• When you are arrested, the arresting agency may ask for a bond amount or request the magistrate set the bond.  The bond amount is typically determined solely by the type of offense charged.
  • In almost all criminal cases, the Court is required to assign a bond to a criminal case within 72 hours of an arrest. The judge at the jail has little to no information about you or the case.
  • The bond amount is set at the discretion of the judge at the jail.  The main goal of the judge at the jail is to issue you a bond amount, order conditions of the bond, if applicable, and assign you to a Court.
  • The Judge in your assigned Court will then have exclusive control in setting or adjusting your bond.
  • Your first court appearance will be set typically 4-6 weeks after arrest.