Posting Bail at Grant County Jail: PayPal, Cash, and What to Expect

Grant County Jail accepts four payment methods for bail: PayPal, cash, a cashier's check, or a money order. If speed matters, pick one of these and make sure you can provide it exactly as required. Anything else will likely cause a delay - double-check your plan before heading to the jail or sending funds.

You don’t have to be the person who was arrested to handle bail. At Grant County Jail, bail can be posted either by the arrestee or by a third party posting on their behalf.

Here's something that catches families off guard: certain payment types trigger a verification step before release. Grant County Jail confirms PayPal payments, cashier's checks, and money orders through the issuing entity when possible before releasing anyone. So even after you've paid, staff may need to verify the payment with PayPal or the issuing bank before release can happen. If you're planning pickup or arranging a ride, build in extra time - verification can add hours, and there's nothing you can do to speed it up from outside.

Practical Steps

• ✓ Confirm the bail amount and that bail is available to be posted.
• ✓ Decide who will post bail: you (a third party) or the arrestee.
• ✓ Choose an accepted payment method: PayPal, cash, cashier’s check, or money order.
• ✓ Send or bring the payment using that method.
• ✓ If you pay by PayPal, cashier’s check, or money order, expect the jail to verify it through the issuing entity when possible before release.
• ✓ Plan for verification to be handled at the jail, and ask staff what that means for timing in your situation.

1. Ask how verification works for your payment type - PayPal, cashier’s checks, and money orders may be verified through the issuing entity when possible, and that can affect when release happens.
2. Confirm what the jail needs to verify a PayPal payment - ask whether a PayPal receipt or confirmation is enough for their process, or if they require anything specific.
3. Confirm when bail processing is handled - since verification is done at the jail, ask what hours or staffing affect when payments are processed.
4. Ask about any delivery details for your chosen method - especially if you’re using a cashier’s check or money order, confirm how they want it provided so it isn’t rejected.