Santa Monica
Bail Bonds

Only for a short hold. The Main Street facility handles recently booked arrestees. If custody continues, the defendant transfers into LA County custody — Twin Towers or Men's Central downtown, or Century Regional in Lynwood for women.

Yes. A co-signer does not have to live in Santa Monica or even in California. We can take the application, verify the co-signer, and collect signatures electronically, then post at whichever facility is holding the defendant. Call us and we'll tell you exactly what we need before you drive anywhere.

The 10 runs straight from our office at 965 N Vignes St to the Main Street jail, so travel time depends mostly on traffic. Call (213) 295-7796 and we'll confirm whether the defendant is still at the city jail or already downtown before we move.

No — we don't have a Santa Monica location, and we won't pretend otherwise. We serve Santa Monica from our staffed office at 965 N Vignes St #5, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Our agents post at the Santa Monica city jail and at the Bauchet Street county facilities where arrestees are transferred, so coverage is full either way.

No. Bail is set from the Los Angeles County Superior Court felony and misdemeanor bail schedule, which applies county-wide. A DUI booked in Santa Monica starts from the same schedule figure as one booked anywhere else in Los Angeles County. What changes city to city is the facility and the timeline, not the number.

Usually not. Most bonds under $100,000 are written on a qualified cosigner's signature alone. Above that threshold, collateral may be requested depending on the charge, the bail amount, and how the cosigner qualifies.

Yes. A licensed agent answers (213) 295-7796 every hour of every day, weekends and holidays included, and we post overnight at both the city facility and the county facilities.

The judge can forfeit the bond and issue a bench warrant. There's a statutory window to bring the defendant back before the forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner — call us the same day it happens, because that window is the difference between a fixable problem and a financial one.

The premium is 10% of the bail. The down payment is what varies — qualified clients start as low as 1% down on approved credit, with the balance on a written payment plan. On a $50,000 bail that's a $5,000 premium and a $500 down payment at the 1% tier.