99 Fair Dr · Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa Police Jail
Bail Bonds Guide
The city's own holding facility on Fair Drive. Why the courthouse for this jail is in Westminster and not the one down Harbor Boulevard, and how the bond window closes.
Call (213) 295-7796
Costa Mesa Police Jail
99 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 754-5280
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
Welcome to Midnight Bail Bonds. Click on the buttons below to navigate to any area quickly!
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 Costa Mesa Police jail is at 99 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, at the police department on Fair Drive. It is a municipal holding facility operated by the city, not by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Costa Mesa is an independent-policing city, so arrests made by its officers are booked here first. That creates a window where a bond ends custody before the county ever takes over.
Two clarifications save people real time here. First, this facility books Costa Mesa's own arrests — it is not a shared booking site for Newport Beach, which runs its own department and its own jail on Santa Barbara Drive. Second, the Costa Mesa Justice Complex on Harbor Boulevard is a courthouse in the same city, but it is unrelated to this jail: it is a small claims and probate location with no criminal calendar.
Bail comes from the countywide schedule, and the criminal hearing is held at the West Justice Center in Westminster.
Official facility information: Costa Mesa Police Department
At A Glance
- Costa Mesa Police Jail
- 99 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- (714) 754-5280
- Costa Mesa 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 the Costa Mesa Police 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking / intake | Continuous — Costa Mesa PD arrests booked on site |
| Visiting | Limited short-term holding — confirm with the department before traveling |
| Jail phone | (714) 754-5280 |
| Midnight Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, every day |
Ask whether a transfer to county custody is pending before driving to Fair Drive. That one question decides where the pickup happens.
Do not drive to the Costa Mesa Justice Complex on Harbor Boulevard looking for someone in custody. It is a courthouse for small claims and probate, not a jail.
Visiting at a short-term municipal facility is minimal by design. Bail posting has no equivalent restriction.
Court hours run on a separate clock. The West Justice Center keeps a weekday calendar; bonds are written at any hour.
Our Reviews
Real feedback from families we've helped release loved ones across Orange County — sourced live from Google.
Charges We Handle
Every charge type and financing option we write bonds for on defendants held at the Costa Mesa Police 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
How a Costa Mesa arrest moves through Fair Drive and into the west county court calendar.
Arrest By Costa Mesa PD
An independent municipal department. Arrests inside city limits — including the South Coast Plaza and fairgrounds areas — are booked by the city rather than driven straight to a Sheriff's intake center.
Intake At 99 Fair Dr
Property, fingerprints, warrant checks, and screening. A booking still in intake cannot be released no matter how fast a bond is arranged outside.
Bail Set From The Uniform Schedule
Orange County sets bail at booking under the 2026 Uniform Bail Schedule adopted pursuant to Penal Code §1269b(c). The amount exists before any court appearance.
Bond Window At The City Counter
A bond accepted here ends custody here. This is the fastest available outcome and the reason to call immediately rather than waiting for morning.
Transfer To County Custody
Without a bond, custody moves into the Sheriff's system through the Flower Street complex in Santa Ana, with longer male holds commonly housed at Theo Lacy in Orange.
Court Transport Or Release
In-custody defendants are transported to the West Justice Center in Westminster — not to the courthouse on Harbor Boulevard in this city.
How To Post Bail At the Costa Mesa Police 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 Orange County 2026 Uniform Bail Schedule (effective January 1, 2026), and review or reduction runs under Penal Code §1270.1.
Bail on a scheduled charge is set at booking, so a bond posts without waiting for a courtroom to open. At a city jail that turns an overnight stay into a few hours.
The amount comes from the Orange County 2026 Uniform Bail Schedule, adopted by the Superior Court under Penal Code §1269b(c). Countywide zero-bail has been rescinded in Orange County; the schedule governs. A judge may deviate at arraignment under Penal Code §1275, weighing public safety, the seriousness of the offense, and the defendant's record and likelihood of appearing.
On violent and serious felonies and a specific statutory list, Penal Code §1270.1 blocks release on any amount other than the scheduled figure until a hearing in open court.
In re Humphrey (2021) 11 Cal.5th 135 requires courts to consider ability to pay and non-financial conditions before setting money bail a defendant cannot afford — at the hearing in Westminster, not at this counter.
Give us a full legal name and date of birth. We confirm whether custody is still in Costa Mesa, 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 Costa Mesa Police 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
From this jail, court is a drive northwest into Westminster. The courthouse a few minutes down Harbor Boulevard is the wrong building, and it is worth knowing why before anyone drives there.
West Justice Center
8141 13th St, Westminster, CA 92683
The designated criminal and traffic court for Costa Mesa under the Court Designation List effective June 30, 2025. This is the transport destination for in-custody defendants who do not bond out on Fair Drive.
View PageCosta Mesa Justice Complex
3390 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Same city, unrelated function. This location handles small claims and probate matters only — no criminal calendar, no bail, no connection to the police jail on Fair Drive. Included here precisely because the shared city name misleads people.
View PageCentral Justice Center
700 Civic Center Dr W, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Orange County's main criminal courthouse. Serious felony matters can be calendared here, and it becomes the practical venue once custody sits at the Flower Street complex.
View PageWhich Cities Route Here
Fair Drive books Costa Mesa's own arrests. The cities and facilities below are the ones a Costa Mesa booking realistically touches.
Costa Mesa Bail Bonds
Costa Mesa, CA
The home city — every Costa Mesa PD arrest starts on Fair Drive.
View PageNewport Beach Bail Bonds
Newport Beach, CA
Neighboring independent-PD city with its own jail on Santa Barbara Drive. Separate department, separate booking, separate courthouse.
View PageFountain Valley Bail Bonds
Fountain Valley, CA
Independent-PD neighbor to the northwest sharing the same West Justice Center calendar.
View PageHuntington Beach Bail Bonds
Huntington Beach, CA
Coastal neighbor with a larger municipal jail, also designated to Westminster.
View PageOC Central Men's & Women's Jail
550 N Flower St, Santa Ana, CA 92703 · (714) 647-4666
The Sheriff's countywide intake and release complex in Santa Ana, where a transferred Costa Mesa booking is processed.
View PageTheo Lacy Facility
501 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868 · (714) 935-6940
The county's maximum-security male facility in Orange, a common destination for longer holds.
View PageOrange County Hub
All 34 incorporated cities, the 2026 Uniform Bail Schedule, and the county justice centers
Use the hub to confirm which facility an arresting city books into before making the drive.
View PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to Costa Mesa Police Jail — intake, custody movement, and how release timing actually works here.