Need help after an arrest in Kimball, Minnesota? GPS Bail Bonds provides 24/7 assistance with Stearns County custody information, court-set bail and available surety bond options. Kimball receives law enforcement services from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, while county jail and district court resources are located in St. Cloud.
Tell us the person's name and whatever you know — where in or around Kimball it happened, whether Sheriff's deputies were involved, or 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 a southern Stearns County city policed by the county Sheriff, with jail and court resources in St. Cloud.
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Kimball Bail Assistance
Kimball no longer has its own police department — the Stearns County Sheriff's Office covers the city. GPS helps families trace a Kimball arrest to Stearns County custody records and the district court in St. Cloud.
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Available 24/7
Call (763) 288-2581 or send the form any time. GPS answers day and night — that is separate from Kimball City Hall's weekday office hours and the county and court office schedules.
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Sheriff, Jail & Court Guidance
The Sheriff's Office patrols Kimball, the Stearns County Jail holds people in custody, and Stearns County District Court decides release. One county runs all three, but they are separate offices with separate phone numbers.
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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 County or anywhere else in Minnesota — GPS can help with the jail and court involved. GPS has no office in Kimball.
Stearns County Sheriff's deputies provide law enforcement in Kimball, though another authorized agency, such as the State Patrol on Highway 15 or 55, may also make an arrest. Not every incident ends in a jail booking.
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Confirm Custody and Booking
If the person was taken into custody, check Stearns County's official current-inmate roster. They may not be listed yet, may already be released, or may be held for another agency — confirm where they actually are.
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Verify Court-Set Bail and Conditions
Stearns County District Court decides release. A judge may set money bail, conditions, both, or release without money bail. Confirm the actual terms through the court or another authorized source.
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Contact GPS About Bond Options
Call (763) 288-2581. The person's name, custody status and any bail or charge details help GPS explain whether an authorized surety bond may be available. Approval is not promised.
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Complete Premium, Paperwork & Underwriting
Identification, signed agreements, the approved filed 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 jail release processing take varying time, and another hold can delay release. After release, every court appearance and condition must be followed.
Statewide GPS guides Kimball families can use when looking into bail for a Stearns County case. The cards are listed in a fixed order, not by how often a charge occurs locally.
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 Kimball
Kimball 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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Kimball Jails & Custody Information
Kimball has no police department, jail or criminal court of its own. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement; 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.
Kimball City Hall (weekday hours vary)1 Main Street NorthKimball, MN 55353320-398-2725
Kimball's city website says the city has contracted with the Sheriff for police services since February 19, 2020; there is no current Kimball police department or station. That older city page lists 320‑259‑3700, which is the Sheriff's Records Division — the county lists 320‑251‑4240 as non-emergency. City Hall handles municipal business only — not arrests, jail or criminal bail.
The principal county custody resource for Kimball 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 Kimball 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.
Start with the Sheriff's non-emergency dispatch at 320‑251‑4240 — not City Hall — and search the person by name on the Stearns County current-inmate roster. If they aren't listed, call jail central control. Records Division (320‑259‑3700) handles records requests, not live dispatch.
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, probation matter or other legal hold can keep someone in custody even after bail is posted on the Kimball case, and one bond does not clear every hold. See our Warrant and Probation Violation guides.
Court dates
Court Appearance Information
Stearns County District Court, in the Seventh Judicial District, handles criminal cases filed in Stearns County, including applicable Kimball cases. Criminal and traffic services are at 815 Courthouse Square; civil, family, juvenile and jury services are at 725 Courthouse Square. Check current case information for the assigned hearing location instead of assuming a building. Calendars change, and Minnesota Court Records Online is a court-record source, not a live jail roster. Missing court or breaking a release condition can lead to a warrant or revoked release. Official court paperwork controls.
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 the arrest happened in or near Kimball and where, if you know — and whether Sheriff's deputies or another agency handled it. Share any case or booking details you have; you don't need an inmate number before you call.
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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 Kimball-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.
Kimball is a small city in southern Stearns County, ZIP 55353, where Minnesota Highway 15 runs north–south through town and meets Highway 55 — routes that connect it toward St. Cloud to the north and along Highway 55 toward Eden Valley and South Haven.
Willow Creek Park, at 210 Main Street South, covers 22.5 acres south of the railroad tracks beside Highway 15 and Maine Prairie Township. It has a ball field, the enclosed Kimball Lions shelter, a lighted hockey and broomball rink, a nine-hole disc golf course, a playground and nature trails along Willow Creek, a DNR-stocked trout stream.
The community traces its roots to Maine Prairie, a village started in 1856 by settlers from Maine near the north end of Lake Carnelian, about five miles north of today's Kimball. A historical marker now stands at that original site.
In 1886 the Soo Line Railroad bypassed Maine Prairie in favor of Kimball Prairie. Most of the old village's buildings were moved to the railroad town, which grew as a passenger and freight stop and is known today simply as Kimball. Its 1908 town hall is on the National Register.
Kimball contracted with the Stearns County Sheriff's Office for police services effective February 19, 2020, so there is no longer a city police department. For non-emergency matters, the county lists Sheriff's dispatch at 320-251-4240; City Hall, at 1 Main Street North, handles city business.
Policing comes from the county, and so do custody and court: people held for court go to Stearns County Jail, and cases are heard in Stearns County District Court — both on Courthouse Square in St. Cloud, not in Kimball.
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Kimball Bail Bonds FAQs
Yes. Call (763) 288-2581 or use the form at any hour, including weekends and holidays. GPS works by phone and online; it has no Kimball office.
Yes. Kimball, Minnesota (ZIP 55353) is in southern Stearns County on Highways 15 and 55 — not Kimball, Nebraska or another town of the same name. Its county jail and court resources are in St. Cloud.
No. Kimball's city website says the city contracted with the Stearns County Sheriff for police services effective February 19, 2020. There is no current Kimball police department or police station.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office. Deputies handle local calls in Kimball; the State Patrol or another authorized agency can also make arrests in the area.
320-251-4240, the Stearns County Sheriff's non-emergency line. In an emergency, call 911. Kimball City Hall's 320-398-2725 is not a police line.
The city's page, written for the 2020 switch, lists 320-259-3700. That is the Sheriff's Records Division, used for records and data requests. The Sheriff's current annual report lists 320-251-4240 as non-emergency, so this page uses that number.
No. Kimball does not hold detainees. Stearns County Jail, at 807 Courthouse Square in St. Cloud, is run by the Stearns County Sheriff's Office.
Generally at Stearns County Jail in St. Cloud. Some people are cited and released without being jailed, and a hold from another agency or county can change where someone is held.
Search by name on the county's official current-inmate roster. It lists adults presently recorded in county custody — it isn't a court record, and it changes as people are booked or released.
Call jail central control at 320-259-3760, answered 24/7, or Sheriff's non-emergency dispatch at 320-251-4240. A new booking may not show yet, or the person may have been cited, released or held elsewhere. GPS can help you check.
Stearns County District Court in St. Cloud, part of Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District; phone 320-656-3620. Criminal and traffic services are at 815 Courthouse Square. Confirm the hearing details from the case itself.
No. City Hall (Mon and Fri 8 AM–4:30 PM, Tue and Thu 8 AM–5 PM, Wed 8 AM–1 PM) handles city business only. Cash bail is paid as the court and the holding facility direct; a surety bond goes through a licensed bail bond agent.
Premiums follow rates filed under §60M.02, with a $100 minimum. 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. Approval isn't guaranteed.
Whatever you have: full name, date of birth or approximate age, where in Kimball it happened, the arresting agency if known, and any booking, charge or bail details. Missing details are fine.
