The $12 Booking Fee at Newaygo County Jail: What It Is and How to Pay (or Get a Refund)
If someone you care about was booked into Newaygo County Jail, you'll run into the $12 booking fee. Here's what it covers, how to pay after release, what happens if you miss the deadline, and when you might get a refund.
Newaygo County Jail charges a $12 booking fee to everyone booked into the facility. When the person is released, they're handed a civil infraction citation - basically a ticket - for the $12.
Payment is time-sensitive. You have 14 days from release to pay the booking fee. Don't set it aside thinking you'll deal with it later. If you're helping a loved one after they get out, knock this one out early so it doesn't snowball into something bigger.
- ✓ Pay by credit card online through ExpressAccount (www.expressaccount.com)
- ✓ Pay by credit card by phone at 866-422-6833
- ✓ Pay in person at the Newaygo County Sheriff/Jail Administration Office by credit card
- ✓ Pay in person with EXACT cash (no change is made)
The $12 citation comes with a hard deadline. Miss the 14-day window and it gets turned over to District Court for collection. At that point, you're not just dealing with $12 - the jail's policy states non-payment can lead to a warrant, a $150 fine, plus court costs.
Refunds are possible, but only in specific situations. If the person paid the fee and is later found Not Guilty - or if all charges are dismissed - they can request the $12 back by completing a Booking Fee Refund Form.
- Confirm the case outcome qualifies - the refund option applies if the person was found Not Guilty or if the charges were dismissed on all charges.
- Get the Booking Fee Refund Form - the required form is available from the Jail Administration Office.
- Complete and submit the form - once all requirements are met, a check is issued within approximately the next week and mailed to the inmate.
Practical Tips
- ✓ Treat the 14-day window after release as a hard deadline so the citation doesn’t get turned over for court collection
- ✓ If you pay online or by phone, save the payment confirmation (screenshot, email, or receipt)
- ✓ Use ExpressAccount to pay by credit card online, or call 866-422-6833 to pay by phone
- ✓ If paying in person at the Newaygo County Sheriff/Jail Administration Office, you can pay by credit card
- ✓ If you pay cash in person, bring EXACT cash - the office does not make change
- ✓ If the case ends in Not Guilty or dismissal on all charges, contact Jail Administration to get the Booking Fee Refund Form and submit it for the $12 refund
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