1685 Main St · Santa Monica
Santa Monica Jail
Bail Bonds Guide
The Santa Monica Jail is the Santa Monica Police Department's booking and holding facility on Main Street, in the Westside coast, in the Santa Monica civic center off Main Street. Booking, transfers, and bail — 24 hours a day.
Call (213) 295-7796
Santa Monica Jail
1685 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 458-8482
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 Santa Monica Jail operates at 1685 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401, in the Westside coast, in the Santa Monica civic center off Main Street. 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 Santa Monica, the Westside's coastal hub — 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.
The Santa Monica Courthouse sits forty numbers up the same street. Beyond Santa Monica's own arrests it takes Westside cases from Culver City, Malibu and nearby coastal communities, which is why its calendars run heavier than the building's size suggests.
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
- Santa Monica Jail
- 1685 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
- (310) 458-8482
- Santa Monica Police Department
- Bail bonds accepted 24 hours a day, weekends and holidays included
Hours & Visiting
Visiting runs on a scheduled, restricted calendar. Bail posting at Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica 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 (310) 458-8482 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 Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica arrest to a release on Main Street.
Arrest And Transport
The arrestee is brought to 1685 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401, 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 Santa Monica Police Department 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 Santa Monica Courthouse for arraignment and returned afterward.
How To Post Bail At Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica 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
Same street, same block — 1685 Main to 1725 Main.
Santa Monica Courthouse
1725 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
The same street. The jail is at 1685 Main and the courthouse at 1725 Main, both inside the civic center, and this building handles Westside cases from Santa Monica, Culver City, Malibu and the surrounding beach communities.
View PageClara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
210 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The county's main felony courthouse downtown, where serious matters can be filed.
View PageBeverly Hills Courthouse
9355 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
The other Westside courthouse, inland from the coast.
View PageWhich Cities Route Here
Who is booked here, and where custody continues.
Santa Monica Bail Bonds
Santa Monica, CA
Our full Santa Monica guide — local booking, transfer timing, and bail on a Santa Monica arrest.
View PageCulver City Jail
4040 Duquesne Ave, Culver City, CA 90232
The Westside neighbor whose cases have been heard in Santa Monica since 2005.
View PageBeverly Hills Jail
464 N Rexford Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
The inland Westside city jail with its own Burton Way pairing.
View PageInmate Reception Center (IRC)
450 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Downtown processing for men transferred out of Santa Monica custody.
View PageCentury Regional Detention Facility
11705 S Alameda St, Lynwood, CA 90262
The Lynwood women's facility where women booked in Santa Monica are housed.
View PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to Santa Monica Jail — intake, custody movement, and how release timing actually works here.