- Cash Only Bond: Requires the entire, exact amount in cash which can be returned to the person posting the bond when all court appearances have been completed minus fees, penalties, fines etc.
- 10% Cash Allowed: Means 10% of the total bond may be posted in lieu of surety.
- 10% Cash Only: Requires 10% of the total bond.
- Surety Bond: A court approved Bondsman may write the bond, for a fee. The fee is non-returnable. The bondsman may require a co-signer or collateral before writing the bond. The Jail staff can NOT (and will NOT) recommend a bondsman. There is a list from which an inmate may select.
- Signature Bond: A judge may release an inmate based upon his/her promise to appear. This is a decision only a judge can make.
- Personal Surety: If an inmate, their relative, or acquaintance has sufficient equity in property in Cass County, the judge may allow said property to be posted as Bond.