Orange County city custody
Laguna Beach Police Department Custody
A Temporary Holding facility on Forest Avenue — and a published policy that tells you something no other city does.
Laguna Beach operates a state-classified Temporary Holding facility — confinement of 24 hours or less under Title 15, § 1006. What makes this department unusual is that it publishes its full policy manual, and that manual contains a rule about bail bond agents that families genuinely benefit from knowing.
Facility details
| Agency | Laguna Beach Police Department |
| Address | 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA |
| Phone | (949) 497-0701 |
| State classification | Temporary Holding (juvenile approved) — see California jail facility types |
| Holding window | 24 hours or less |
| County custody | Intake Release Center, Santa Ana |
| Courthouse | Harbor Justice Center, Newport Beach |
Classification from the California Board of State and Community Corrections; contact details from the City of Laguna Beach. Verified 18 September 2026. The City publishes no bail-acceptance procedure for this facility, so confirm before travelling with a payment.
What the department’s own policy manual says about bail agents
Laguna Beach publishes its policy manual openly, and it contains a restriction worth knowing: officers are barred from recommending a bail bond broker, and from acting as a bailer themselves except for relatives.
That matters for one practical reason. If someone at a police facility offers you a name, that is not how it is supposed to work — and across the county line the Huntington Beach Police Department says the same thing in plainer terms, stating that neither the department nor its employees will recommend any specific bail bond company. Choose on licence, transparency and whether someone answers at 3 a.m. See avoiding bail bond scams; ours is CA licence 1841014.
A 24-hour window on the coast
South coast geography makes the window matter more than it does inland. A transfer from Laguna Beach runs to the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana — a long drive, and once it happens the release is processed there rather than locally. Doing the work by phone early is what keeps a case local. See jail transfers.
Getting the charge, and the figure
The Sheriff’s Inmate Information System requires an account and does not display charges. Call the department, call OCSD Inmate Records on (714) 647-4666, or ask us, then read it against the schedule with Orange County bail amount lookup.
Questions we get asked most
How long can Laguna Beach hold someone?
The facility is classified as Temporary Holding, which under Title 15 § 1006 means 24 hours or less pending release, transfer or a court appearance.
Will the police recommend a bail bond company?
No. The department’s published policy bars officers from recommending a bail bond broker, and from acting as a bailer except for relatives.
Where is someone transferred to?
Into Orange County Sheriff’s custody through the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana.
Which courthouse hears Laguna Beach cases?
The Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach.
Related resources
Laguna Beach bail bonds · Harbor Justice Center · California jail facility types · Avoiding bail bond scams · Orange County jail guide · Jail transfers
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