Waushara County Juvenile Detention Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search the full name in Waushara County Inmate Search. After booking is entered, the record shows the charge and the bail. If it is blank, the paperwork may still be in progress.

The jail answers at 920-787-6591, and the Sheriff's Department main line is 920-787-3321. Give the legal name and birth date.

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Go to the Sheriff's Office lobby at 430 East Division, Wautoma, WI 54982. The bond kiosk there works 24 hours a day. Walk straight to the vending machines, turn right, and follow the screen.

After you pay, take the receipt out of the lobby and drive to the "Huber/Jail Entrance" on the east side of the building. Press the intercom at the maroon-colored door and tell staff you paid bail and for whom.

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The kiosk takes cash and credit or debit cards. A small fee applies to cash, and card payments carry a 10 percent convenience fee. Both are charged on top of the bail.

Bond can also be paid online at Jailatm.com. Since cash costs less, bring the exact amount if you can.

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No. Under Wis. Stat. 969.12 a surety must be a person living in Wisconsin, and no surety may be paid for the service. Waushara County has no licensed bondsmen and cannot have any.

Treat any ad or caller who promises one as a scam. Only the court's bail frees a person.

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Bail means money, nothing more. Other terms, such as a travel limit, a drinking ban, or a no-contact order, are conditions of release, and a judge may use them with no bail.

Money bail needs a reasonable basis for thinking it is needed to assure a court appearance. For a violent crime, the judge may weigh the whole situation, including prior violent convictions.

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No. A judge can release a person on a promise to appear, or on an unsecured appearance bond that costs money only if the terms are broken.

After a misdemeanor arrest, police release the person without cash unless there is no proper ID, a danger, weak ties here, a past missed court date, or a need to keep investigating. Misdemeanor bail cannot exceed the highest fine.

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The first appearance is where bail is set. A judge must see the person within a reasonable time, and a probable cause review is required within 48 hours of an arrest made without a warrant. Live video is allowed.

The Clerk of Circuit Court, 209 South Saint Marie Street, 920-787-0441, knows the date. Weekend arrests often wait for Monday.

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An adult who lives in Wisconsin and is unpaid. The judge can require a sworn statement that the signer can cover the bond and decides what other proof counts.

The statute has no deed or lien routine. Ask the Clerk before you offer property.

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In narrow cases, yes. The district attorney must ask, and the charge must be a listed serious offense or a violent crime with a prior violent conviction. The detention hearing starts within 10 days of the appearance or the arrest.

The proof has to be clear and convincing. Denial lasts up to 60 days after the hearing. A probation hold or another county's warrant also blocks release.

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The law calls for arrest in many cases, and the person cannot leave until bail is posted or a judge has seen the case. Before release the person signs the terms.

For 72 hours the person must stay away from the victim and the victim's home. A deliberate violation can cost a $10,000 fine, nine months in jail, or both.

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Wisconsin treats the posting of the bond as the release, but staff still process the person out. That is why the jail asks you to show the receipt at the door and name the inmate.

Court paperwork can slow the process, so call 920-787-6591 if an hour passes with no word.

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Cash goes back to the payer if the case is dismissed or ends in acquittal. After a conviction, restitution comes first, then the judgment, and what is left returns.

The kiosk fee is not part of the bail. Forfeiture can follow a broken bond term, with notice by mail and judgment possible after 30 days.

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A warrant can issue, the bond can be forfeited, and a bail jumping charge can follow. It is a Class A misdemeanor after a misdemeanor release and a Class H felony after a felony release.

Report any new address to the clerk in writing within 48 hours.

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Ask the judge for appointed counsel the first time the case is called. The State Public Defender office in Oshkosh, 303 Pearl Avenue, Suite B, covers Waushara County at 920-424-3304.

A defender can seek a lower bail, and a person held 72 hours after the first hearing can ask for a review.

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A child's case belongs to juvenile court, so the adult search does not show it. The Clerk at 920-787-0441 can give the hearing time, and the Sheriff's Department at 920-787-3321 can say whether the child is in custody.

Wisconsin has twelve county-run secure juvenile detention centers, so a young person may be held outside Waushara County.

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