630 E Rialto Ave · San Bernardino
Central Detention Center
Bail Bonds Guide
The Central Detention Center is downtown San Bernardino's intake facility. Where central valley arrests land, how the custody clock runs, and how a bond posts here — any hour.
Call (213) 295-7796
Central Detention Center
630 E Rialto Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92415
(909) 386-0969
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 Central Detention Center sits at 630 East Rialto Avenue in San Bernardino, a few blocks south of the downtown civic center. It is operated by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and functions as the intake and holding facility for the central portion of the county.
That corridor is a mix of policing models, and it matters for where someone actually is. Redlands, Colton, and San Bernardino run their own police departments; Highland, Yucaipa, and Loma Linda are Sheriff-contract cities policed out of county stations. Either way, the county booking record that a bond attaches to is generally created here.
Because Central is an intake facility rather than long-term housing, people move. A defendant booked here on a Friday night may stay through arraignment or be transferred once classification runs — to West Valley for higher-security housing, or to Glen Helen if the sentence is short and minimum security. Confirming the current location before anyone drives is not a formality.
Nothing is adjudicated inside the jail. In-custody defendants are transported to the San Bernardino Justice Center for hearings and returned afterward, and a bond is written at the facility rather than at any court counter.
Official facility information: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
At A Glance
- Central Detention Center
- 630 E Rialto Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92415
- (909) 386-0969
- San Bernardino 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 Central does not — a bond can be accepted at any hour of any day.
| Bail bonds accepted | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
|---|---|
| Facility phone | (909) 386-0969 |
| Visiting | Scheduled in advance; days and times set by the Sheriff's Department |
| Typical release processing | Hours after a bond is accepted, depending on intake volume |
| Midnight Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, every day |
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.
Our Hospitality Lane offices are minutes from this facility, which is why central-county calls are usually the fastest bonds we write.
If the defendant is still at a city police department — Redlands, Colton, or San Bernardino PD — and has not been transported yet, ask us before driving to Rialto Avenue.
Court hours and jail hours are unrelated. The Justice Center keeps a weekday calendar; this facility accepts bonds around the clock.
Our Reviews
Real feedback from families we've helped release loved ones across San Bernardino County — sourced live from Google.
Charges We Handle
Every charge type and financing option we write bonds for on defendants held at Central. 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 central San Bernardino County arrest becomes a Rialto Avenue custody record.
Arrest & Agency
Independent departments in San Bernardino, Redlands, and Colton, and Sheriff's stations covering Highland, Yucaipa, and Loma Linda, all feed this corridor.
Transport To Central
A municipal hold, when it happens at all, lasts hours. The county booking that a bond attaches to is created at this facility.
Intake & Identity Checks
Fingerprints, warrant checks, and medical screening run first. A booking still in intake cannot be released, no matter how fast the bond is written.
Bail Set From The County Schedule
Bail is set at booking under the San Bernardino County felony and misdemeanor schedule (Penal Code §1269b(c)), so the amount exists before any judge is involved.
Housing Or Transfer
Classification decides whether custody stays downtown or moves to West Valley or Glen Helen. This step most often changes the address a family is driving to.
Release
Once the bond is accepted and processing clears, the facility runs its own discharge queue. Expect hours, and expect them to be longer during peak intake.
How To Post Bail At Central
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 San Bernardino County Felony and Misdemeanor 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 at Central 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 San Bernardino County felony and misdemeanor bail schedule, adopted annually under Penal Code §1269b(c). 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.
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 the current 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 Central Detention Center 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
Central is a short drive from the county's main criminal calendar — and from two downtown buildings that are not criminal courts at all, which is where families lose time.
San Bernardino Justice Center
247 W 3rd St, San Bernardino, CA 92415
The county's main criminal courthouse and the arraignment venue for nearly everything booked at this jail. Minutes north of Rialto Avenue in the same downtown grid.
View PageSan Bernardino Historic Courthouse
351 N Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92415
Family Law only. It is the building people picture when they hear 'the San Bernardino courthouse,' but no Central booking is arraigned here.
View PageMental Health Court
400 N Pepper Ave, Colton, CA 92324
Competency, diversion, and treatment review for defendants whose cases move off the general calendar. Bail itself is still set in the criminal courts, not here.
View PageWhich Cities Route Here
Central serves the county's most densely policed corridor — a stretch where independent departments and Sheriff's contract stations sit side by side.
San Bernardino Bail Bonds
San Bernardino, CA
The county seat and this facility's home city. San Bernardino PD bookings and Sheriff's arrests both land here.
View PageRedlands Bail Bonds
Redlands, CA
Redlands runs an independent police department; the county booking follows the transfer west into Central.
View PageYucaipa Bail Bonds
Yucaipa, CA
Sheriff-contracted, policed out of the Yucaipa Station on Yucaipa Boulevard, with county custody downtown.
View PageHighland Bail Bonds
Highland, CA
Sheriff-contracted exclusively, out of the Highland Patrol Station on East Baseline.
View PageColton Bail Bonds
Colton, CA
Colton PD at 650 N La Cadena Dr holds briefly before the county booking is created here.
View PageSan Bernardino County Hub
Every incorporated city, the county bail schedule, and all 13 courthouses
Not sure where the arrest routes? Start at the hub, find the arresting city's page, and check which facility it names.
View PageWest Valley Detention Center
9500 Etiwanda Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739 · (909) 350-2476
The most common onward transfer from Central for higher-security classifications.
View PageGlen Helen Rehabilitation Center
18000 Institution Rd, Devore, CA 92407 · (909) 473-3689
The minimum-security campus in Devore, a short drive up the 215 from this facility.
View PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to Central Detention Center — intake, custody movement, and how release timing actually works here.