East LA Courthouse
Bail Bonds Guide

4848 E. Civic Center Way, Los Angeles, CA 90022, in the East Los Angeles Civic Center. The general information line is (323) 881-5800. The building is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with the clerk's office open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except court holidays.

No. Bail is posted at the facility holding the defendant, not at a courthouse counter. For an East LA-area arrest that usually means the LASD East Los Angeles Station, then the Inmate Reception Center at 450 Bauchet St downtown for men or Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood for women. We post 24 hours a day at all of them.

It depends on the arresting agency and the filing decision. East LA-area bookings commonly route to this courthouse, but Montebello, Monterey Park, and Alhambra arrests can also be filed in the Northeast District at the Alhambra Courthouse. The courthouse name printed on the release paperwork or the arraignment notice is what controls — not the city of arrest.

For most arrests the county bail schedule is applied administratively at booking, which means bail exists before anyone sees a judge. A judicial officer reviews that amount at the first appearance, and either side can ask for a change later under the bail hearing rules cited on this page.

Plan on arriving at least 45 minutes before your department's calendar call. Everyone entering passes through security screening, and the parking structure north of the courthouse fills quickly on heavy calendar mornings.

The judge can issue a bench warrant and order the bond forfeited the same day. There is a limited statutory window to get the defendant back in front of the court before the surety faces a summary judgment, so call us immediately — the sooner it is addressed, the more likely the forfeiture can be set aside.

Yes — the building houses a juvenile justice clerk's office alongside its adult calendars, with Public Defender, Alternate Public Defender, District Attorney, and Sheriff's Department offices on site.