Pico Rivera Bail Bonds
Service area — served from our La Habra office
Serving Southern California Since 1997 · Open 24 Hours · California bail licence 1841014
La Habra (562) 690-8303Anaheim (714) 520-2002Brea (657) 286-5038
Pico Rivera sits between Whittier, Montebello and Downey — three cities that each run their own police force. Pico Rivera does not, and that difference decides where your relative ends up.
Who makes the arrest
This city contracts its law enforcement to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, policed from the Sheriff’s Pico Rivera Station.
The Sheriff provides patrol services to 153 unincorporated communities and 42 of the county’s 88 cities. There is no city jail here, so deputies handle the arrest from the outset and the route runs into county custody.
So while a Whittier arrestee may be held in the Whittier city jail and never enter county custody, a Pico Rivera arrestee generally goes straight into the county system. Same neighbourhood, different first stop.
Do not assume a bond is needed. Since 1 October 2023 the Superior Court’s Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols mean many people arrested in Los Angeles County for non-violent, non-serious felonies and misdemeanours are cited and released at the scene, or booked and released on their own recognisance, with no money bail at all. Money bail still applies to serious and violent felonies, to arrests on a warrant, where a judge sets or increases bail under Penal Code sections 1269c or 1270.1, and where the court restricts the source of bail under Penal Code section 1275.1. Our Los Angeles County guide explains it in full — and if you do not need us, we will tell you.
Where someone is held
Los Angeles County books men and women into different facilities, which is the single most common reason families here are told there is no record of their relative. Men are processed at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles — 24-hour intake (213) 473-6080. Women are held at the Century Regional Detention Facility, 11705 S. Alameda Street, Lynwood — (323) 568-4500.
Which courthouse
- Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Southeast District
- District courthouses: Whittier, Norwalk and Downey
Confirm the specific courthouse against your paperwork before travelling, or ask us to check.
Our nearest office to Pico Rivera
American Freedom Bail Bonds has no Los Angeles County office. Our three physical offices are Anaheim, Brea and La Habra, all in Orange County. Pico Rivera is a service area we cover from our La Habra office, which sits directly on the county line.
Paperwork can be completed electronically and posting happens at whichever facility holds the person, so an agent can meet you at the courthouse or the jail without you coming to an office first.
Charges we are called about
- Warrants — in Los Angeles County this is now the most common reason a bond is genuinely required, because the release protocols address arrest without a warrant.
- Domestic violence — Penal Code section 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 certain of these charges.
- Felony charges — where the serious-or-violent test decides whether the protocols apply at all.
- DUI, drug charges and misdemeanours — frequently within the protocols, so ask before assuming.
- All bail services and payment plans.
Nearby areas we serve
- Whittier — to the east, own police department and jail
- Montebello — to the north-west, own police department
- Downey — to the south, own police department
- Santa Fe Springs — to the south-east
See also Los Angeles County bail bonds and our service areas.
Common questions
Why is there no Pico Rivera police station holding him?
Because the city contracts policing to the Los Angeles County Sheriff and runs no municipal jail. Expect county custody.
My relative was arrested near the Whittier boundary.
Worth pinning down. A Whittier arrest may mean the Whittier city jail; a Pico Rivera arrest means the county system. Tell us roughly where it happened.
Do we need a bond?
Possibly not — LA County’s release protocols cover many non-violent, non-serious cases. We check first.
Which courthouse?
Southeast District. Confirm the specific building on your paperwork, or ask us.
La Habra office — (562) 690-8303Anaheim office — (714) 520-2002
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. Los Angeles County release rules changed substantially in October 2023, and court and jail information can change — always confirm details directly with the facility or the court. California bail licence 1841014.