870 Santa Barbara Dr · Newport Beach
Newport Beach Police Jail
Bail Bonds Guide
The city's own holding facility off Jamboree — and the rare case where the designated courthouse is on the same road. What that does and does not speed up.
Call (213) 295-7796
Newport Beach Police Jail
870 Santa Barbara Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 644-3681
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 Newport Beach Police jail is at 870 Santa Barbara Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660, at the police department near Jamboree Road and Newport Center. It is a municipal holding facility operated by the city, not by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Newport Beach is an independent-policing city, so arrests inside city limits are booked here before any county involvement. That window is where a bond does the most good.
One clarification we keep consistent across this build: this facility books Newport Beach's own arrests. It is not a shared booking site for Costa Mesa, which runs its own department and its own jail on Fair Drive. Irvine, the other large neighbor, is likewise a separate department — plain neighboring-city context, nothing more.
Bail comes from the countywide schedule, and the criminal hearing is at the Harbor Justice Center on Jamboree Road in this same city.
Official facility information: Newport Beach Police Department
At A Glance
- Newport Beach Police Jail
- 870 Santa Barbara Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- (949) 644-3681
- Newport Beach 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 Newport Beach 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 — Newport Beach PD arrests booked on site |
| Visiting | Limited short-term holding — confirm with the department before traveling |
| Jail phone | (949) 644-3681 |
| Midnight Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, every day |
Ask whether a transfer to county custody is pending before driving to Santa Barbara Drive. Once it happens, the pickup address changes counties' worth of distance in practice.
The courthouse being minutes away does not shorten the release process. Court proximity and jail release run on unrelated clocks.
Visiting at a short-term municipal facility is minimal by design. Bail posting has no equivalent restriction.
The Harbor Justice Center keeps a weekday calendar. Bonds are written at any hour of any day.
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 Newport Beach 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 Newport Beach arrest moves through Santa Barbara Drive and onto the south county calendar.
Arrest By Newport Beach PD
An independent municipal department covering the peninsula, the harbor, Corona del Mar, and Newport Center. Arrests are booked by the city first.
Intake At 870 Santa Barbara Dr
Property, fingerprints, warrant checks, and screening. A booking still in intake cannot be released regardless of how quickly a bond is arranged.
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 number exists before any court appearance.
Bond Window At The City Counter
A bond accepted here ends custody here — the difference between a few hours in Newport Beach and a day routed through Santa Ana.
Transfer To County Custody
Without a bond, custody moves into the Sheriff's system through the Flower Street intake and release complex, with south-county holds also associated with the Musick facility in Irvine.
Court Transport Or Release
In-custody defendants are transported to the Harbor Justice Center on Jamboree Road. Release after transfer runs on the county's timeline, not the courthouse's.
How To Post Bail At the Newport Beach 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 on Jamboree, not at this counter.
Give us a full legal name and date of birth. We confirm whether custody is still in Newport Beach, 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 Newport Beach 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 the courthouse is a few minutes up Jamboree Road — the closest jail-to-court pairing in the county build. Useful for the family, not a shortcut for the paperwork.
Harbor Justice Center
4601 Jamboree Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660
The designated criminal and traffic court for Newport Beach and much of south county, in the same city as this jail and on the same road as the police department. Transport distance is minimal.
View PageCentral Justice Center
700 Civic Center Dr W, Santa Ana, CA 92701
The county's main criminal courthouse. Serious felony matters may be calendared here, and it becomes the practical venue once custody sits at the Flower Street complex.
View PageWhich Cities Route Here
Santa Barbara Drive books Newport Beach's own arrests. The cities below are neighbors on the same south county calendar — separate departments, separate jails.
Newport Beach Bail Bonds
Newport Beach, CA
The home city — every Newport Beach PD arrest starts on Santa Barbara Drive.
View PageCosta Mesa Bail Bonds
Costa Mesa, CA
Neighboring independent-PD city with its own jail on Fair Drive. Separate booking, and its criminal cases are designated to Westminster rather than Harbor.
View PageIrvine Bail Bonds
Irvine, CA
Neighboring independent-PD city sharing the Harbor Justice Center calendar. Plain neighboring-city context — Irvine books its own arrests.
View PageLaguna Hills Bail Bonds
Laguna Hills, CA
South county city on the same Harbor calendar, policed under Sheriff's contract.
View PageJames A. Musick Facility
13502 Musick, Irvine, CA 92618 · (949) 249-5059
The Sheriff's south-county facility in Irvine, associated with longer holds out of this part of the county.
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 booking is processed.
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 Newport Beach Police Jail — intake, custody movement, and how release timing actually works here.