Avalon
Bail Bonds

Almost never. The person signing for the bond can complete intake, verification, and the bail agreement by phone and electronic signature from the mainland. We handle the island side. Before anyone buys a ferry ticket, call us and we will confirm where the defendant actually is.

There is a Sheriff's substation in Avalon at 215 Sumner Ave that handles island arrests and short custody. It is not a long-term jail. Longer holds are handled on the mainland in the Los Angeles County system.

It depends on the charge and how long custody runs, and transport depends on boat and aircraft availability. We do not guess at a schedule. We call the Avalon station and confirm whether the defendant is still on Catalina or already on the mainland before posting.

On the mainland. Long Beach is the usual district for harbor-area matters, but we confirm the filing court before anyone plans a crossing for a court date.

Yes. We write bonds 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The paperwork does not wait on the boat schedule.

No — we don't have a Avalon location, and we won't pretend otherwise. We serve Avalon from our staffed office at Glendale, California. Our agents post at the Avalon city jail and at the Bauchet Street county facilities where arrestees are transferred, so coverage is full either way.

No. Bail is set from the Los Angeles County Superior Court felony and misdemeanor bail schedule, which applies county-wide. A DUI booked in Avalon starts from the same schedule figure as one booked anywhere else in Los Angeles County. What changes city to city is the facility and the timeline, not the number.

Usually not. Most bonds under $100,000 are written on a qualified cosigner's signature alone. Above that threshold, collateral may be requested depending on the charge, the bail amount, and how the cosigner qualifies.

Yes. A licensed agent answers (818) 241-2171 every hour of every day, weekends and holidays included, and we post overnight at both the city facility and the county facilities.

The judge can forfeit the bond and issue a bench warrant. There's a statutory window to bring the defendant back before the forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner — call us the same day it happens, because that window is the difference between a fixable problem and a financial one.

The premium is 10% of the bail. The down payment is what varies — qualified clients start as low as 1% down on approved credit, with the balance on a written payment plan. On a $50,000 bail that's a $5,000 premium and a $500 down payment at the 1% tier.