Need help after an arrest in Elrosa, Minnesota? GPS Bail Bonds offers 24/7 assistance with Stearns County Jail information, court-set bail and available surety bond options. Official Stearns County law-enforcement, inmate and District Court records can help families confirm custody and case details.
Share the person's name and what you know — that it happened in Elrosa or the surrounding Lake George Township countryside, and any booking or case 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 families in a small far-western Stearns County town, where the nearest county jail and courthouse are a long drive east in St. Cloud.
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Elrosa Bail Assistance
Elrosa has no police department, jail or court, and the county seat is across the county in St. Cloud. GPS helps families work out which Stearns County office to contact and what the roster and court records show.
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Available 24/7
Call (763) 288-2581 or send the form any time. GPS answers around the clock; Elrosa's city government, the county offices and the court keep their own schedules.
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Sheriff, Jail & Court Guidance
Sheriff's deputies and dispatch handle law enforcement, the Stearns County Jail holds people in custody, and the District Court decides bail and release. We explain which one answers which question.
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Clear Premium & Paperwork Guidance
We walk through court-set bail, filed surety rates, the minimum collected before posting, receipts and each signed agreement before you commit to anything.
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Eligible Surety Bond Assistance
When the court authorizes a bond and underwriting is met, GPS can discuss surety options and qualifying payment terms. A cosigner or collateral may be required; nothing is pre-approved.
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Minnesota Statewide Coverage
Stearns, Pope or any other Minnesota county — GPS can help with the jail and court involved. GPS has no office in Elrosa.
A Stearns County Sheriff's deputy or another authorized agency may respond. Elrosa has no municipal police department, and being cited is not the same as being taken to jail.
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Confirm Custody and Booking
Check the official Stearns County current-inmate roster. A recent arrest may not appear yet, a person may already be released, and an arrest near the county line could involve another county.
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Verify Court-Set Bail and Conditions
Stearns County District Court decides whether money bail applies. 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.
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 Elrosa
Elrosa 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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Elrosa Jails & Custody Information
Elrosa has no municipal police department, jail or court. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is the county law-enforcement contact; people held for court are generally booked into Stearns County Jail in St. Cloud, and cases go to Stearns County District Court there — confirm current custody and release terms through official sources.
Elrosa City HallMailing (secondary directories): P.O. Box 159, Elrosa, MN 56325No current city phone or office location confirmed
Elrosa has no police department of its own, and there is no Sheriff's substation in the city. For non-emergency law-enforcement matters, use the Stearns County Sheriff's dispatch line at 320‑251‑4240; other authorized agencies can respond depending on the circumstances. The Records Division (320‑259‑3700) is not dispatch, and Sheriff's administration (320‑259‑3702) is not jail central control. City government handles municipal business only.
The principal county custody resource for Elrosa arrests, located across the county 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 Elrosa 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, and the person may already be out. If they aren't listed, call jail central control. Elrosa sits near the Pope County line, so ask the arresting agency which county it was if you're unsure. Elrosa's city government 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 — including one from a neighboring county — can keep someone in custody even after bail is posted on the Elrosa 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 Elrosa cases. Criminal and traffic matters use 815 Courthouse Square; civil, family, juvenile and jury 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.
Don't wait to have everything. Share what you know and we'll help fill in the rest.
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Defendant's Full Legal Name
As it would appear on an ID, including any middle name.
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Date of Birth or Approximate Age
Helps tell apart people with similar names in jail reports.
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City or County of Arrest
Tell us it happened in Elrosa — or out in Lake George Township, near the Pope County line — and anything you know about the arrest. You don't need the booking number or the facility before calling.
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Booking Number, If Available
Shown in jail records. Not required to start.
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Jail, Charge, Court or Bail Info, If Known
Anything you've been told — even partial details help.
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Your Contact Info & Relationship
So we can reach you and know how you're connected to the defendant.
Charge types families often ask about. This is not a local frequency ranking, and there is no Elrosa-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.
Elrosa is a small incorporated city in far western Stearns County, ZIP 56325. Minnesota place-name records place it in section 9 of Lake George Township, which MnDOT's township map shows as a separate unit of government from the city.
Main Street — home to the post office — and Stearns Street, where the ballfield sits, anchor the compact town grid. County roads connect Elrosa to the farm country around it and toward Brooten, Belgrade and Lake Henry.
According to Minnesota place-name records, Elrosa was settled about 1907, gained a post office in 1913 and had a Soo Line station; it was incorporated as a village on March 1, 1938. The rail station is history — there is no passenger service today.
Sts. Peter and Paul parish was founded in 1889 in the old village of Lake George. When the railroad came through Elrosa and bypassed Lake George, the parish moved to Elrosa; the present church was begun in 1917 and dedicated in 1926, per the parish's own history.
The Elrosa Saints play amateur baseball in the Stearns County League's North division at Saints Field, 208 Stearns Street, according to the Minnesota Baseball Association's 2026 schedule.
County services handle every criminal-justice step: the Stearns County Sheriff's Office (non-emergency 320-251-4240) is the law-enforcement contact, the jail is at 807 Courthouse Square in St. Cloud, and cases go to Stearns County District Court in the Seventh Judicial District.
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Elrosa 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 Elrosa office.
Yes. Elrosa is a city in far western Stearns County, within Lake George Township and close to the Pope County line. The city and the township are separate governments.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office, through non-emergency dispatch at 320-251-4240. Call 911 in an emergency. Elrosa does not have its own police department.
No. There is no jail or detention center in Elrosa. People held for court are generally booked into the Stearns County Jail in St. Cloud.
Non-emergency dispatch is 320-251-4240 and emergencies go to 911. The Records Division (320-259-3700) is not dispatch; for the jail, call central control at 320-259-3760.
Generally at Stearns County Jail, 807 Courthouse Square in St. Cloud. Some people are cited and released, and an arrest across the county line 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 taken to another county. 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.
Check the release paperwork, the Stearns court calendar or Minnesota Court Records Online, or call 320-656-3620. Not every hearing appears publicly, and dates can change.
No. Elrosa's city government handles municipal business only. Cash bail goes through the process the court authorizes; a surety bond goes through a licensed bail bond agent.
Yes. Give us the person's name, date of birth if known and where the arrest happened. GPS can help check the Stearns County roster and nearby counties' facilities.
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 Elrosa it happened, the arresting agency, and any booking, charge or bail details. Gaps are fine.
