BAIL AND BONDING

Bail and bonds are set by the courts. Sometimes the arrested party will have to see a judge before they can bond out. A bail is primarily used to assure the presence of the accused for their appearance in court. Bond is how the bail money is guaranteed to the Court. You must have either cash, money order, or a cashier’s check to post a cash bond. Cashier’s checks and money orders need to be made payable to the Fremont County Combined Courts. You may also post a bond using a credit or debit card in person, online at www.GovPayNow.com, or over the phone at 1-888-604-7888. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office Pay Location Code (PLC) for paying a bond is A003K8. A service fee is charged for the transaction.

Surety bonds must be done by a bondsperson. You can find a bondsperson in the yellow pages of the phone book; just look under “Bail Bonds.” Depending on how much bail is needed, a fee is usually charged by the bondsperson. These fees are not refundable.

LEGAL RIGHTS RELATED TO POSTING MONEY BOND

Pursuant to Section 16-4-102, Colorado Revised Statutes

1) Bond fees, booking fees, and other fees or debts never need to be paid to secure a person’s release on money bond. A payor need only pay the bond amount in order to secure release.

2) While never a basis to hold a defendant in jail, the following fees are chargeable as a debt to the defendant after release if the payor chooses not to pay the fees at the time of bond: A $10.00 bond fee and a maximum 3.5% credit card payment fee. No other bond-related fees may be charged at any time, including any kiosk fees or fees for payment by cash, check or money order.

3) Bond payments are to be made out to the holding county and are never to be made out in the name of the incarcerated person.

4) A sheriff must release a defendant within six hours after a personal recognizance bond is set and the defendant has returned to jail or within six hours after a cash bond has been set and the defendant has returned to jail and the defendant or surety notified the jail that bond is prepared to be posted, unless extraordinary circumstances exist. In the event of a delay of more than six hours, a surety and the defendant have a right to know what, if any, extraordinary circumstance is causing the delay. Supervisory conditions of release do not justify a delay in release; except that a sheriff may hold a defendant for up to 24 hours if necessary to ensure a defendant is fitted with required electronic monitoring.

5) Anyone who posts a money bond has the right to receive a copy of the bond paperwork, including documentation of the next upcoming court date.

6) A surety may never be asked to use posted bond money to pay a defendant’s debts. Only when defendants have posted their own money bond may they be asked if they would like to voluntarily relinquish bond money to pay their debts. Relinquishment of bond money by a defendant to pay a debt is never required and is entirely a voluntary choice by the defendant.

BOOKING AND BONDING FEES

Any persons incarcerated at the Fremont County Detention Center will be charged a $30.00 booking and processing fee, with the exception of individuals held solely as a Parole Violator with no outstanding warrant at the time of arrest, those who are serving a sentence, or those who are held as a courtesy to another county.

This fee may be refunded to the person incarcerated if the case has been dismissed by the Court, and documentation of such is provided.

Any persons incarcerated at the Fremont County Detention Center that is posting a bond will be charged a non-refundable $10.00 bond processing fee. While this fee is expected to be paid at time of posting bond, it shall not be required and may be charged as a debt to the defendant’s incarceration account pursuant to C.R.S. 16-4-102(2)(F).

If you need to file a bond complaint, please contact the FCSO’s Office of Professional Standards:

Phone: 719-276-5577
Email: professionalstandards@fremontso.com
Online: https://www.fremontco.com/node/add/sheriff-s-office-complain-form
100 Justice Center Road
Canon City, CO 81212