Buena Park is a city of more than 83,000 residents, and a destination for visitors to Knott’s Berry Farm, Medieval Times, the Beach Boulevard hotel strip and the Auto Center. The detail that matters after an arrest is simpler: the city runs a jail of its own, so the person you are looking for may never leave Buena Park.

Straight answers to the questions people actually ask

The Buena Park Police Department and city jail

• Buena Park Police Department — 6640 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park, CA 90621
• City jail line: (714) 562-3939 — the number to call about someone in custody
• Non-emergency: (714) 562-3902 · Front counter: (714) 562-3950
• Front counter hours: Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., closed Sunday. The Records Bureau is staffed 24 hours.
• Booking fee $162, collected by the City Finance Department in City Hall: (714) 562-3717
• Visiting: 9:00–10:45 a.m. daily, one visitor per day (excluding bondsman, attorney, clergy, physician)
• Emergencies: 911

Can bail actually be posted at the Buena Park City Jail?

Buena Park does not publish a bail-posting procedure — no payment methods, no bail counter hours, no forms. We are not going to tell you bail is accepted there when the city does not document it. What the law provides is narrower than a promise: under Penal Code section 1269b the officer in charge of a jail is among those authorised to approve and accept bail on the uniform countywide schedule. Whether this jail does so at the hour you call is a question for the jail.

Call the jail line on (714) 562-3939 and ask before driving anywhere. The posting point in Orange County we can state with confidence is the Orange County Intake Release Center, 550 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, which accepts bonds 24 hours a day on (714) 647-6085. Theo Lacy accepts them daily between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on (714) 935-6905.

If the person is not in the Buena Park City Jail, work the county locator next — see find an inmate for the search path, or Orange County jails for the facilities themselves.

The custody path

1. Arrest and transport to 6640 Beach Boulevard, where booking begins.
2. Booking into the Buena Park City Jail — a working municipal facility, not a holding room.
3. Bail or release determination. Under Penal Code section 1269b, each county’s superior court judges adopt and annually revise a uniform countywide bail schedule, and the officer in charge of the jail may approve and accept bail.
4. If custody moves to the county, that runs through the Orange County Intake Release Center, 550 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana. Whether someone is later housed at Theo Lacy in Orange or Musick in Irvine depends on the case. The Sheriff publishes no fixed sequence and no timings, so confirm the current location with the locator instead of assuming.

Buena Park shares this pattern with Fullerton, which also runs a city jail. It is the opposite of sheriff-policed cities such as Yorba Linda or Stanton, where there is no municipal facility and the county route is the only route.

Which courthouse

• North Justice Center — 1275 N. Berkeley Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832
• Phone: (657) 622-5600
• Traffic, minor offences and criminal matters

The eight cities sharing it are Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Placentia and Yorba Linda — see North Orange County bail bonds. Full security facility, so leave knives, scissors and pepper spray in the car.

Handling a Buena Park arrest from out of the area

Buena Park draws visitors from well outside the county, so some of these calls come from families several hundred miles away who assume they must travel.

They generally do not. Documents can be completed and signed electronically and the posting happens where the person is held. The thing worth doing from a distance is establishing which building holds them before booking flights.

What to gather before you call

• The full legal name and date of birth
• Roughly when and where in Buena Park
• Any booking number or paperwork
• The code section on the paperwork
• Whether a protective order has been mentioned

Nights and weekends

We answer at any hour. Note the practical mismatch: jail visiting is a short morning window, but bail can be posted around the clock because PC 1269b places that authority with the officer in charge of the facility. You do not have to wait for visiting hours to start the bond.

The charges we are called about from Buena Park

DUI

Vehicle Code section 23152 sets 0.08% for most drivers and 0.04% for commercial drivers and those carrying passengers for hire. See DUI bail bonds. If the car was impounded, Buena Park charges a $165 vehicle release fee, cash only.

Misdemeanours

Public intoxication, petty theft and disorderly conduct are typical misdemeanour bookings. See misdemeanour charges.

Domestic violence

• PC 243(e)(1) — domestic battery. No injury required.
• PC 273.5 — corporal injury. Requires a traumatic condition; felony 273.5 restricts release.
• PC 273.6 — order violation. Misdemeanour, but any violation restricts release.
• PC 273a — where a child was present.
• Protective orders and EPOs · after a DV arrest · the main guide

Penal Code 1270.1 requires a hearing in open court, on two court days’ written notice, before release on own recognisance or at a non-schedule amount for felony PC 273.5, PC 422 and any PC 273.6 violation.

Everything else

Misdemeanours and felony charges — Penal Code section 17 defines the categories, with the wobbler rule in section 17(b). Also drug charges, warrants and all bail services.

Paying for the bond

Premium is based on rates filed with the California Department of Insurance — not invented by the agency. What differs between agencies is flexibility on how it is paid. See payment plans.

Our nearest offices to Buena Park

American Freedom Bail Bonds has no office in Buena Park. Our three physical offices are Anaheim, Brea and La Habra, and Buena Park is a service area covered from them.

• La Habra office — (562) 690-8303, a short drive north
• Anaheim office — (714) 520-2002, directly east along Beach Boulevard and Lincoln

An agent can meet you at the city jail on Beach Boulevard or at the North Justice Center, and paperwork can be completed electronically.

Nearby cities we also serve

• La Habra and Anaheim — our offices
• Fullerton — north-east, also runs a city jail
• La Palma — north-west, on the LA county line
• Cypress — west, a different courthouse

See also Orange County bail bonds and our service areas.

More questions

What happens after a domestic violence arrest in Buena Park?

Buena Park Police handle the arrest and an Emergency Protective Order may be issued at or shortly after the scene. Under Family Code section 6256 an EPO expires at the close of judicial business on the fifth court day or the seventh calendar day, whichever is first. The code section then decides the release path – PC 243(e)(1) requires no injury, while felony PC 273.5 and any PC 273.6 violation trigger the open-court hearing requirement in Penal Code 1270.1.

Does it matter that it is the middle of the night?

Not for reaching us. Under Penal Code section 1269b the officer in charge of a jail is among those authorised to approve and accept bail on the countywide schedule, so posting does not require the courthouse to be open.

Call us about a Buena Park arrest

Give us the name and roughly when the arrest happened. For Buena Park we check the city jail on Beach Boulevard first, because the city runs its own facility.

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Please note: American Freedom Bail Bonds is a licensed bail bond agency, not a law firm. Nothing on this page is legal advice, and we cannot guarantee a bail amount, a release time, eligibility for release, or the outcome of any case. Agency, jail and court details are quoted from official sources and can change — always confirm directly with the facility or the court. California bail licence 1841014.