Need help after an arrest in St. Stephen, Minnesota? GPS Bail Bonds provides 24/7 assistance with Stearns County Jail information, court-set bail and available surety bond options. St. Stephen receives law enforcement services from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, while county jail and court resources are located in St. Cloud.
Share the person's name and what you know — that it happened in St. Stephen or nearby Brockway Township, the road or area involved, 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 an eastern Stearns County city policed by the county Sheriff, with jail and court resources in St. Cloud.
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St. Stephen Bail Assistance
St. Stephen has no police department of its own. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement, and the city pays for extra scheduled patrol hours. GPS helps families connect a St. Stephen arrest with the right county custody and court information.
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Available 24/7
Call (763) 288-2581 or send the form any time. GPS answers around the clock — St. Stephen City Hall keeps short Wednesday hours, and the county offices and court keep their own schedules.
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Sheriff, Jail & Court Guidance
Sheriff's deputies handle law enforcement, Stearns County Jail handles custody, and Stearns County District Court decides bail. All three are county services with different jobs — we explain which one to contact.
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Clear Premium & Paperwork Guidance
We go through court-set bail, filed surety rates, minimum collection before posting, receipts and every signed agreement and obligation before you commit.
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Eligible Surety Bond Assistance
If 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 County or anywhere else in Minnesota — GPS can help with the jail and court involved. GPS has no office in St. Stephen.
Stearns County Sheriff's deputies — or another authorized agency, such as the State Patrol — may make an arrest. A citation is not the same as jail booking, and not every encounter ends in custody.
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Confirm Custody and Booking
If someone was taken into custody, check the Stearns County current-inmate roster. A recent arrest may not show yet, and some people are cited and released without booking.
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Verify Court-Set Bail and Conditions
Stearns County District Court controls release terms. Not every defendant is assigned money bail — 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. Share whatever identification, custody or case details you have, and 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. After release, every court appearance and release condition must be followed.
Statewide GPS guides for St. Stephen families weighing bail options in a Stearns County case. The cards follow a fixed order and do not rank 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 St. Stephen
St. Stephen 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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St. Stephen Jails & Custody Information
St. Stephen has no municipal police department, jail or court. 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.
St. Stephen City Hall (Wed 3–6 PM unless announced otherwise)2 Sixth Avenue SESt. Stephen, MN 56375320-251-0964
St. Stephen receives law enforcement services from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office. The county also lists St. Stephen as a city that contracts for additional patrol, with deputies assigned at scheduled times — not a deputy stationed in town around the clock. There is no St. Stephen police department, and St. Stephen Fire & Rescue is not a police agency. City Hall handles municipal business only. The Records Division (320‑259‑3700) is not the dispatch line.
The principal county custody resource for St. Stephen 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 St. Stephen 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 arresting agency — usually the Stearns County Sheriff's Office (non‑emergency 320‑251‑4240) — and county records, not City Hall. Search the Stearns County current-inmate roster by name; if the person isn't listed, call jail central control.
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.
Another case, a warrant or a probation-related hold can keep someone in custody even after bail is posted on the St. Stephen matter, and one bond does not resolve every hold. 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 St. Stephen cases. Criminal and traffic matters use 815 Courthouse Square; civil, family, juvenile and jury services use 725 Courthouse Square. Confirm the actual filing and assigned hearing location from current case information. Court calendars can change, not every case is publicly searchable, and Minnesota Court Records Online is not the live jail roster. Failing to appear or follow release conditions can lead to a warrant or revoked release. Official court orders control.
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 St. Stephen — or nearby Brockway Township — with the road or area if you know it, whether Sheriff's deputies responded, and any custody details. Don't call City Hall for jail release; you don't need a booking number to start with us.
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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 St. Stephen-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.
St. Stephen is a small city in eastern Stearns County, ZIP 56375, roughly north-northwest of St. Cloud. It is a different community from the City of Stephen in Marshall County in northwestern Minnesota — the two share a similar name and nothing else.
County State Aid Highways 2 and 5 are the city's main corridors, and the original town core grew up around their intersection. Those county roads link St. Stephen with Sartell and St. Cloud to the southeast and the Holdingford area to the west, with Brockway Township surrounding much of the city.
According to the city's comprehensive plan, settlers arrived in the area in the mid-1800s and farming became the cornerstone of the local economy; the city itself emerged in the early 20th century. Agriculture remained important as smaller residential lots were platted along the roads from the 1960s on.
That plan lists parks including Michael B. Hlebian Memorial Park, Joseph A. Trobec Memorial Park, St. Stephen Parkway Park and Pond's Edge, along with ball fields and play areas. The inventory dates to the mid-2000s, so check with City Hall about current facilities before planning a visit.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office polices St. Stephen, and the county's 2025 annual report names it as one of four cities paying for additional deputy hours at scheduled times. Non-emergency dispatch is 320-251-4240; in an emergency, call 911.
City Hall at 2 Sixth Avenue SE keeps limited Wednesday hours (3–6 PM), and the city posts closures on its website. It handles municipal business only — custody runs through Stearns County Jail and cases go to Stearns County District Court, both in St. Cloud.
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St. Stephen Bail Bonds FAQs
Yes. Call (763) 288-2581 or use the form any time, including nights, weekends and holidays. GPS works by phone and online and has no office in St. Stephen.
Yes. St. Stephen (ZIP 56375) is in eastern Stearns County, north-northwest of St. Cloud. It is not the City of Stephen, a separate city in Marshall County.
No. There is no St. Stephen police department or police station. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement, and St. Stephen Fire & Rescue is not a police agency.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office. Deputies may respond to calls in the city, and other authorized agencies such as the State Patrol can also make arrests.
Yes. The Sheriff's 2025 annual report lists St. Stephen among four cities that pay for deputies assigned at scheduled times for extra patrol. That is additional scheduled coverage, not a deputy in town every hour.
Call Stearns County Sheriff's non-emergency dispatch at 320-251-4240. In an emergency, call 911. City Hall's 320-251-0964 is not a police line, and the Records Division (320-259-3700) is not dispatch.
No. St. Stephen does not hold detainees. People held for court are booked into the Stearns County Jail at 807 Courthouse Square in St. Cloud.
Usually at Stearns County Jail in St. Cloud. Some people are cited and released, and an arrest by another agency or on another county's warrant can change where someone is held.
Search the county's official current-inmate roster by name, or start from its inmate and warrant search page. The roster lists adults presently in custody; it is not a court record or arrest history.
Call jail central control at 320-259-3760, answered 24/7. A new booking may not show yet, or the person may have been released, cited or held elsewhere. GPS can help you check.
Stearns County District Court in St. Cloud, part of Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District. Criminal and traffic services are at 815 Courthouse Square; the court phone is 320-656-3620.
No. City Hall (320-251-0964, Wednesdays 3–6 PM unless noted) handles city business only. Direct cash bail goes through the county facility holding the person; 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. No plan is guaranteed.
Whatever you know: full name, date of birth or approximate age, where in or around St. Stephen it happened, the arresting agency, and any booking, charge or bail details. Missing details are fine.
