No, personal checks are not an accepted form of payment.

Depending on the form of payment. Window payments are posted immediately; Credit/debit card payments are posted within 24-48 hours of receipt of transaction confirmation from AllPaid; Mail payments are posted within 7 to 10 business days from receipt of the actual payment.

Only the person who physically posted (i.e., paid and/or signed the bond posting documents) is eligible to apply for the refund, which must be done in person, at the Financial Services Unit window. If you live out of town (over 100 miles away), you are to submit to our office, via mail, a notarized letter inclusive of all relative case information (defendant's name, case number, bond amount, etc.) and a copy of your ID. This will be processed as if you came to the office.

Approximately 4 to 8 weeks.

Restitution payments are disbursed at the end of each calendar month and only when a defendant has made a payment. Therefore, if the defendant has not made a payment on his/her case, the victim will not receive a payment until such occurs.

Contact the Victims Advocacy in the Prosecutor's Office for them to have you complete the victim verification process. That office will then forward the victim identification information to the Cashier's Office, and it will be set up accordingly.

You must have a current government issued ID (i.e., driver's license, state ID, MDOC inmate tag). Expired IDs are not acceptable.

Secure a copy of your probation order, which should detail the specific amounts you are ordered to pay. If there was an error made on the assessment of your fees, it will be corrected but only upon proof of what your actual amounts are. You must see your probation officer for this information or report to Court Services.

The type of bond that is posted is determined by the type that the Judge orders. There are basically four types of bonds: 10% Bonds, Cash Bonds, and Surety Bonds.

• 10% Bonds are where the person paying the money is required to pay 10% of the full bail amount ordered. There is a 10% fee associated with posting a 10% bond.
• Cash Bonds are where the person paying the money will pay the full bail amount ordered.
• Surety Bonds are where a person goes to a bonding agency and pledges some form of collateral, and that agency will then pay the ordered bond amount.

No, bonds cannot be posted online.

A bond is forfeited when the defendant fails to appear in Court, after the bond has been posted. At that time of forfeiture, the bond amount is transferred to Wayne County and the surety isn't allowed to get the refund back until they can secure a reinstatement from the Judge.

You are to contact the Financial Services Unit at (313)-224-2414. If it is determined that the check is still outstanding, then you will have to complete a missing check affidavit, and this will be forwarded to the Wayne County Treasurer. Research relative to the location and status of the check is that Department's responsibility.

That depends upon how soon the Wayne County Treasurer's Office determines the status of the check and how soon the Accounts Payable Division processes the replacement. This process is independent of the Financial Services Unit.

Yes. If the surety on a bond refund is the defendant and he/she has been assessed fees, those fees are automatically deducted from any refund that he/she is entitled to. If the defendant has multiple cases with existing fees, the refund will be applied against any balance that is currently on record with the Third Circuit Court. If there is a refund balance after the application against case fees, then the defendant is entitled to that amount.

Yes. If the surety is the defendant on the associated case, any and all fees due to the Court will be taken before any refund will be given to any specific designated recipient. In order to sign over a bond to another person, an Irrevocable Bond Assignment form must be completed and notarized and presented to the Financial Services Unit.

Beginning in April 2008, the Third Circuit Court began assessing a 20% late fee, relative to outstanding Court Costs, Attorney Fees, and Fines. This means that if a defendant has any of these fees that are outstanding for 56 days or longer, there will be a 20% late fee assessed against the balance each of these assessments. It is a one-time assessment.

Only public case information is provided over the phone, with proper verification. If a caller is requesting to know a balance, whether restitution payments have been made, etc., that person is directed to come into the office, present ID and at that time, the information is provided. For cases relative to restitution victims, the person needs to first contact either the defendant's probation officer or the Victim's Advocacy Office, for specific verification prior to release of any information. The probation officer may also contact the Financial Services Unit or provide the victim with whatever information is available. The Victim's Advocacy Office will provide the information to the victim.

If an overpayment is received and the probationer has no additional cases with the Third Circuit Court that may have an existing balance, then the defendant is entitled to a refund. The refund is set up on the defendant's account and the money will be disbursed at the end of the month.