9500 Etiwanda Ave · Rancho Cucamonga
West Valley Detention Center
Bail Bonds Guide
West Valley Detention Center is San Bernardino County's largest jail. Where western county arrests land, how the custody clock runs, and how a bond posts here — any hour.
Call (213) 295-7796
West Valley Detention Center
9500 Etiwanda Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
(909) 350-2476
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 West Valley Detention Center stands at 9500 Etiwanda Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, on the eastern edge of the city near the Fontana line. It is operated by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and is the largest facility in the county system, with capacity above 3,300 beds.
It holds both medium- and maximum-security classifications, which is unusual for a jail that also functions as a high-volume pre-trial intake point. In practice that means two different populations share one building: people waiting on an arraignment who could be released tonight on a bond, and people held on serious charges under tight classification.
For families, the useful fact is geographic. San Bernardino County is not a single-hub system like Riverside's, nor a scattered city-jail system like Los Angeles County's. It is a hybrid — four county facilities carry most custody, and West Valley carries the western third of the county. If the arrest happened in Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Ontario, or Chino Hills, this is the first address to check.
Nothing is decided inside the jail. In-custody defendants are transported to the Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse 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
- West Valley Detention Center
- 9500 Etiwanda Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
- (909) 350-2476
- 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 West Valley 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) 350-2476 |
| 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.
West Valley is the busiest booking floor in San Bernardino County. Release timing tracks intake volume more than anything else, and weekend nights are the heaviest.
If the defendant is still at an independent police department — Ontario, Fontana, Chino Hills' contract station — and has not been transported yet, ask before driving out to Etiwanda Avenue.
Court hours and jail hours are unrelated. The Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse 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 West Valley. 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 West Valley arrest becomes a custody record on Etiwanda Avenue.
Arrest & Agency
The West Valley is split between independent police departments and Sheriff's contract cities. Either way, county custody for the booking generally ends up here.
Transport To West Valley
A short municipal hold may come first at a city police station. The county booking record that a bond attaches to is created at this facility.
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 County Schedule
San Bernardino County sets bail at booking under the county's felony and misdemeanor schedule (Penal Code §1269b(c)), so the amount exists before anyone sees a judge.
Classification & Housing
West Valley runs medium and maximum housing on-site, so most defendants stay in the building rather than transferring out. Sentenced, minimum-security defendants can move to Glen Helen.
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 West Valley
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 West Valley 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 West Valley 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
West Valley is one of the easier facilities in Southern California to plan around: the courthouse hearing its cases is in the same city, minutes up Haven Avenue.
Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse
8303 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
The West Valley criminal and civil calendar and the arraignment venue for nearly everything booked at this jail. Same city as the facility — the custody and the calendar are minutes apart.
View PageFontana Courthouse
17780 Arrow Blvd, Fontana, CA 92335
A frequent source of confusion for Fontana families. It carries probate, small claims, landlord/tenant, traffic, and civil harassment — not criminal arraignments. A Fontana arrest booked here is heard in Rancho Cucamonga.
View PageSan Bernardino Justice Center
247 W 3rd St, San Bernardino, CA 92415
The county's main criminal courthouse. Some West Valley bookings with central-county case numbers are calendared downtown instead — read the courthouse name on the release paperwork, not the jail address.
View PageWhich Cities Route Here
West Valley is the default custody destination for the western third of San Bernardino County, whether the arresting agency is an independent police department or a Sheriff's contract station.
Rancho Cucamonga Bail Bonds
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
The facility's home city. Rancho Cucamonga is Sheriff-contracted, and its bookings stay in the same city as the jail and the courthouse.
View PageFontana Bail Bonds
Fontana, CA
Fontana runs its own independent police department; the county booking that a bond attaches to is created at West Valley.
View PageOntario Bail Bonds
Ontario, CA
Ontario Police Department holds briefly, then transfers into county custody here.
View PageChino Hills Bail Bonds
Chino Hills, CA
Sheriff-contracted since 1991, with no city jail — Chino Hills arrests route straight into West Valley.
View PageChino Bail Bonds
Chino, CA
Chino has an independent PD. Note that CIM and CIW in Chino are state prisons, not bailable local jails.
View PageUpland Bail Bonds
Upland, CA
Upland PD bookings move into county custody at this facility.
View PageMontclair Bail Bonds
Montclair, CA
Montclair PD at 4870 Arrow Hwy holds briefly before the transfer west.
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 PageGlen Helen Rehabilitation Center
18000 Institution Rd, Devore, CA 92407 · (909) 473-3689
The minimum-security campus in Devore — the most common onward move for sentenced defendants who leave West Valley.
View PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to West Valley Detention Center — intake, custody movement, and how release timing actually works here.