Need help after an arrest in Belgrade, Minnesota? GPS Bail Bonds offers 24/7 assistance with Stearns County custody information, court-set bail and eligible surety bond options. Belgrade is served by the Belgrade Brooten Police Department, with county jail and court resources located in St. Cloud.
Share the person's name and what you know — that it happened in or near Belgrade, the arresting agency and any booking details. GPS can help you check Stearns County custody and court information.
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GPS Bail Bonds is available 24/7 to help Minnesota families understand their bail bond options.
Help for a western Stearns County city at the crossroads of US 71 and Highway 55, with a shared municipal police department and county jail and court in St. Cloud.
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Belgrade Bail Assistance
Belgrade's police office, City Clerk, county jail and court are four different places with four different jobs. GPS helps families connect a Belgrade arrest with the right Stearns County custody and court information — Belgrade, Minnesota, not Montana.
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Available 24/7
Call (763) 288-2581 or send the form any time. GPS answers around the clock; the Belgrade Brooten Police office and City Clerk's office keep their own, shorter hours.
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Police, Jail & Court Guidance
The Belgrade Brooten Police Department polices the city, while the Stearns County Jail holds people in custody and Stearns County District Court decides bail and release. We explain how the three fit together.
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Clear Premium & Paperwork Guidance
Before you sign, we go over the court-set bail amount, filed surety rates, the minimum collected before posting, your receipts and every agreement and obligation.
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Eligible Surety Bond Assistance
When the court authorizes a bond and underwriting is satisfied, GPS can discuss surety options. A cosigner or collateral may be required, and no bond or payment plan is pre-approved.
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Minnesota Statewide Coverage
Stearns or any other Minnesota county — GPS can help with the jail and court involved. GPS has no office in Belgrade.
The Belgrade Brooten Police Department provides municipal policing, and other authorized agencies, such as the Sheriff or State Patrol, may respond. A citation does not necessarily mean jail detention.
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Confirm Custody and Booking
Check the official Stearns County current-inmate roster. A recent arrest may not appear yet, and a person may already be released or held on another agency's case.
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Verify Court-Set Bail and Conditions
Stearns County District Court decides release for cases filed in Stearns County. A judge may set conditions, bail or both — confirm the terms through the court or another authorized source.
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Contact GPS About Bond Options
Call (763) 288-2581 with whatever identification, custody or case details you have. GPS can explain whether an authorized surety bond may be possible. Approval is not promised.
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Complete Premium, Paperwork & Underwriting
Identification, signed agreements, the approved premium with a receipt and, where required, a cosigner, collateral and underwriting review.
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Post the Bond and Follow Court Orders
Bond acceptance and release processing vary, and another hold can delay release. Afterward, every court appearance and release condition must be followed.
Statewide GPS guides for Belgrade families looking at bail options in a Stearns County case. The order is fixed and is not a ranking of local offenses.
Not every charge is eligible for bail, and no amounts are guaranteed — the court decides in each case.
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What Bail Bonds Cost in Belgrade
Belgrade does not have a separate city bail bond premium schedule. Stearns County District Court determines monetary bail and release conditions, while Minnesota's filed-rate and statutory rules govern commercial surety premiums statewide.
Court-Set Bail vs. Bond Premium
The court sets the bail amount. Paying it directly in cash is one option. A surety bond instead costs a premium — a fee paid to the bail bond agency that is not returned at the end of the case. Minnesota Criminal Procedure Rule 6 ↗ (opens an external site)
Filed Surety Rates & Minimum Upfront Payment
Under Minn. Stat. §60M.02, premiums follow rates filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Bonds of $10,000 or less require at least 50% of the premium collected before posting; bonds greater than $10,000 require at least 30% collected before posting. Any unpaid premium balance requires the applicable approved, signed promissory note and the statutory repayment terms. The statutory minimum premium remains $100. Minnesota §60M.02 — Bail Bond Premiums ↗ (opens an external site)
Promissory Note & Repayment
Any unpaid premium balance is put in writing, with a payment schedule and any allowed interest. The signer is responsible for that balance regardless of how the case ends. The same §60M.02 rules above govern premium payment.
Use the court-set bond amount from the jail or court.
Estimates are for informational purposes only and are not a binding quote or financing offer. Actual premiums are based on the applicable approved surety rate. Payment arrangements depend on eligibility, underwriting, and Minnesota law. Call GPS Bail Bonds for a case-specific quote.
General information under Minnesota Statutes §§60M.02 and 60M.03 — not a quote or legal advice.
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Belgrade Jails & Custody Information
The Belgrade Brooten Police Department serves Belgrade, but it is not a jail or a court. People held for court are generally booked into Stearns County Jail in St. Cloud, and Stearns County cases go to Stearns County District Court there — confirm current custody and release terms through official sources.
Local law enforcement
Belgrade Brooten Police Department
Local Law Enforcement for Belgrade
Municipal Hall Building417 Washburn AvenueBelgrade, MN 56312
Stearns County non-emergency dispatch: 320-251-4240
City administration (not a jail or court)
Belgrade City Clerk's Office (Mon–Thu 7 AM–4 PM, Fri 7–11 AM; times may vary)417 Washburn Avenue · PO Box 296Belgrade, MN 56312320-254-8220
Emergency: call 911. One municipal department serves both Belgrade and Brooten; its Belgrade office is across from the City Clerk's office. It is not a 24-hour office — hours vary and calls can roll to voicemail. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office answers 911 and dispatches the department. The City Clerk's office handles municipal business such as utilities — not criminal bail.
The principal county custody resource for Belgrade arrests, located in St. Cloud. Operated by the Stearns County Sheriff's Office on Courthouse Square. The county's current-inmate roster lists adults presently recorded in custody.
Handles criminal and traffic matters filed in Stearns County, including applicable Belgrade cases. The two Courthouse Square addresses are service locations of one district court, not two courts — confirm the assigned hearing location with the court. Judges determine bail or release conditions; GPS does not set bail amounts or hearing schedules.
Search the Stearns County current-inmate roster by name first — an arrest does not always mean a booking. If the person isn't listed, call jail central control. The Belgrade police office (320-254-8282) isn't staffed around the clock, and Stearns dispatch (320-251-4240) is a separate county line. The City Clerk's office is not a booking desk.
Stearns County Jail central control (24/7): 320-259-3760
An arrest and a jail booking are different events. Booking at Stearns County Jail involves identification, photographs and records processing, so a recent arrest may not appear on the roster right away. A citation or summons does not automatically mean someone was booked.
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Official Inmate Search
Stearns County's inmate and warrant search page links the current-inmate roster, which shows adults presently recorded in custody. It is not an arrest log, a warrant system or a court record, and it may not update the moment someone is booked or released. GPS is independent of it and cannot change it.
Stearns County District Court may release someone without monetary bail, on conditions, with money bail, or a combination. Conditions such as no-contact or no-alcohol terms still apply after a bond is posted.
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Cash Bail vs. Surety Bond
Cash bail paid directly as the court authorizes is different from a surety premium paid to a bail bond agency, which is not returned. Confirm the bail amount, conditions and payment rules with the facility actually holding the person. Those procedures do not define how GPS accepts payment.
A warrant, another case, or a probation or supervision hold — even an unrelated one — can keep someone in custody after bail is posted on the Belgrade matter. See our Warrant and Probation Violation guides.
Court dates
Court Appearance Information
Stearns County District Court, part of the Seventh Judicial District, handles criminal cases filed in Stearns County, including applicable Belgrade cases. Criminal and traffic matters use 815 Courthouse Square; other court services use 725 Courthouse Square — two service locations of one court. The case record shows the actual hearing location. Calendars change, not every case is publicly searchable, and Minnesota Court Records Online is not the live jail roster. Court paperwork controls every appearance and release condition.
Charge types families often ask about. This is not a local frequency ranking, and there is no Belgrade-specific bail schedule — bail is set by the court.
DWI
Minn. Stat. §169A.20; degrees §§169A.24–.27
Degree depends on prior incidents and aggravating factors. Higher degrees can carry conditional-release requirements such as alcohol monitoring.
Belgrade, ZIP 56312, is in Stearns County, central Minnesota — the city describes itself as being at the crossroads of US Highway 71 and Minnesota Highway 55.
The city's official history says Belgrade was incorporated as a village in March 1888, one of the towns strung along the railroad from Minneapolis and visible across the prairie because of its tall grain elevators.
The city calls itself a small town with a big heart, and its municipal water tower features on the official website. Centennial Flag Park on Highway 71 is home of the Big Crow, and City Park sits south on US 71.
Community life includes the Belgrade Commercial Club, the Lions, the Myrtle Mabee Library Board and the Centennial Museum, plus Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE) schools shared with neighboring towns.
August Fest is the city's annual summer celebration, organized by local volunteers and listed among Belgrade's community organizations.
The Belgrade Brooten Police Department handles city policing from the Municipal Hall at 417 Washburn Avenue, where the City Clerk's office (320-254-8220) is also located; the Stearns County Jail and District Court in St. Cloud handle custody and court.
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Belgrade Bail Bonds FAQs
Yes. Call (763) 288-2581 or use the form at any hour, including nights, weekends and holidays. GPS helps by phone and online and has no Belgrade office.
Yes. Belgrade, Minnesota, ZIP 56312, is in Stearns County at US Highway 71 and Highway 55 — not Belgrade, Montana.
The Belgrade Brooten Police Department, a municipal department that serves both Belgrade and Brooten. Its Belgrade office is in the Municipal Hall at 417 Washburn Avenue.
No. The department says it is not a 24-hour department; office calls roll to voicemail when staff are unavailable, and hours vary. Stearns County answers 911 and dispatches the department.
320-251-4240. Emergencies go to 911. The Sheriff's Records Division (320-259-3700) is not dispatch; for the jail, call central control at 320-259-3760.
No. The police office in the Municipal Hall is not a jail. People held for court are generally booked into the Stearns County Jail in St. Cloud.
Generally at Stearns County Jail, 807 Courthouse Square in St. Cloud. Some people are cited and released, and an arrest by another agency or on another county's warrant can mean another jail.
Open the county's current-inmate roster and search by name, or begin at its inmate and warrant search page. It shows adults presently in custody, not criminal history.
Call jail central control at 320-259-3760, answered 24/7. The booking may not be posted yet, or the person may have been cited, released, transferred or held elsewhere. GPS can help you check.
Stearns County District Court in the Seventh Judicial District, in St. Cloud — criminal and traffic services at 815 Courthouse Square. The court phone is 320-656-3620.
No. The city's online payment link is for water and sewer bills only. Cash bail goes through the process the court authorizes; a surety bond goes through a licensed bail bond agent.
Premiums follow rates filed under §60M.02, minimum $100. At least 50% is collected before posting on bonds of $10,000 or less (balance within four months), 30% above (within twelve), with a signed promissory note. No plan is guaranteed.
Anything you know: full name, date of birth or approximate age, where in or near Belgrade it happened, the arresting agency, and any booking, charge or bail details. Gaps are fine.
