals at least half of the bail. A judge may also take a promise to forfeit unencumbered property when ownership is proven.

Bring deeds and tax records to the clerk at 304-647-6632, extension 301, before relying on the property.

A lawyer can ask. The motion needs notice to the prosecutor, and the magistrate must hold a hearing within five days after the motion is filed. If a person is still locked up on a misdemeanor only because a money bond is unaffordable, a hearing must be held within five days of when bail was set.

Courts may swap money bail for conditions that protect the victim and ensure the court date.

The bond can prohibit any contact. If the magistrate finds a threat, bail has to keep the person away from the victim, a minor child and household members. A violation means arrest on sight and a hearing on revoking bail.

The Greenbrier Circuit Clerk gives the victim certified copies free, at 304-647-6626.

The Lewisburg public defender office is at 911 Court Street North, Lewisburg, WV 24901. Call 304-645-5588 to ask about getting a lawyer appointed.

Tell the magistrate you cannot hire a lawyer at the first appearance so the court can take up appointment.

West Virginia's Division of Juvenile Services runs the state juvenile detention centers. The Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center, One Lory Place, Julian, WV 25529, serves all 55 counties and is at 304-369-2976.

Ask the Greenbrier magistrate clerk where a youth was placed.

Federal prosecutions in Greenbrier County go to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Beckley division. Clerk's office information is available through the Charleston courthouse at 304-347-3000.

Federal release is set by a federal judge. County bail rules do not apply.

Failing to appear on purpose is its own crime: up to $5,000 and one to five years after a felony charge, or up to $1,000 and one year after a misdemeanor charge.

A capias normally requires proof the person had proper notice. Appearing voluntarily within 24 hours after a missed date can avoid the separate charge.