Huron County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas Bail Bonds & Bond Information

After arraignment at Huron County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas

In Huron County, the initial arraignment and first bond determination for a criminal case usually occur in a municipal court rather than the Court of Common Pleas. The Norwalk Municipal Court (45 N. Linwood Avenue, Norwalk) handles initial appearances for most of the county, and the Bellevue Municipal Court (3000 Seneca Industrial Parkway, Bellevue) handles Lyme and Sherman townships. At this first appearance the judge reads the charges and sets bond, which may be a personal-recognizance release, a cash or surety bond, or a 10% deposit bond, based on the seriousness of the offense, flight risk, and community safety. For felonies, the municipal court conducts a preliminary hearing, or the case proceeds to the Huron County grand jury; if probable cause is found or an indictment is returned, the felony is bound over to the Huron County Court of Common Pleas (2 East Main Street, Norwalk). The Common Pleas judge then handles arraignment on the indictment and may continue, increase, reduce, or modify the bond and its conditions throughout the felony case.