Bonding

Currently, there are three ways to bond an inmate out of the Summit County Detentions Facility. These include cash, credit card, and the use of a bondsman. 

Click here to pay an inmate's bond via credit card.    Please call Detentions Facility staff with any questions: (970) 423-8977

Court Dates and Bond Fees

Court dates for housed inmates may be obtained by calling the Summit County Courts at (970) 453-2272 or by contacting the Summit County Detentions Facility at (970) 453-2232, extension 1. Bond fees may also be obtained by calling the Summit County Detentions Facility.

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 bonding: a $10 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 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.

To file a complaint about violations of these provisions, notify Detentions Commander Jake Straw by email at Jake.Straw@SummitCountyCo.gov.

Compliance and Accountability

The Summit County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility follows the Bonding Procedures and Compliance Operational Directive as well as Summit County Detention Facility Lexipol Policy 502.5.2 Right to Bond Requirements.

This notice has been posted in compliance with HB21-1280. Please click here to view our Certificate of Compliance issued by the Department of Criminal Justice of the State of Colorado.

 



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