Uinta County Detention Center

A judge or a circuit court magistrate. State law gives district judges, circuit judges and magistrates the power to set bail (W.S. 7-10-104(a)). For new cases, that's usually the Circuit Court of the 3rd Judicial District at 225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930, 307-789-2471. Its office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A written request for release is allowed. Jail staff must tell the person about this within four hours of booking and give them a way to write the request (W.R.Cr.P. 46.1(a)(1)).

The jail's roster may show one of these bond types next to a name:

• PERSONAL/OWN RECOGNIZANCE: release on a signed promise to come to court, with no money down.
• CASH: only cash bail is accepted. Bail agencies can't be used.
• CASH OR SURETY: you may pay cash, or hire one of the county's approved bail bond agencies.

Judges can also attach rules, such as not drinking or staying away from a victim. Wyoming law calls bail "cash, appearance bond or other security" (W.S. 7-10-103).

Start with the Active Inmate Roster. It's a PDF listing each person's name, inmate number, booking date and time, and for some people the bond amount and type. For charges, or a bond that isn't shown, call the Detention Center at 307-783-1020.

Many smaller misdemeanors follow Wyoming's Uniform Bail and Forfeiture Schedule, revised September 22, 2026. Each amount, from $85 to $450, already has court costs built in. Charges marked "must appear" need a judge first. Felony bonds are always set by a judge.

For a CASH bond, bring the exact amount in one of these forms:

• Cash
• A money order
• A certified check

You can also pay a CASH bond online through the deposit service linked on the county's Bond Information page. After paying online, call the Detention Center at 307-783-1020 so staff know it's been paid. Before you head to the jail at 77 County Road 109, Evanston, WY 82930, call that same number to ask when bonds are taken in person.

Both state courts are in the county courthouse at 225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930.

• Circuit Court: traffic tickets, misdemeanors, domestic violence cases, drug court and new felonies. Call 307-789-2471, or 307-782-7432 from the Bridger Valley.
• Clerk of District Court: felony cases after bind-over, 307-783-0456. Mail goes to PO Box 1906.

Tickets and other court payments can be made on the Wyoming courts payment page.

Each of the county's four towns has a municipal court for town charges:

• Evanston Municipal Court: 1200 Main Street, Evanston, WY 82930, 307-783-6318
• Lyman Municipal Court: 100 East Sage Street, Lyman, WY 82937, 307-787-6595
• Mountain View Municipal Court: 405 Hwy 414 North, Mountain View, WY 82939, 307-782-3100
• Bear River Municipal Court: 307-789-2800

Look at the box checked on the ticket. "Must appear" means a court visit is required. "May forfeit bond in lieu of appearance" means you can pay instead of going. For city tickets that allow it, the clerk takes payment by mail or over the phone.

Only if the bond type is CASH OR SURETY. The county lists eight approved bail bond agencies, with phone numbers, on its Bond Information page. Keep these points in mind:

• The agency's fee is its payment, and you won't get it back.
• Agencies can ask for collateral, like a title to a truck.
• Signing as a cosigner means you could owe the whole bond if court is missed.

Licenses for agents backed by an insurance company can be checked with the Wyoming Insurance Department, 106 E 6th Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7402.

Each case and each hold needs its own release. Call the jail and ask about:

• Town charges from Evanston, Lyman, Mountain View or Bear River on top of county charges
• Warrants from Lincoln, Sweetwater or another Wyoming county
• Warrants from Utah or another state
• Holds from Wyoming probation and parole
• Federal holds, from the U.S. Marshals or from immigration

When an out-of-county judge sets bond by video for someone held here, relatives have 24 hours to post it. Only then can the person be transferred (W.R.Cr.P. 46.1(g)).

Rarely. The Wyoming Constitution makes bail a right except in capital cases where the proof is evident or the presumption great, and it bans excessive bail (Wyo. Const. art. 1, sec. 14). Most judges handle safety worries with tight release rules.

The County and Prosecuting Attorney speaks for the state at bail hearings. You'll find its office inside the courthouse, 225 9th St., Evanston, WY 82930, 307-783-0550. Hours run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. It prosecutes every felony in the county.

Send the written release request quickly. The judge wants confidence the person will show up. Facts worth sharing:

• A job they need to get back to
• Years of living in Evanston or the Bridger Valley
• Children or family members who rely on them
• A family member ready to drive them to court

A defense attorney can also put a written request for a reduction before the court. After a felony moves up to District Court, bail there can be reviewed again (W.S. 7-10-103).

Ask the judge at the first appearance. Whether the person qualifies depends on income (W.S. 7-6-106):

• Below 125% of the poverty guideline: counts as needy.
• Income from 125% to 218%: the judge may find them needy.
• Income over 218%: not needy, apart from rare felony cases.

People on public assistance, or held in jail with no money, are presumed needy. For the public defender handling local cases, call the state office at 316 West 22nd Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7519.

• Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial District: 225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930. Tickets, misdemeanors and each felony's opening hearings.
• District Court, 3rd Judicial District: the same courthouse. Felony trials and juvenile court.
• Municipal courts: one each in Evanston, Lyman, Mountain View and Bear River.

The 3rd Judicial District also takes in Lincoln and Sweetwater counties. The courthouse's main line is 307-783-0301.

The court pays cash bail back once the case closes, so long as every court date was kept. Court costs, fines or restitution can be taken out first. Make sure the clerk has the right address for the check.

Wondering how soon a refund comes? Ask the clerk handling the case. Circuit Court: 307-789-2471, District Court: 307-783-0456. A missed court date can lead the judge to forfeit the bail. When that happens, Wyoming law routes the money to local schools (W.S. 7-10-105).

Commissary money and bail are two separate things. The jail takes account deposits these ways:

• The lobby machine at the front lobby, which takes cash, Visa or MasterCard
• Money orders and cashier's checks, accepted only in the Sheriff's Office lobby
• Online through the deposit service linked on the county's Commissary and Money page

Never mail cash. The same online service sells care packs that go straight to the inmate. Commissary orders are placed Sunday evenings and arrive Tuesdays. Our money guide explains more.

Cases under federal law are filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. The court lists an office in Evanston among its locations. The main clerk is at 2120 Capitol Avenue, Room 2131, Cheyenne, WY 82001, 307-433-2120.

The state bail schedule doesn't apply. Release or custody is settled at a detention hearing before a federal judge (18 U.S.C. 3142). The Uinta jail also houses people for the U.S. Marshals. Once sentenced, a person can be found with the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

No. An immigration detainer is a separate hold. The usual order of events:

1. ICE asks the jail to hold the person with an I-247A form.
2. Jailers may then keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Immigration agents arrive and take them.
4. Find them later in the ICE Online Detainee Locator.

Uinta County is covered by the ICE Denver Field Office, 12445 E. Caley Avenue, Centennial, CO 80111, 720-873-2899.

Short sentences can be served at the Detention Center. Prison sentences go to the Wyoming Department of Corrections. The Uinta jail also holds some state prisoners and probation clients under contract.

The WDOC locator shows which prison someone is in. We describe every state prison in our Wyoming prisons section. WDOC headquarters: 1934 Wyott Drive, Suite 100, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7208.

Not to the county jail. Under an agreement between the counties, youth from here are detained at the Sweetwater County Detention Center, which has a separate juvenile area. It's at 50140 US Highway 191 South, Rock Springs, WY 82901, 307-352-4900. A child may wait briefly in Evanston for transport or for a parent.

Wyoming prefers to release children to a parent unless safety or flight risk requires detention (W.S. 14-6-206). A detention hearing for the child has a 48-hour deadline. Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays are left out of that count (W.S. 14-6-209). The County and Prosecuting Attorney files youth cases in juvenile court. Parents with questions can call the Sheriff's Office at 307-783-1000.

The difference between a felony and a misdemeanor in Wyoming comes down to one year. A crime that can bring a prison term longer than a year counts as a felony; lesser crimes are misdemeanors (W.S. 6-10-101).

• Circuit Court: traffic violations, misdemeanors, domestic violence cases, drug court cases and the first part of every felony.
• District Court: felonies once they're bound over, plus juvenile court.
• Municipal courts: charges under each town's own ordinances.

Uinta, Lincoln and Sweetwater counties together form the 3rd Judicial District.

• Circuit Court of the 3rd Judicial District: 225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930, 307-789-2471. The office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. From the Bridger Valley, dial 307-782-7432.
• Clerk of District Court: the same building, 307-783-0456. Letters go to PO Box 1906.

The courthouse switchboard is 307-783-0301. Ask a clerk about forms and dates; clerks can't give legal advice.

• Evanston Municipal Court: 1200 Main Street, Evanston, WY 82930, 307-783-6318. Payments for tickets that don't require a court visit can be mailed or made by phone.
• Lyman Municipal Court: 100 East Sage Street, Lyman, WY 82937, 307-787-6595. Mail goes to PO Box 300.
• Mountain View Municipal Court: 405 Hwy 414 North, Mountain View, WY 82939, 307-782-3100.
• Bear River Municipal Court: 307-789-2800.

Evanston police work from 1148 Front Street, Evanston, WY 82930, 307-783-6400. Lyman police are at 114 East Sage Street, Lyman, WY 82937, 307-787-6500 during business hours. Fort Bridger isn't a town, so deputies patrol it.

The person's first court date is in Circuit Court, before the judge or a magistrate. The judge will:

• Go through each charge and what it can carry
• Remind the person they may stay silent and may have a lawyer
• Decide on bail and any release rules (W.R.Cr.P. 5)
• Take a misdemeanor plea, or set a date for a felony preliminary hearing

After a warrantless arrest, there's a 72-hour limit for a judge to find probable cause. Without that finding, the person goes free. Relatives may usually watch. Call the Circuit Court at 307-789-2471 for the time.

Misdemeanors are finished in Circuit Court, or in the town court for town charges. Along the way, the prosecutor might offer a deal, drop the case, or take it to a bench or jury trial. Pleading no contest is allowed only if the judge agrees (W.R.Cr.P. 11).

• Typical misdemeanor: no more than six months and $750 (W.S. 6-10-103)
• Battery: matching limits of six months and $750 (W.S. 6-2-501)
• Domestic battery: the first conviction carries those limits too; a second one inside five years raises them to a year and $1,000 (W.S. 6-2-511)
• Theft worth less than $1,000: as much as a year and $1,500 (W.S. 6-3-402)

The Sheriff's Office has run a Drug Court Program since 1997 for county residents with serious addiction. It starts with about six weeks of inpatient treatment and lasts about a year, with a job and a GED required. The Drug Court Officer answers at 307-783-1089.

1. Initial appearance (Circuit Court). The person hears the charges, and bail is set.
2. Preliminary hearing (Circuit Court). A judge checks the evidence. It must be held within 10 days when the person is locked up, or 20 days when they're out, though the defendant can choose to waive it (W.R.Cr.P. 5.1).
3. Bind-over. Enough evidence sends the case up to District Court.
4. Arraignment. The person pleads in District Court.
5. Trial. All 12 jurors have to agree. Trial is due within 180 days after arraignment (W.R.Cr.P. 48(b)).
6. Sentencing. The person must attend in person.

• Aggravated assault and battery: prison for 10 years at most. For a few kinds, the judge picks between 5 and 25 years (W.S. 6-2-502).
• Aggravated burglary involving a weapon or someone getting hurt: no less than 5 and no more than 25 years, and fines reaching $50,000 (W.S. 6-3-301(c)).
• A third domestic battery within 10 years: becomes a felony, and the prison term can reach 10 years (W.S. 6-2-511).

Except in capital cases with strong proof, bail is still available. Prosecutors can take a 14-year-old or older to adult court on a violent felony. A defense lawyer's help early on can make a real difference.

The Uinta County and Prosecuting Attorney handles all felonies in the county. It also prosecutes misdemeanors outside the towns and the more serious ones inside them. The office is in the courthouse, 225 9th St., Evanston, WY 82930, 307-783-0550, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A person who can't afford a lawyer should say so at the first hearing, and the judge will look at income (W.S. 7-6-106). To reach the public defender serving local courts, call the state office, 316 West 22nd Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7519. The Wyoming State Bar can help find a private attorney at 307-632-9061.

Call the clerk with the defendant's full name and date of birth.

• Misdemeanors, tickets and felonies before bind-over: Circuit Court, 307-789-2471.
• Felonies in District Court and juvenile cases: 307-783-0456.
• Town charges: the town's municipal court, listed above.

The jail's Active Inmate Roster shows booking dates but not court dates. Appeals are tracked in the Wyoming Supreme Court's case search.

Deputies with the Sheriff's Office serve county warrants, and town police serve their own. The Sheriff's Office at 307-783-1000 can tell you if a warrant is out. Since Wyoming has no statewide warrant lookup, court clerks will check a name for you over the phone. If there is a warrant, going in with a lawyer is the safest plan. You can also ask the clerk whether a new court date can be set. The Circuit Court clerk's office is at 225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930, 307-789-2471.

Federal crimes are charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, which lists Evanston among its court locations. The main clerk's office is at 2120 Capitol Avenue, Room 2131, Cheyenne, WY 82001, 307-433-2120.

Whether the person goes home before trial is settled by a federal judge at a detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142). The county jail also holds people for the U.S. Marshals. After a federal sentence, the BOP locator shows where they're housed.

Here's what happens when immigration places a hold:

• The jail gets an I-247A from ICE.
• The person may be held up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
• ICE moves them into federal detention.
• The ICE Online Detainee Locator helps you find them.

ICE's Denver Field Office covers this part of Wyoming: 12445 E. Caley Avenue, Centennial, CO 80111, 720-873-2899. A non-citizen should speak with an immigration lawyer before any guilty plea.

People serving a misdemeanor sentence usually stay at the county Detention Center. A person given felony prison time is sent to the Wyoming Department of Corrections. The county jail also holds some state prisoners under contract, plus probation and parole clients in short treatment stays.

Look someone up on the WDOC locator, and learn about each prison in our Wyoming prisons section. Department office: 1934 Wyott Drive, Suite 100, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7208.

Youth cases go to the juvenile side of District Court, where records are kept private. Delinquency, neglect and "children in need of supervision" cases are filed by the County and Prosecuting Attorney. Detained youth are held at the Sweetwater County Detention Center's juvenile area in Rock Springs, under an agreement between the two counties.

Age rules under W.S. 14-6-203:

• Younger than 13 with a felony: stays in juvenile court.
• 14, 15 or 16: a violent felony, or a felony after two prior juvenile petitions, can be filed in adult court.
• 17: any felony may begin in adult court.

A judge considers how serious the act was, the young person's maturity and past record before a transfer (W.S. 14-6-237). The juvenile unit in Rock Springs answers at 307-352-4900.

Wyoming law (W.S. 1-40-201 to 1-40-210) protects victims' rights, such as:

1. Hearing about it if the defendant gets out early, before trial or sentencing
2. Attending court with the defendant present, unless the judge has good cause to say otherwise
3. Telling the court about the harm before sentencing

The County Attorney's Victim and Witness Program is in the courthouse, 225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930, 307-783-0301. It offers crisis help, rides to court, someone to sit with you in court, case updates and help with restitution and victim compensation. The Sheriff's Victim Witness Coordinator answers at 307-783-1037. To keep track of whether the defendant is still in custody, use the inmate search or call the jail at 307-783-1020.