NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

Bail Bondsmen can post bonds for individuals in our custody. They cannot post payouts.
Bail Bondsmen will post an individual’s bond with promissory notes. Since they are less
common than other forms of bond received, the paperwork is to be checked carefully.
If the subject is posting a bond, they are to be given a summons (PD-01-235) (Addendum
B) to appear at the next court date. The subject is to sign the summons acknowledging
that they received a copy. A copy of the summons is to be placed in the warrant jacket by
the person receiving the bond. A Mayor’s Court Bond Information Sheet (see Addendum
C) is also to be completed by the dispatcher and signed by the payee. A copy of this
form shall be given to the payee and another copy placed in the warrant folder. The
original form is then forwarded to the Clerk of Courts.
The New Albany Mayor’s Court Clerk of Court (or his/her designees) shall not accept
bonds or payouts for Franklin or Licking County Municipal Court Warrants, even when the
New Albany Police Department is the originating police agency. Those individuals with
Municipal Court Warrants are to be transported to the Franklin or Licking County Clerk of
Courts by an authorized law enforcement officer.
H. Prioritizing Warrant Service
It is the policy of the Police Department to serve outstanding warrants in a timely manner.
Priority of warrant service shall be in the following descending order:
Felony warrants shall be served as expeditiously as possible due to
their serious nature.
Misdemeanor warrants shall be served beginning with the most serious
misdemeanor offenses, with priority given to misdemeanor offenses of violence.
Failure to Appear and/or Failure to Comply warrants.
Traffic warrants.
I. Arrest Warrants Require Sworn Service
Pursuant to Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 4(D)(1), warrants shall be executed
by a sworn officer authorized by law.
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