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Harrison County to start charging $25 bail bond fee county officials say state statute requires
Summary
County officials announced they will begin charging a $25 fee for bonding someone out of jail, with proceeds to be deposited into the general fund, after determining the county has a statutory obligation to collect the fee.
County staff told the Harrison County Board of Supervisors on June 30 that, beginning the next day, the county will implement a $25 fee to bond someone out of jail because county officials determined a state statute requires it.
"Starting tomorrow, we will be implementing a $25 fee, to bond someone out of jail. We just found out that statutorily, we we're obligated to charge a $25 fee," Robbie said during the meeting.
A supervisor asked where the fee will be deposited; Robbie replied that it will go "back into the general fund." Board members said the fee had not been charged for some time and that staff would notify the public and stakeholder offices as needed.
The meeting record does not specify the statute by citation; the board's discussion described the fee as a statutory requirement but did not identify the specific code section. No formal motion or vote on this implementation was recorded in the transcript; the item was presented as an administrative change.
Ending: County staff said they will implement the fee and handle any subsequent public inquiries or administrative steps required to remit the funds to the general fund.
