13502 Musick · Irvine
James A. Musick Facility
Bail Bonds Guide
The county's south Orange County facility — and not the same building as Irvine PD's own city jail. Where south county custody sits, how the clock runs, and how a bond posts here at any hour.
Call (213) 295-7796
James A. Musick Facility
13502 Musick, Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 249-5059
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 James A. Musick Facility sits at 13502 Musick in Irvine, CA 92618, on the inland edge of the city near the Lake Forest boundary. It is operated by the Orange County Sheriff's Department and has historically been the county's lower-custody campus, serving south Orange County.
Start with the distinction that costs families the most time: there are two jails in Irvine. Musick is the county facility on Musick. The Irvine Police Department runs its own separate short-term city jail at the Irvine civic center. Same city, two agencies, two buildings, two phone numbers, two release desks. This is the same careful distinction we draw in Santa Ana, where the city police jail on Civic Center Plaza is not the county complex on Flower Street.
Musick's population skews toward sentenced and lower-classification detainees rather than fresh intake. Orange County centralizes booking and release at the Flower Street complex in Santa Ana, so a defendant arrested tonight in Mission Viejo is far more likely to be processed there first and only later housed here.
Nothing about the case is decided inside the jail. In-custody defendants are transported to court for hearings and returned afterward, and a bond is written at the facility rather than at any court counter.
Official facility information: Orange County Sheriff's Department
At A Glance
- James A. Musick Facility
- 13502 Musick, Irvine, CA 92618
- (949) 249-5059
- Orange County Sheriff's Department
- Bail bonds accepted 24 hours a day, weekends and holidays included
Hours & Visiting
Visiting runs on a scheduled, restricted calendar. Bail posting at Musick 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 | Countywide intake is centralized in Santa Ana |
| Visiting | Scheduled — confirm current sessions with the Sheriff's Department |
| Facility phone | (949) 249-5059 |
| Midnight Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, every day |
Confirm the building before the drive. Musick is a long way down the 5 from the Santa Ana complex, and south county families routinely go to the wrong one of Irvine's two jails.
Because release processing in Orange County frequently runs through the Santa Ana intake and release complex, the pickup address is not automatically the housing address.
Visiting is scheduled and limited. Bail posting is not scheduled at all — a bond written at 3 a.m. is accepted the same as one written at noon.
Court hours and jail hours are unrelated. The Harbor Justice Center keeps a weekday calendar; bonds are written around the clock.
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 Musick. 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 south Orange County arrest ends up housed on Musick in Irvine.
Arrest & Agency
Most south-county cities contract with the Orange County Sheriff's Department rather than running independent police forces. Irvine, Newport Beach, and a few others are the exceptions.
Transport To County Intake
The county booking record that a bond attaches to is generally created at the Flower Street intake and release complex in Santa Ana, not at Musick.
Intake & Identity Checks
Fingerprints, warrant checks, and medical screening run before anything else. A booking still in intake cannot be released, no matter how fast the bond is written.
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), so the amount exists before anyone sees a judge.
Classification & Housing At Musick
Lower-classification and sentenced defendants are housed at Musick. That is why a defendant booked in Santa Ana can be located in Irvine a day later.
Release
Once the bond is accepted and processing clears, release runs on the facility's own queue — and may be processed back through Santa Ana. Expect hours.
How To Post Bail At Musick
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. That is the whole reason a 2 a.m. call is worth making.
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 can deviate from it at arraignment under Penal Code §1275, weighing public safety, the seriousness of the offense, and the defendant's record and likelihood of appearing.
On certain charges, Penal Code §1270.1 blocks release on any amount other than the scheduled figure until a hearing in open court — violent and serious felonies plus a specific statutory list. On those, the number moves only when a judge moves it.
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. That review happens at the hearing, not at the jail counter — until then, the scheduled amount is what the facility will accept.
Give us a full legal name and date of birth. We confirm which Irvine facility actually has the person, 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 James A. Musick Facility 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
Musick is a south-county facility, and south-county calendars are heard in Newport Beach — not in Irvine, and not in Santa Ana unless the case is a serious felony.
Harbor Justice Center
4601 Jamboree Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660
The south-county justice center covering Irvine and the surrounding cities. This is the arraignment venue for most cases attached to a Musick housing assignment.
View PageCentral Justice Center
700 Civic Center Dr W, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Orange County's main criminal courthouse. Serious felony matters from south county are frequently calendared here even when custody sits at Musick — read the courthouse name on the paperwork.
View PageDepartment CJ1 — Men's Jail Arraignment Court
550 N Flower St, Santa Ana, CA 92703
The arraignment court inside the county jail complex in Santa Ana. Relevant when a defendant is still in the Flower Street complex rather than housed at Musick.
View PageWhich Cities Route Here
Musick draws its population from south Orange County. Most of these cities are Sheriff-contracted, which means there is no city jail step at all — custody is county custody from the start.
Irvine Bail Bonds
Irvine, CA
The facility's home city — and the city with two jails. Irvine PD's own facility at the civic center is not this building.
View PageLake Forest Bail Bonds
Lake Forest, CA
Directly adjacent to the facility; a Sheriff-contract city, so arrests enter county custody immediately.
View PageMission Viejo Bail Bonds
Mission Viejo, CA
Sheriff-contracted, with south-county cases heard at the Harbor Justice Center.
View PageLaguna Hills Bail Bonds
Laguna Hills, CA
Contract policing from the El Toro Road station; longer holds move into county custody.
View PageLaguna Niguel Bail Bonds
Laguna Niguel, CA
Sheriff-contracted south-county city with no municipal jail of its own.
View PageAliso Viejo Bail Bonds
Aliso Viejo, CA
Contract policing; arrests route straight into the county system.
View PageRancho Santa Margarita Bail Bonds
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Sheriff-contracted, at the far south-east end of the county's coverage.
View PageOC Central Men's & Women's Jail
550 N Flower St, Santa Ana, CA 92703 · (714) 647-4666
The county intake and release complex in Santa Ana — where most Musick residents were booked and where release is often processed.
View PageOrange County Hub
All 34 incorporated cities, the 2026 Uniform Bail Schedule, and the county justice centers
Not sure where the arrest routes? Start at the hub, find the arresting city's page, and check which facility it names.
View PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to James A. Musick Facility — intake, custody movement, and how release timing actually works here.