South Pasadena, CA books its own arrests at the police station on Mission Street. A licensed bail bondsman can post there whatever hour you happen to call.
The station is right in the middle of town, which helps only if the bond gets filed before anything moves downtown. That is our job here.
Our agents file on Mission Street often enough to know the shift patterns and which paperwork clears quickest. On a busy night that is worth real hours.
Nobody you happened to list on the form is ever rung about a missed payment. That conversation stays between you and this office, and it goes no further.
You hear when the bond is filed, when the station accepts it and when your person is released. Nobody should be waiting outside without any news.
The full premium does not have to arrive all at once tonight. The schedule follows what you actually earn, and usually starts with a small amount down.
Nobody in this office treats a family any differently over what is on a booking sheet. Our agents have taken thousands of these calls without once changing tone.
The charge sets the bail and the bail sets the premium. These are the South Pasadena bonds we write most often, at whatever hour you call.
The Arroyo Seco Parkway runs straight through South Pasadena and Fair Oaks carries the rest of the late traffic. A first misdemeanor DUI often releases without bail once the driver is sober, and we post the bond when the court sets an amount.
Felony bail runs high in Los Angeles County, and a South Pasadena felony arrest usually leaves the city station for county custody downtown. We post the larger bond and explain the conditions a judge is likely to attach to release.
Most South Pasadena misdemeanors carry a bail already set by the county schedule, so the figure is known early in the call. If bail is $20,000 the premium is $2,000, and these are the fastest bonds we write.
An emergency protective order arrives with nearly all of these arrests and binds from the moment it is served. We post the bond and go through what it actually says before anybody works out where to sleep.
A South Pasadena warrant found before an officer acts on it can be planned around instead of waited out. The bond goes in first, your attorney picks the hour, and the walk-in usually stays a short appearance.
An immigration hold is federal, so the county ten percent rule does not apply and an immigration judge sets the amount. We help families work out where a detained relative is held and post that bond once it exists.
We keep the process simple so your family spends less time waiting and more time together. Here are the three steps we walk you through, from the first call to release.
Once the court sets bail, you pay a small part of the full amount to begin the release. You can do it online or in person, and we explain every dollar before you sign.
Most families cannot pay the whole premium at once, and that is fine. We build a payment plan around your budget, with a low amount down, so cost never keeps your loved one inside.
We present the full bond to the court and handle the paperwork with the jail. From there we push for the fastest release the facility allows and keep you posted until they walk out.
Mission Street is the middle of South Pasadena, with the Metro station and the police department on it, and the parkway running past. Neighbours are close.
Areas we serve: Los Angeles · Pasadena · San Marino · Alhambra
South Pasadena police book at the station on Mission Street, and the case is heard at one of the courts nearby. Addresses and directions are listed below.
| Type | Facility & address | Phone | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jail | South Pasadena Police Department 1422 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA 91030 | (626) 403-7270 | Directions |
| Jail | Twin Towers Correctional Facility and Inmate Reception Center 450 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 | (213) 473-6100 | Directions |
| Court | Pasadena Courthouse 300 East Walnut St, Pasadena, CA 91101 | (626) 396-3300 | Directions |
| Court | Alhambra Courthouse 150 West Commonwealth, Alhambra, CA 91801 | (626) 293-2100 | Directions |
These questions come up on nearly every South Pasadena call, roughly in this order, and the third one is the one people ask first when they are panicking.
South Pasadena runs its own police department at 1422 Mission Street and city arrests are booked there first, on (626) 403-7270. Some cases then transfer into Los Angeles County custody downtown. Call us with a name and we will confirm which building holds your person before anybody sets off.
South Pasadena has no courthouse of its own, so the case is heard at one of the nearby Superior Court locations, usually Pasadena on (626) 396-3300 or Alhambra on (626) 293-2100. We confirm the assigned courtroom and give you the date and the address in writing once the bond is posted.
As soon as booking is complete and the bail is known, which is usually a matter of hours rather than days. We can have the paperwork signed and waiting before that point, so the bond goes in the moment the station will take it rather than starting from scratch then.
The premium is ten percent of the bail the court sets, so $50,000 bail costs $5,000 and $20,000 bail costs $2,000. That premium is the price of the bond itself, which is why the court does not hand it back. Payment plans are available.
All of them. South Pasadena runs on 91030, with 91031 used for post office boxes, and we post bonds right across the city. That covers Mission Street and the Metro station, Fair Oaks Avenue, Fremont and the streets along Huntington Drive. We also take calls from Pasadena, San Marino, Alhambra and Highland Park.
Se habla espanol. Our bilingual agents handle South Pasadena bonds in English or Spanish, whenever you call.
Asking costs nothing. Call 1-888-577-2245 at any hour, send the contact form, or have us meet you on Mission Street. A licensed bondsman can start now.