Where is the Santa Monica Courthouse and what are its hours?

1725 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. The building is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with clerk windows generally 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except court holidays. Departments typically sit from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Which areas route to the Santa Monica Courthouse?

Santa Monica and the surrounding West District coastal communities. Our Santa Monica city page covers the Santa Monica Police Department jail, booking, and the county transfer path on a local arrest.

Where is my relative held after a Santa Monica arrest?

Typically at the Santa Monica city jail immediately after booking, where bail can be posted directly. If bail is not posted, men are transferred to the Inmate Reception Center and Twin Towers downtown and women to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.

Can I post bail at the courthouse?

No. Bail bonds are posted at the facility holding the defendant, never at a courthouse counter. We post at the Santa Monica jail and at the county facilities, 24 hours a day.

Is bail set at the first Santa Monica court date?

Usually it is already set at booking under the county bail schedule and can be posted immediately. At arraignment the judge reviews it and may keep, raise, or reduce it, or grant own-recognizance release, under the bail hearing rules cited above.

Why does the weekend matter on a Santa Monica arrest?

Santa Monica's arrest volume rises around the beach, the pier, and the downtown nightlife district on weekends, and the courthouse is closed until Monday. Bail posted at the city jail does not wait for the courthouse to reopen.

What happens if a Santa Monica court date is missed?

The judge can order the bond forfeited and issue a bench warrant the same day. There is a limited statutory window to bring the defendant back and set the forfeiture aside before summary judgment against the surety — call immediately.

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1725 Main St · Santa Monica

Santa Monica Courthouse
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The West District's coastal courthouse on Main Street. Hours, departments, the Santa Monica city jail, and 24/7 bail on a Santa Monica arrest.

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Los Angeles Superior Court · West District — Los Angeles Superior Court

Santa Monica Courthouse

1725 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Court hours Monday–Friday · Midnight Bail Bonds open 24 hours

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Courthouse Overview

Hours Of Operation

Our Reviews

Charges We Handle

Departments & Case Types

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How To Post Bail

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Courthouse Overview

The Santa Monica Courthouse stands at 1725 Main Street, in Santa Monica's civic center just inland from the beach. It carries matters arising from Santa Monica and the surrounding West District coastal communities.

Santa Monica generates a distinctive case mix for a city of its size. A permanent residential population sits alongside a very large daily visitor population drawn to the pier, the beach, the Third Street Promenade, and the downtown nightlife district. That produces DUI stops, public-intoxication arrests, and disturbance cases in volumes a comparable inland city would not see — many involving people who do not live anywhere nearby.

For out-of-town defendants, the local piece of the process is what matters. Santa Monica Police Department runs its own jail, so a local arrest usually stays in city custody at first and can be resolved there with a bond, rather than travelling into the county system and being released downtown hours later, miles from where the car is parked.

No one is held at the courthouse past the court day and no bail money is accepted at the counter. In-custody defendants are transported in for the appearance and returned afterward; the bond that produces a release goes to the jail holding them.

Official court information: Superior Court of Los Angeles County — Santa Monica Courthouse

At A Glance

Santa Monica Courthouse
1725 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Los Angeles Superior Court — West District — Los Angeles Superior Court
Bail bonds posted 24/7, including nights, weekends, and court holidays

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Hours Of Operation

Court hours and jail release timing are two different clocks. Santa Monica Courthouse runs on a weekday court calendar; the jail holding your family member runs 24 hours a day.

Courthouse building	Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Clerk's office	Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Typical courtroom sessions	8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday & court holidays	Closed
Midnight Bail Bonds	Open 24 hours, every day

Court hours and jail release hours are separate systems. The courthouse keeps weekday business hours; the Santa Monica city jail and the county facilities accept bail bonds at any hour.

This is the single most useful fact on a weekend arrest here: the courthouse will not open until Monday, but the bond can be posted Saturday night.

Release timing follows the facility. A city jail release can move in a couple of hours; the Inmate Reception Center downtown commonly runs several hours and longer overnight.

Departments recess midday, so a matter not reached before noon typically waits for the 1:30 p.m. session.

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Our Reviews

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Charges We Handle

Every charge type and financing option we write for defendants whose cases are calendared at Santa Monica Courthouse. Open any page for statutes, bail schedule figures, and payment terms.

1% Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1% bail bonds.

1275 Hold Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1275 hold bail bonds.

2% Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 2% bail bonds.

24-Hour Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 24-hour bail bonds.

Affordable Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for affordable bail bonds.

Assault & Battery Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for assault & battery bail bonds.

Burglary Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for burglary bail bonds.

Domestic Violence Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for domestic violence bail bonds.

Drug Charge Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for drug charge bail bonds.

DUI Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for dui bail bonds.

Elder Abuse Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for elder abuse bail bonds.

Failure To Appear Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for failure to appear bail bonds.

Felony Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for felony bail bonds.

Gun & Weapons Charge Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for gun & weapons charge bail bonds.

Manslaughter Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for manslaughter bail bonds.

Misdemeanor Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for misdemeanor bail bonds.

Murder Charge Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for murder charge bail bonds.

No-Collateral Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no-collateral bail bonds.

No Money Down Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no money down bail bonds.

Online Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for online bail bonds.

Probation Violation Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for probation violation bail bonds.

Robbery Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for robbery bail bonds.

Theft Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for theft bail bonds.

Traffic & Vehicle Code Bail Bonds

Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for traffic & vehicle code bail bonds.

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Departments & Case Types

Santa Monica carries the West District's coastal calendars.

Criminal Calendars

Criminal matters from Santa Monica-area arrests are calendared here — arraignments, pretrial conferences, motions, and case resolution. The department number on the notice controls the courtroom.

Traffic Matters

Traffic citations issued in the area are heard on their own calendars, separate from the criminal departments.

Civil & Small Claims

Civil matters including small claims are heard at this courthouse, giving Westside residents and businesses a local venue.

Visitor-Heavy Casework

A substantial share of cases here involve defendants who live elsewhere in the county or out of the area entirely, which makes appearance logistics and reliable reminders more important than usual.

In-Custody Appearances

Defendants who have not bailed out are transported in and returned afterward. Being produced in court begins no release process by itself.

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How To Post Bail At Santa Monica Courthouse

Bail review and reduction motions in California run under Penal Code §1270.1, and the starting figure comes from the Los Angeles Superior Court bail schedule.

Bail on a Santa Monica arrest is set at booking under the Los Angeles County bail schedule, before any appearance on Main Street. That amount is postable immediately at the city jail.

Arraignment in the assigned department here is the first judicial review of the number. The judge can keep it, raise it, reduce it, or grant own-recognizance release, and either side can move to change bail later under the hearing rules cited above.

Posting at the Santa Monica jail before the county transfer keeps the release local. Once the transfer runs, men are released downtown and women from Century Regional in Lynwood, after longer processing.

The bond stays live for every appearance on this courthouse's calendar. Give us a full legal name and date of birth and we locate the booking, confirm the amount, and post at any hour — including at 3 a.m. on a weekend.

If A Court Date Here Is Missed

A missed appearance at Santa Monica Courthouse can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day. There is a statutory window to bring the defendant back before forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner — call us immediately. Failure to appear bail bonds →

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