62 Civic Center Plaza · Santa Ana
Santa Ana City Jail
Bail Bonds Guide
The city jail — not the county's Flower Street complex a few blocks away. Which building holds whom, and how a bond posted at the right counter ends custody hours sooner.
Call (213) 295-7796
Santa Ana City Jail
62 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 245-8665
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 Santa Ana City Jail is at 62 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701, inside the Santa Ana Police Department headquarters. It is a municipal Type I facility, operated by the city, holding people short term after a Santa Ana PD arrest.
Read this part twice. There are two jails in Santa Ana. This one is the city's. The other — the OC Central Men's & Women's Jail at 550 N Flower Street — is the Orange County Sheriff's Department's main intake and release complex for the entire county. They are within walking distance of each other and they are not interchangeable: different agency, different phone number, different release desk, different queue.
Because the county's central complex is in the same city, Santa Ana bookings can move between the two quickly. A defendant booked at Civic Center Plaza tonight can be in county custody on Flower Street by morning, which changes both where a bond is posted and where the person is picked up.
Nothing about the case is decided in this building. Bail comes from the county schedule and the hearing happens at the Central Justice Center across the civic center plaza.
Official facility information: Santa Ana Police Department
At A Glance
- Santa Ana City Jail
- 62 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
- (714) 245-8665
- Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana City 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 — Santa Ana PD arrests booked on site |
| Visiting | Limited and scheduled — confirm with Santa Ana PD before traveling |
| Police headquarters | (714) 245-8665 |
| Midnight Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, every day |
Before driving anywhere, confirm the building. Families routinely arrive at Flower Street for someone held at Civic Center Plaza, or the reverse, and lose half a day to it.
Transfer timing drives everything here. Once custody moves to the county complex, the release point moves with it.
Visiting at a city jail is limited by design — these are short-term holding facilities, not housing facilities. Bail posting has no such limit.
Court hours are a separate clock again. The Central Justice Center runs 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 Santa Ana City 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 Santa Ana Police arrest moves through the civic center — and out of it.
Arrest By Santa Ana PD
Santa Ana runs its own independent department. An arrest inside city limits is booked by the city first rather than being driven to a Sheriff's facility.
Intake At 62 Civic Center Plaza
Property, fingerprints, warrant checks, and medical screening. Nobody is released mid-intake regardless of how fast the paperwork moves 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) — before any court appearance.
Bond Window At The City Counter
A bond accepted here ends custody here. This is the shortest path available in Santa Ana and it closes when the transfer happens.
Transfer To The County Complex
If no bond posts, custody typically moves a few blocks to the Sheriff's Central Men's & Women's Jail at 550 N Flower Street, where the county booking record governs.
Court Or Release
Defendants are transported to the Central Justice Center, or arraigned in Department CJ1 inside the Flower Street complex. Release after transfer runs on the county's queue.
How To Post Bail At the Santa Ana City 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. In Santa Ana the practical question is simply which counter it posts at.
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 defined 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, not at the jail counter.
Give us a full legal name and date of birth. We confirm which of the two Santa Ana facilities 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 Santa Ana City 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 walk rather than a drive — which is exactly why the paperwork has to be read carefully before anyone sets out.
Central Justice Center
700 Civic Center Dr W, Santa Ana, CA 92701
The same civic center as this jail. Santa Ana criminal matters are arraigned and tried here, and an out-of-custody defendant simply walks over on the hearing date.
View PageDepartment CJ1 — Men's Jail Arraignment Court
550 N Flower St, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Only relevant once custody has moved to the county complex. Defendants housed there are frequently arraigned inside the jail building rather than transported across the plaza.
View PageWhich Cities Route Here
This facility takes Santa Ana Police arrests. Neighboring cities appear here because their custody frequently ends up a few blocks away at the county complex, not because they book at this counter.
Santa Ana Bail Bonds
Santa Ana, CA
The home city, and the one where two separate jails sit within blocks of each other.
View PageTustin Bail Bonds
Tustin, CA
Independent-PD neighbor to the east whose cases share the same Santa Ana court calendar.
View PageOrange Bail Bonds
Orange, CA
Adjacent city to the north; longer holds from this area commonly land at Theo Lacy.
View PageOC Central Men's & Women's Jail
550 N Flower St, Santa Ana, CA 92703 · (714) 647-4666
The other Santa Ana jail — the Sheriff's countywide intake and release complex at 550 N Flower Street. Different agency, different building, few blocks away.
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 housing destination after intake.
View PageOrange County Hub
All 34 incorporated cities, the 2026 Uniform Bail Schedule, and the county justice centers
Start at the hub if you are unsure which agency made the arrest — each city page names the facility that city books into.
View PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to Santa Ana City Jail — intake, custody movement, and how release timing actually works here.