Fountain Valley is a residential city of roughly 55,000 people between Huntington Beach, Westminster and Santa Ana. A lot of the calls we take from here come from families dealing with the process for the first time, which is the hardest version of it.

Who makes the arrest in Fountain Valley

Fountain Valley operates its own municipal police force. The Fountain Valley Police Department is at 10200 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, with a published number of (714) 593-4485.

The 405 runs straight through the city and the 73 begins nearby. That matters for one practical reason: on those corridors the responding agency may be the California Highway Patrol rather than Fountain Valley Police, and that changes who to call first.

Where someone is held

Fountain Valley publishes no jail page, no custody division and no bail procedure. Its police pages cover records, citations and reports; the station’s own facility record lists no jail or holding area. So we will not tell you how long anyone stays on Slater Avenue, or present a city holding stage as though it were documented.

• Fountain Valley Police Department — 10200 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
• Main and records line: (714) 593-4485
• Dispatch: (714) 593-4483
• Records Bureau phone assistance: Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Emergencies: 911

County custody runs through the Orange County Intake Release Center in Santa Ana. If release does not happen first, county housing may be at Theo Lacy in Orange or Musick in Irvine. The Sheriff publishes no fixed sequence and no timings, so confirm the current location rather than assuming it.

Penal Code section 1269b requires each county’s superior court judges to adopt and annually revise a uniform countywide bail schedule, and permits the officer in charge of the jail to approve and accept bail. Because that authority sits with the facility, posting on the schedule does not require waiting for a court date. We cannot promise how long any release takes.

Where a bond can actually be posted for a Fountain Valley arrest

Fountain Valley publishes no bail-posting procedure — no jail page, no custody division, no payment methods, no bail counter hours. We are not going to tell you bail is accepted on Slater Avenue 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 the jail holding the person is among those authorized to approve and accept bail on the uniform countywide schedule. Ask the department on (714) 593-4485 before driving anywhere.

What the Sheriff publishes is precise. The Intake Release Center, 550 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, accepts bonds 24 hours a day on (714) 647-6085. Theo Lacy, 501 The City Drive South, Orange, accepts them daily between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on (714) 935-6905. Accepted forms are cash, bank cashier’s cheques, personal cheques (two forms of identification), money orders and traveller’s cheques — and bail for any court outside Orange County must be paid in cash.

How to find someone after a Fountain Valley arrest

Start with the department on (714) 593-4485, and if the arrest was on the 405 or the 73 establish whether the California Highway Patrol responded instead. For anyone in county custody, use the Sheriff’s locator — see find an inmate for the search path, or Orange County jails for the facilities themselves. Have the full legal name and date of birth ready, and note that a very recent booking may not appear straight away.

Which courthouse handles the case

• Stephen K. Tamura — West Justice Center — 8141 13th Street, Westminster, CA 92683
• Phone: (657) 622-5900
• Handles traffic, minor offenses and criminal matters

The nine cities it serves are Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Stanton and Westminster. Full security facility — weapons screening and x-ray on entry.

Our nearest office to Fountain Valley

We have no office in Fountain Valley. American Freedom Bail Bonds has three physical offices — Anaheim, Brea and La Habra — and Fountain Valley is a service area covered from them, principally Anaheim.

An agent can meet you at the police department on Slater Avenue, at the West Justice Center, or at a county facility, and paperwork can be completed electronically.

Charges we see most often in Fountain Valley

• DUI — Vehicle Code section 23152 sets the 0.08% standard, with 0.04% for commercial drivers and those carrying passengers for hire.
• Domestic violence — Penal Code section 1270.1 requires a hearing in open court, on two court days’ written notice, before release on own recognizance or at a non-schedule amount for certain of these charges.
• Misdemeanors, felony charges, drug charges and warrants.
• All bail services and payment plans.

The full Fountain Valley bail resource network

Most bail websites give you a phone number and nothing else. Below is everything that actually governs a Fountain Valley case — where the person is held and for how long, where the bail figure comes from, and the process that controls when they walk out.

Where a Fountain Valley arrest is held, and for how long

The Board of State and Community Corrections classifies the Fountain Valley Police Department facility (facility 3635) as Temporary Holding. Under Title 15 § 1006 that means 24 hours or less, pending release, transfer or a court appearance. That is a quarter of the window a Type I city jail has, so a Fountain Valley arrest moves to county custody quickly and the useful work happens fast, mostly by phone.

The amount, and where it actually comes from

Nobody at a jail counter decides a bail figure by judgment. It comes from the countywide schedule that Penal Code 1269b requires the judges of each county to adopt and revise every year — which is exactly why Orange and Los Angeles County can attach different numbers to identical conduct.

The clock, hour by hour

Before you pay anyone

Where a Fountain Valley case is heard

Court assignment follows the city of arrest and the charge that is ultimately filed, and the Orange County Superior Court publishes no public city-by-city criminal assignment table. We will not guess at yours: the release paperwork names the actual courthouse, date and time, and that document governs. Use it, and check the date independently before relying on anything else.

See every Orange County courthouse we cover, how to find a court date, and what happens if that date is missed.

Nearby cities we also serve

• Huntington Beach — to the west, same courthouse
• Westminster — to the north-west, where the courthouse sits
• Costa Mesa — to the south, same courthouse
• Santa Ana — to the north-east, where county booking happens

See also Orange County bail bonds and our service areas.

Where a Fountain Valley arrest is held

Fountain Valley operates a state-classified Temporary Holding facility at 10200 Slater Avenue — a 24-hour window. See Fountain Valley Police Department custody.

Common questions

This is a first arrest and we have no idea what to do.

That is a common way these calls start. Tell us the person’s full name and roughly when and where the arrest happened, and we will find out where they are and what bail is set at before you agree to anything.

Which courthouse?

The West Justice Center at 8141 13th Street in Westminster. Fountain Valley is one of the nine cities it serves — it is not a Santa Ana case.

The arrest was on the 405. Does that change which city handles it?

It can, depending on exactly where it happened and which agency responded — the California Highway Patrol also works those corridors. Tell us as precisely as you can and we will establish which agency has the person.

How quickly can someone be released?

We cannot guarantee a time. It depends on how quickly the facility completes booking and processes the posting. What we control is starting immediately.

Official sources

• Fountain Valley Police Department — address and phone lines
• Fountain Valley Police — Records Bureau — hours and the services it handles
• OC Sheriff — cashier and bail information — county posting hours and payment forms
• OC Sheriff — inmate information system — the county locator
• Orange County Superior Court — West Justice Center — the cities it serves

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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. Court and jail information can change — always confirm details directly with the facility or the court. California bail license 1841014.