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Shafter Police Department Jail bail bonds
Someone you love was arrested in Shafter? The Shafter Police Department Jail accepts bail bonds. We can post their bail right now.
We can post bail at the Shafter Police Department Jail now
The Shafter Police Department Jail accepts bail bonds. If your loved one has been moved to Lerdo, we post the bond there, 24 hours a day.
Have this ready when you call
- Their full name, as it would be on their ID
- Their date of birth
- Booking number (if you have it — we can find it)
- The bail amount (if you know it — we’ll confirm it)
Jail details
- Address: 201 Central Valley Hwy., Shafter, CA 93263
- Run by: Shafter Police Department
- Bail bonds accepted: Yes, on site
- Court: Shafter courthouse, 325 Central Valley Hwy., Shafter
The Shafter fountain and murals. This jail is in Shafter. Photo: Brittneal, CC BY-SA 4.0. Credits
We call the jail for you
You don’t need to track down the jail’s phone line or wait on hold. Tell us who was arrested and we handle the calls, confirm the bail amount and post the bond.
Our Kern County office answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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About the Shafter police jail
The Shafter Police Department, in a recently remodeled building at 201 Central Valley Highway, handles policing, traffic safety and animal control inside city limits. It keeps its own jail, which the Grand Jury found clean and says passes its compliance inspection every year.
Bail bonds are accepted at the jail. The Shafter courthouse is on the same highway at 325 Central Valley Highway, less than a mile away; it also hears any crime that happens inside the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility.
What happens after an arrest in Shafter
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Booking
People arrested by the Shafter Police Department are booked at the police station jail. People who stay in custody are moved to the Lerdo jails north of Bakersfield.
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We post the bond
We post the bail bond at the Shafter police jail, or at Lerdo if your loved one has been moved.
In between, you call us and a co-signer signs the bail paperwork. Paying the full bail yourself or using a bail bond? See how bail works →
Shafter jail questions
Can you post bail at the Shafter Police Department Jail?
Yes. The Shafter Police Department Jail accepts bail bonds. If your loved one has already been moved to the Lerdo Justice Facility, we post the bond there, 24 hours a day.
Where is the Shafter Police Department Jail?
The Shafter Police Department Jail is at 201 Central Valley Hwy., Shafter, CA 93263. The Lerdo Justice Facility (Inmate Reception Center), where people who stay in custody are booked, is about 9 miles away. The Shafter police jail passes a state inspection every year. You don’t need to go there or call the jail: we call for you, confirm the booking and bail amount, and post the bond.
Where is court for Shafter cases?
Criminal cases from Shafter are heard at the Shafter courthouse, 325 Central Valley Hwy., Shafter, CA. In Kern County, a case goes to the courthouse for the area where the arrest happened.
Does the Shafter courthouse hear cases from Lerdo?
Yes. Under the court’s local rules, crimes that happen inside the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility are filed at the Shafter courthouse.
We can post bail at the Shafter Police Department Jail now
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Information on this page was checked against official Shafter Police Department, Kern County Grand Jury, Kern County Sheriff’s Office and Superior Court of California, County of Kern sources and our agents’ experience on October 12, 2026. Fastrak Bail Bonds is a private bail bond agency and is not affiliated with the Shafter Police Department.