Whittier Courthouse
Bail Bonds Guide

7339 S. Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90602. 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.

Whittier and the surrounding communities and unincorporated areas of the southeast county. Our Whittier city page covers local booking, including the Santa Fe Springs booking note that catches families off guard.

Because booking location follows the agency and the facility, not the city line. As our Whittier city page explains, Whittier-area arrests can be booked at the Whittier PD jail or routed through the Santa Fe Springs area depending on the agency involved — always confirm where the person is physically held before driving anywhere.

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

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.

Cases from the unincorporated areas around Whittier can be policed by the LASD Pico Rivera Station, which covers unincorporated West Whittier. Our Pico Rivera page covers that station and its booking process.

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 the day it is missed.