Norwalk Courthouse
Orange County and Los Angeles County court information for families trying to work out where a case is heard.
The building
What it looks like when you arrive
Norwalk Courthouse is a full security facility. Leave knives, scissors, pepper spray and anything blade-like in the car — there is no property storage at the screening point. Allow extra time for the queue at the entrance.
The Norwalk Courthouse is the busiest criminal courthouse in the Southeast District and the one most of our Los Angeles County work runs through. It sits in the middle of the Gateway cities, a short drive from our La Habra office across the county line.
Key details
- Norwalk Courthouse — 12720 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk, CA 90650
- Phone: (562) 345-3700
- Part of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Southeast District
The Southeast District also includes the Downey Courthouse and the Whittier Courthouse.
Before you 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, or released on their own recognisance, with no money bail. 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 source of bail is restricted under Penal Code section 1275.1. Our Los Angeles County guide explains it in full.
Which communities feed into it
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Norwalk Station serves Norwalk, La Mirada, and the south and east unincorporated areas of Whittier. Neighbouring Gateway cities policed from other stations — Cerritos, Artesia, Bellflower and Pico Rivera — also sit within the Southeast District.
Where someone is held
Los Angeles County books men and women into different facilities. Men are processed at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles, on a 24-hour intake line of (213) 473-6080. Women are held at the Century Regional Detention Facility at 11705 S. Alameda Street in Lynwood, on (323) 568-4500. Calling the wrong one is the single most common way families lose their first few hours.
Where we work
American Freedom Bail Bonds has no Los Angeles County office. Our three physical offices are Anaheim, Brea and La Habra, all in Orange County. We work Los Angeles County cases 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 travelling to an office first.
Related
- Los Angeles County bail bonds
- All courthouses and all jails
- Warrants — the most common reason an LA County case still needs a bond
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.
Our three offices
La Habra, CA 90631(562) 690-8303
Anaheim, CA 92801(714) 520-2002
Brea, CA 92821(657) 286-5038