265 N Broadway · Blythe
Blythe Courthouse
Bail Bonds Guide
The Blythe Courthouse is the only courthouse serving Riverside County's eastern desert — roughly a hundred miles of open Interstate 10 from the next county court location.
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Blythe Courthouse
265 N Broadway, Blythe, CA 92225
(760) 393-2617
Court hours Monday–Friday · Midnight Bail Bonds open 24 hours
Eastern-county bonds are written 24 hours a day. We confirm whether someone is still at the Blythe Jail or has already been moved west before anyone drives out to the river.
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Table Of Contents
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Courthouse Overview
Hours Of Operation
Our Reviews
Charges We Handle
Parking And Directions
Departments & Case Types
How To Post Bail
Nearby Jails & Detention Centers
Bail FAQs
Courthouse Overview
The Blythe Courthouse sits at 265 N Broadway in Blythe, on the Colorado River at the Arizona state line. The Superior Court lists six categories of matters served here: evictions, small claims, civil, family law, criminal, and traffic. That is a wider list than most satellite courthouses in this county carry.
The reason is isolation, and it is the single fact that shapes everything else on this page. Blythe is separated from the rest of Riverside County by roughly a hundred miles of desert. There is no neighboring courthouse to send the overflow to, so one two- courtroom building on Broadway handles nearly the full range of matters for the entire eastern region.
That same isolation produces the detail most people miss: the court does not list this location as open five days a week. It publishes Tuesday, then Thursday and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Clerk phone hours run Monday through Friday even so. Before driving to Blythe for a counter matter, check the day.
The county's Blythe Jail is in the same city, at 260 N Spring Street. Having the jail and the courthouse in one small town would normally be a convenience — and it is — but the jail is small, so longer holds are often moved west. Custody in Blythe is not a safe assumption a day after the arrest.
Official court information: riverside.courts.ca.gov
At A Glance
- Blythe Courthouse
- 265 N Broadway, Blythe, CA 92225
- (760) 393-2617
- Riverside County Superior Court — Eastern Desert — Blythe
- Bail bonds posted 24/7, including nights, weekends, and court holidays
Hours Of Operation
Court hours and jail release timing are two different clocks. Blythe Courthouse runs on a weekday court calendar; the jail holding your family member runs 24 hours a day.
| Courthouse building hours | Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Monday & Wednesday | Not listed as open to the public |
| Clerk's office phone hours | 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Monday – Friday |
| Drop box | Available until 4:00 p.m. on court days |
| Midnight Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, 7 days a week |
The court's published schedule for this location is Tuesday and Thursday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Clerk's office phone hours are limited to 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding court holidays. Because the days are limited, verify before making the drive.
Court hours and jail hours are different systems entirely. The Blythe Jail processes bookings and releases outside the courthouse schedule; a bond accepted on a Monday night does not wait for the courthouse to reopen Tuesday.
Our Reviews
Real feedback from families we've helped release loved ones across Riverside County — sourced live from Google.
Charges We Handle
Every charge type and financing option we write for defendants whose cases are calendared at Blythe 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.
Parking And Directions
The court publishes limited but specific access information for this location. Everything below is from the court's own page.
Public parking
Public parking is located on the north side of the building, with three spaces designated for handicapped parking.
Main entrance
The main entry is on N. Broadway at street level and is wheelchair accessible, though the door is not equipped with an activation button.
Security screening
Everyone entering passes through security screening including a magnetometer. The court notes the screening device will not accommodate a large wheelchair; hand-wand screening is available on request.
Single-story building
The courthouse is one story and houses Departments 260 and 265, both on the first floor — no elevator is involved in reaching either courtroom.
Departments & Case Types
The court lists two departments in this building — 260 and 265, both on the first floor — carrying six categories of matters between them. Follow the department number on your own notice.
Criminal — Misdemeanor
Arraignments, pretrial hearings, and misdemeanor trials for the eastern desert region. In-custody defendants generally come from the Blythe Jail a few blocks away, when they have not been transferred west.
Criminal — Felony
Felony arraignments, preliminary hearings, and bail review motions under Penal Code §1270.1 for the eastern county. Longer felony proceedings can involve transport, which is a real consideration at this distance.
Traffic
Traffic infractions for Blythe and the I-10 corridor to the Arizona line. Citations written to out-of-state drivers passing through are a routine part of this calendar.
Civil & Small Claims
General civil matters and small claims filings. Unlike most satellite courthouses in this county, Blythe carries both rather than shipping civil work to a regional hub.
Family Law
Family law matters for the eastern region — again heard here rather than at a distant hub, because there is no practical alternative within a hundred miles.
Evictions (Unlawful Detainer)
Unlawful detainer matters for Blythe and the surrounding unincorporated eastern communities.
How To Post Bail At Blythe Courthouse
Bail review and reduction motions in California run under Penal Code §1270.1, and the starting figure comes from the Riverside County Felony and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule (effective October 20, 2025).
Bail is posted where the defendant is being held. In the eastern county that starts at the Blythe Jail, 260 N Spring Street, a few blocks from this courthouse — but it does not always stay there.
The Blythe Jail is a small facility. Longer holds are regularly transferred west toward the Coachella Valley or downtown Riverside, which can put a hundred miles between where a family thinks their person is and where they actually are. This is the one place in the county where confirming custody by phone first is not a formality; it is the difference between a short trip and a wasted afternoon on Interstate 10.
The bail amount itself comes from the county-wide Riverside Felony and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule. Nothing about a Blythe booking changes the number. What changes is the logistics, and we handle those by phone — application, approval, and posting can all happen without you driving anywhere.
Statutory 10% premium, 1% down on approved credit. If bail was set high at booking, a reduction motion is heard on this courthouse's criminal calendar; call before the hearing so we can explain how a reduced figure interacts with a bond already posted.
2025 Release Categories
Every bond we write is issued by a California Department of Insurance licensed bail agent under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, at the statutory 10% premium.
If A Court Date Here Is Missed
A missed appearance at Blythe 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 →
Nearby Jails & Detention Centers
Where eastern-county defendants are held before appearing on Broadway. The first answer is close; the second and third are very far, and that gap is the whole problem out here.
Blythe Jail
260 N Spring St, Blythe, CA 92225
The county's small eastern facility, blocks from this courthouse. Convenient when someone is still held here — but because capacity is limited, longer holds are often moved west, so confirm before driving.
John J. Benoit Detention Center
82-675 Doctor Carreon Blvd, Indio, CA 92201
The Coachella Valley county facility, roughly a hundred miles west on Interstate 10. A realistic destination for a Blythe hold that continues past initial booking.
Robert Presley Detention Center
4000 Orange St, Riverside, CA 92501
The downtown Riverside county facility, the far end of the county from Blythe. Relevant when classification or a separate hold pulls someone all the way west.
Bail FAQs
Questions specific to Blythe Courthouse — the calendar, the bail process here, and how release timing actually works.