Rusk County Jail
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Bond Payments
Effective 5/1/2016, any person paying a bond at the Rusk County Jail on a charge from any agency shall be required to pay a non-refundable bond processing service fee of $10 per bond. This $10 bond processing service fee is in additional to the bond amount. example: If a single bond amount owed is $500, you will have to pay a total of $510 to post that bond ($500 bond + $10 bond processing fee)
Bond payments can be made in the following ways:
- Stellar Teller machine in the lobby of the Rusk County Jail (accepts cash, debit/credit card)
- GovPayNet (debit/credit card, use PLC #1559 for bond payments)
- Calling 1-888-604-7888
- Online GovPayNow.com
Booking Fee
Effective 1/1/2018. Per Rusk County Board Resolution #17-31, the jail may charge a fee to recoup the costs associated with booking a person sentenced to the Rusk County Jail. This fee amount will be $20.
Canteen/Commissary for Inmates
- Stellar Teller Kiosk in jail lobby (takes cash or debit/credit cards, transaction fees apply)
- JailATM.com (takes debit/credit card & transaction fees apply; must set up an online account with your valid email address)
- GovPayNet.com (takes debit/credit card; transaction fees apply)
Court-Ordered Testing
PBT (Preliminary Breath Tests) effective 5/1/2016
- Rusk County court-ordered PBTs are $5 per test & must be paid in advance
- Any other agency/county court-ordered PBTs are $10 per test & must be paid in advance
UAs (Urine Analysis) effective 1/1/2018
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Rusk County court-ordered UAs are $5 per test & must be paid in advance
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Any other agency/county court-ordered UAs are $10 per test & must be paid in advance
Huber Rules & Fees
Rusk County sentenced inmates pay $18/day for Huber fees along with 25% of any jail debt prior to starting Huber. Non-Rusk County sentenced inmates (Huber Transfers) pay $20/day for Huber fees PLUS a one time, non-refundable Huber Transfer Processing Fee of $50.