Van Nuys East
Bail Bonds Guide

6230 Sylmar Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91401. 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.

They are two separate buildings a short walk apart in the Van Nuys civic center, both part of the court's Northwest District. Van Nuys East on Sylmar Avenue is where the court's civil, family law, probate, and small claims intake windows are listed; Van Nuys West on Erwin Street Mall is the building associated with the criminal calendars and sits beside the Van Nuys jail. Always confirm the building name and department number printed on your own notice rather than assuming.

The Northwest District — the central and southern San Fernando Valley, including Van Nuys itself and the surrounding City of Los Angeles neighborhoods. Our Los Angeles city page covers Van Nuys as a jail location and the county transfer path.

No. Bail bonds go to the facility holding the defendant, not to a courthouse counter. In this area that usually means the LAPD Van Nuys jail adjacent to the civic center, or the county facilities downtown after transfer. We post at both, 24 hours a day.

Commonly at the LAPD Van Nuys jail immediately after booking. If bail is not posted there, men are transferred to the Inmate Reception Center and Twin Towers downtown and women to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.

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.

The court 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 the day it is missed.