Los Angeles County
Long Beach Bail Bonds
Own police force, own city jail — check Long Beach before you check the county
Long Beach is the second-largest city in Los Angeles County, and one of the few that runs both its own police department and its own city jail. That changes the first question you should be asking.
The short version
Most people search the LA County inmate system first. For a Long Beach arrest that is often the wrong system. Check the Long Beach city jail first — the Police Department’s inmate visitation line is (562) 570-7260. A Long Beach arrestee may never enter county custody at all.
Straight answers to the questions people actually ask
My relative was arrested in Long Beach. Which jail system do I search?
Start with Long Beach, not the county. Long Beach Police operate their own city jail at the Public Safety Building, 400 W. Broadway. The Police Department’s inmate visitation line is (562) 570-7260. The LA County jail system has a separate number, (213) 473-6080, and is a different system entirely. Searching the county first is an easy wasted step here.
What are the Long Beach jail visiting hours?
They are set by charge class, and all are daily: felony 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., misdemeanor 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and trustee 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. An inmate may have one visitation per day and visits are limited to 15 minutes per visitor. Appointments should be scheduled in advance to verify the person is available.
Can I visit if I have an outstanding warrant?
No. Long Beach Police state that visitors may not have any outstanding warrants, and this is verified through a criminal records check. This is a real and serious risk – people have gone to visit a relative and been arrested in the lobby. If you are unsure about your own record, send someone else and let us handle the paperwork instead.
What identification do visitors need?
A valid government-issued ID is required. Remote video visits can also be self-scheduled through the Police Department rather than attending in person.
Which court hears a Long Beach case?
The Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, 275 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802, phone (562) 256-2312. It is in the South District and sits in the city itself, a short distance from the Public Safety Building.
Does everyone arrested in Long Beach have to post bail?
No. Los Angeles County has operated Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols since 1 October 2023. Under PARP many misdemeanours and lower-level felonies are handled by citation or book-and-release, or by a magistrate’s review, rather than a set bail amount. Some offences are excluded and remain on the bail schedule. Never assume money is required until custody status is confirmed – and never assume it is not.
Long Beach Police Department and the city jail
- Public Safety Building — 400 W. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
- This single building is both police headquarters and the city jail
- Inmate visitation line: (562) 570-7260
- LA County jail enquiries (a separate system): (213) 473-6080
- Emergencies: 911
The visiting window tells you the charge class
Long Beach sets visiting by charge level, and all three run daily:
- Felony — 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Misdemeanor — 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Trustee — 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
One visitation per inmate per day; 15 minutes per visitor. Appointments should be scheduled in advance so the person’s availability can be confirmed. Remote video visits can be self-scheduled instead.
Read this before you go to visit
Visitors may not have any outstanding warrants — and this is verified through a criminal records check. Walking into a jail lobby with an open warrant is one of the few genuinely avoidable disasters in this process. If you have any doubt about your own record, send another family member. Posting a bond does not require you to enter the building.
A valid government-issued ID is required for any visit.
Two custody systems, not one
- Arrest by Long Beach Police.
- Booking at the city jail, 400 W. Broadway — this is where many Long Beach cases begin and end.
- Release, citation or transfer depending on the charge and on Los Angeles County’s Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols, in effect since 1 October 2023.
- County custody if transferred — men to the Inmate Reception Center downtown, women to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.
Our find an inmate guide explains how to search each system, and our Los Angeles County jails page covers how county custody works.
The same two-system pattern appears in Whittier, which also runs its own jail — but Long Beach operates it at far greater scale, in a city of roughly 450,000 people.
Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols
Since 1 October 2023, Los Angeles County has used PARP rather than relying purely on a fixed bail schedule. Many misdemeanours and lower-level felonies are handled by citation, book-and-release, or a magistrate’s review. Certain offences are excluded and remain on the schedule.
This is a genuine difference from Orange County, which does not operate PARP — and it matters if your family has dealt with a case on the Orange County side before. Never assume money is required, and never assume it is not, until custody status is confirmed.
Which courthouse
- Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse — 275 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
- Phone: (562) 256-2312
- South District
Court and jail are both in downtown Long Beach, a short distance apart — unusual convenience by LA County standards, where a case can easily involve a jail and a courthouse thirty miles apart.
What to gather before you call
- The full legal name and date of birth
- Roughly when and where in Long Beach — the Lakewood, Signal Hill and Orange County boundaries all change the answer
- Any booking number
- The code section on the paperwork — it also tells you which visiting window applies
- Whether a protective order has been mentioned
The charges we are called about from Long Beach
DUI
Vehicle Code section 23152 sets 0.08% for most drivers and 0.04% for commercial drivers and those carrying passengers for hire — relevant in a city built around the port and its logistics traffic. See DUI bail bonds.
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 office to Long Beach
American Freedom Bail Bonds has no office in Long Beach. Our three physical offices are Anaheim, Brea and La Habra — all in Orange County. Long Beach is a service area.
Measured against all three, our Anaheim office — (714) 520-2002 — is the closest to Long Beach, roughly three kilometres nearer than the other two.
Our La Habra office — (562) 690-8303 — is a little further out but carries the same 562 area code as Long Beach, because it sits right on the county line. Either will help. An agent can meet you at the Public Safety Building or at the Deukmejian Courthouse, and paperwork can be completed electronically.
Nearby cities we also serve
- Lakewood — north-east, sheriff-policed, same courthouse
- Bellflower — north, same sheriff station as Lakewood
- Paramount — north-west
- Hawaiian Gardens — north-east, on the Orange County line
- Cypress — east, across into Orange County and a different system entirely
See also Los Angeles County bail bonds and our service areas.
More questions
If the case does go to county custody, where?
Men are generally taken to the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles and women to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood. They are separate facilities with separate procedures, so confirming which one applies before travelling matters.
What happens after a domestic violence arrest in Long Beach?
Long Beach 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.
Call us about a Long Beach arrest
Tell us the name and roughly when the arrest happened. The first thing we will establish is whether the person is in the city jail on Broadway or has gone into county custody — because that single fact changes everything that follows.
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.
Our three offices
Anaheim, CA 92801(714) 520-2002
Brea, CA 92821(657) 286-5038
La Habra, CA 90631(562) 690-8303