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Someone you love was arrested in Los Angeles? We can start their bail right now. Call and we’ll find where they’re held and what the bail is.
We can post bail for Los Angeles now
LAPD accepts bail and bail bonds at the jail holding the person, 24 hours a day. Call and we start right away.
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)
Arrested in Los Angeles?
- Police: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
- Where they’re held: LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center, LAPD 77th Street Regional Jail or LAPD Valley Jail Section
- Where bail is posted: At the LAPD jail, 24 hours a day
Angels Flight in downtown Los Angeles. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Credits
Bail bonds in Los Angeles
Arrests in the City of Los Angeles are made by the Los Angeles Police Department. People are held at one of three LAPD jails: LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center, LAPD 77th Street Regional Jail or LAPD Valley Jail Section. Each accepts bail and bail bonds 24 hours a day.
We call the jail for you, confirm the bail amount and post the bond. Our Los Angeles County office answers 24 hours a day.
Los Angeles County bail schedules (2026)
About Los Angeles
Los Angeles became a city in 1850, the first in the county. The Los Angeles Police Department hired its first paid officers in 1869 and now polices the whole city, from the San Fernando Valley to San Pedro.
LAPD runs three main jails: the Metropolitan Detention Center downtown, which opened in 2011, the 77th Street Regional Jail in South Los Angeles, and the Valley Jail Section in Van Nuys. There is no single court for the city.
What happens after an arrest in Los Angeles
1
Booking
LAPD books the person at one of its three jails, depending on where the arrest happened.
2
We post the bond
We post the bail bond at the LAPD jail holding the person, 24 hours a day. If the person was moved to Sheriff’s custody, we post it at the Inmate Reception Center instead.
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 →
Los Angeles bail questions
Where do people arrested in Los Angeles go?
People arrested by LAPD are held at one of three LAPD jails: the Metropolitan Detention Center downtown, the 77th Street Regional Jail or the Valley Jail Section in Van Nuys. Bail and bail bonds are accepted at each, 24 hours a day.
Where is the LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center?
The LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center is at 180 N. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. 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.
What is the nearest Sheriff’s jail to downtown Los Angeles?
The Men’s Central Jail at 441 Bauchet St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 is in downtown Los Angeles, next to the Inmate Reception Center (IRC), where bail for every Los Angeles County Sheriff’s jail is posted 24 hours a day.
Which court will my loved one go to after an LAPD arrest?
It depends on where in the city the arrest happened and the type of charge. Los Angeles has several courthouses, so there is no single court for every case.
Where is the LAPD Valley Jail?
The Valley Jail Section is at the LAPD Van Nuys station in the San Fernando Valley.
We can post bail for Los Angeles now
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Information on this page was checked against official city, Los Angeles Police Department and Superior Court of Los Angeles County sources and our agents’ experience on September 26, 2026. Fastrak Bail Bonds is a private bail bond agency and is not affiliated with the Los Angeles Police Department or any law enforcement agency.