North Orange County Bail Bonds
The part of the county where all three of our offices sit. Arrests here are handled by city police departments, and cases are filed at the North Justice Center in Fullerton.
North Orange County is where American Freedom is physically based — all three of our offices are here, which means an agent is usually minutes away rather than a county away. It is also the most municipally policed part of the county: nearly every city here runs its own police department and short-term holding facility, so the first question after an arrest is whether the person is still at the city jail or has already gone to county intake in Santa Ana.
Cities we serve in North Orange County
5 cities
Each page covers the arresting agency, where someone is held, which courthouse hears the case and what to do first.
North Orange County
What is different about this area
La Palma and La Habra sit on the Los Angeles County line, so an arrest a few streets north follows a completely different bail schedule, jail system and court.
Tell us the city and roughly when the arrest happened and we will establish which agency holds the person and what the scheduled bail is.
Where someone arrested in North Orange County is actually held
FullertonFullerton City JailCity custody, minutes from the North Justice Center.Facility details
BreaBrea Police DepartmentCity custody on the 57 corridor, close to the LA County line.Facility details
Buena ParkBuena Park Police JailCity custody near the county line.Facility details
La HabraLa Habra Police DepartmentTemporary custody directly on the LA County boundary.Facility details
PlacentiaPlacentia Police DepartmentA temporary holding facility with a short transfer window.Facility details
Yorba LindaPoliced by the SheriffYorba Linda has no city jail — an arrest there goes straight into county custody.Read more
Every one of these is a short-stay facility. If the case is not resolved inside the window, the person is transferred to the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana and the release happens there instead — see jail transfers.
Finding them, and the bail amount
Orange County’s Inmate Information System requires an account and does not display charges, so a successful search still will not give you a bail figure. Get the charge from the facility, from OCSD Inmate Records on (714) 647-4666, or from us, then read it against the schedule.
AmountsBail Amount LookupGet the charge, read the uniform schedule, add the counts, then check the holds that make the number meaningless.Read more
GuideOrange County Jail GuideBooking to release, visiting, money and property, transfers and court routing in one place.Read more
ProcessHow Long Release TakesWhat controls the clock, and the five reasons a release stalls after the money is in.Read more
Where the case is heard
Court routing follows the city of arrest, not where the person lives. Cases from North Orange County are associated with the North Justice Center, and arraignment must happen within 48 hours of arrest excluding Sundays and holidays under Penal Code § 825. That is what the courthouse handles, not a case assignment — the release paperwork and case record control where a case is actually heard. See arraignment and all Orange County courthouses.
Courts and custody for North Orange County
North Justice Center
1275 N Berkeley Ave, Fullerton — where cases from this area are filed.
Where someone is held
County booking runs through the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana, with housing at Theo Lacy or Musick.
The office that serves North Orange County
Brea handles this area. All three offices are staffed 24 hours and an agent can meet you at a jail or courthouse. See our three office locations for addresses and directions, or areas we serve for every community we cover.