Santa Ana
Bail Bonds

No, and this is the most important thing on this page. The Santa Ana City Jail at 62 Civic Center Plaza is run by the independent Santa Ana Police Department. The Orange County Sheriff's Intake Release Center and the OC Central Men's & Women's Jail are at 550 N Flower St — a separate agency, a separate facility, a separate release desk, about half a mile away. Confirm which one has your person before driving.

Call us with a name and date of birth. Because Orange County centralizes county-level booking at Flower Street, checking both the city jail and the county intake takes one round of calls rather than a countywide search. We do that for free before you commit to anything.

Not automatically. A city arrest processed at the city jail can end there on a bond. It becomes a county custody question when the person is transferred to the Sheriff's Intake Release Center, which is when the release address and the timeline both change.

10% of the bail amount, filed with the California Department of Insurance under Insurance Code §1800 — identical at every licensed agency in the state. The down payment is the part that flexes, starting as low as 1% on approved credit with the balance on a written plan.

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

No. Bail is set from the Superior Court of California, County of Orange felony and misdemeanor bail schedule, which applies county-wide. A DUI booked in Santa Ana starts from the same schedule figure as one booked anywhere else in Orange 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.