1020 E Palmdale Blvd · Palmdale
Palmdale Jail
Bail Bonds Guide
The Palmdale Jail is the Palmdale Sheriff's Station's booking and holding facility on East Palmdale Boulevard, in the Antelope Valley, high desert north of the San Gabriel Mountains. Booking, transfers, and bail — 24 hours a day.
Call (213) 295-7796
Palmdale Jail
1020 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 267-4300
Bail bonds posted here 24 hours a day, every day of the year — including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Call (213) 295-7796
Table Of Contents
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Facility Overview
Hours & Visiting
Our Reviews
Charges We Handle
Booking & Custody Process
How To Post Bail Here
Nearby Courthouse
Which Cities Route Here
Bail FAQs
Facility Overview
The Palmdale Jail operates at 1020 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550, in the Antelope Valley, high desert north of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is a municipal booking and short-hold facility rather than a place where anyone serves time.
It books and briefly holds arrests made in Palmdale, the southern half of the Antelope Valley — identification, fingerprints, warrant checks, and a cell for the hours between an arrest and either a bail release or a transfer into Los Angeles County custody.
Palmdale has no adult criminal courthouse of its own. Cases from this station are calendared at the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse in Lancaster, the same building that hears Lancaster bookings. The other Lancaster courthouse — the Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center — is for juvenile and dependency matters and is not where an adult defendant appears.
No case is heard at the jail address, and no bail is accepted at a court counter. The bond always goes to the facility physically holding the defendant.
At A Glance
- Palmdale Jail
- 1020 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550
- (661) 267-4300
- Palmdale Sheriff's Station
- Bail bonds accepted 24 hours a day, weekends and holidays included
Hours & Visiting
Visiting runs on a scheduled, restricted calendar. Bail posting at Palmdale Jail does not — a bond can be accepted at any hour of any day.
| Bail bonds accepted | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
|---|---|
| Front counter | Staffed around the clock for custody inquiries |
| Booking to bailable | Commonly a few hours once records checks clear |
| Typical local release | Often within a couple of hours of the bond being accepted |
| Midnight Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, every day |
Jail hours and court hours are separate systems. The Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse keeps weekday business hours; a bond is accepted at this facility overnight, on weekends, and on holidays.
Booking has to clear before anything posts. That is the usual reason a family is told to wait after an arrest.
Transfers run on the Sheriff's schedule, not on request. Once one leaves, the release point moves.
Visiting arrangements at a municipal facility are limited and change often — call (661) 267-4300 before driving out.
Our Reviews
Real feedback from families we've helped release loved ones across Los Angeles County — sourced live from Google.
Charges We Handle
Every charge type and financing option we write bonds for on defendants held at Palmdale Jail. 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.
Booking & Custody Process
From a Palmdale arrest to a release on East Palmdale Boulevard.
Arrest And Transport
The arrestee is brought to 1020 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550, where city custody and booking begin.
Booking & Records Checks
Photograph, fingerprints, identification, and warrant checks must clear before a bond can be accepted.
Bail Set From The County Schedule
The amount comes from the Los Angeles County bail schedule for the booked charge and is postable immediately.
Local Posting Window
Posting while Palmdale Sheriff's Station still holds custody produces a release from this building, usually the same night.
County Transfer
Without a bond, custody passes to the Sheriff's Department: men to the Inmate Reception Center downtown, women to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.
Release Or Court Transport
A bailed defendant leaves with a court date printed on the release paperwork. A defendant still in custody is transported to the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse for arraignment and returned afterward.
How To Post Bail At Palmdale Jail
Premium on a California bail bond is set by the rate filed with the Department of Insurance under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, the starting figure comes from the Los Angeles Superior Court bail schedule, and review or reduction runs under Penal Code §1270.1.
Bail on a Palmdale arrest is set at booking under the county schedule. No hearing is required and no courtroom has to be open, which is why a bond can be written at three in the morning.
Where the bond lands decides the wait. Posted here, it is a quick local release; posted after a county transfer, it runs through the far slower downtown discharge process instead.
Arraignment at the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse is the first judicial review of the amount — it can be kept, raised, reduced, or replaced with own-recognizance release, and either side can move to revisit bail later.
Under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, a licensed bail agent is the party authorized to post a surety bond on a defendant's behalf. Call with a full legal name and date of birth; we confirm the booking and facility, verify the amount, and post at any hour — 10% premium, 1% down on approved credit.
If A Court Date Is Missed After Release
A bond written at Palmdale Jail stays live through every appearance until the case resolves. A missed date can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day, with a limited statutory window to bring the defendant back before the forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner. Failure to appear bail bonds →
Nearby Courthouse
There is no courthouse in Palmdale. Adult cases from this station travel north to Lancaster.
Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse
42011 4th St W, Lancaster, CA 93534
The adult court for the entire Antelope Valley, up in Lancaster. Palmdale and Lancaster bookings both feed this one building — do not confuse it with the Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center, also in Lancaster, which handles juvenile and dependency matters only.
View PageAlfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center
1040 W Ave J, Lancaster, CA 93534
Lancaster's juvenile and dependency courthouse. Listed here so nobody drives to the wrong Lancaster building on an adult case.
View PageSanta Clarita Courthouse
23747 W Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
The next courthouse south over the pass, serving the Santa Clarita Valley rather than the desert.
View PageWhich Cities Route Here
Who is booked here, and where custody continues.
Palmdale Bail Bonds
Palmdale, CA
Our full Palmdale guide — local booking, transfer timing, and bail on a Palmdale arrest.
View PageLancaster Jail
501 W Lancaster Blvd, Lancaster, CA 93534
The other Antelope Valley booking facility, feeding the same adult courthouse.
View PagePitchess Detention Center
29320 The Old Rd, Castaic, CA 91384
The North County complex where many men from this end of the county are housed.
View PageInmate Reception Center (IRC)
450 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Downtown processing for county transfers out of the valley.
View PageCentury Regional Detention Facility
11705 S Alameda St, Lynwood, CA 90262
The Lynwood women's facility where women booked in Palmdale are housed.
View PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to Palmdale Jail — intake, custody movement, and how release timing actually works here.