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Catalina Courthouse (Avalon, Catalina Island) —
Bail Bonds & Court Information
Catalina Island no longer runs a regular criminal court calendar. Cases from island arrests are heard on the mainland — usually at the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse in Long Beach. Here is what that means for bail.
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Catalina Courthouse (Avalon, Catalina Island)
Avalon, Catalina Island, CA 90704
Court hours Monday–Friday · Armstrong Bail Bonds open 24 hours
We post bonds for defendants whose cases are heard here from our staffed Glendale office at Glendale, California.
(818) 241-2171
Table Of Contents
Welcome to Armstrong Bail Bonds. Click on the buttons below to navigate to any area quickly!
Courthouse Overview
Hours Of Operation
Our Reviews
Charges We Handle
Departments & Case Types
How To Post Bail
Jails & Stations Feeding This Courthouse
Cities Heard At This Courthouse
Bail FAQs
Courthouse Overview
People searching for the "Catalina Courthouse" are usually holding a citation or a booking slip from an arrest in Avalon and trying to work out where to be and when. The honest answer is that there is no regular criminal calendar sitting on Catalina Island. Los Angeles County has historically kept a small court presence in Avalon, but a defendant's criminal matter is not resolved there.
The mainland court that handles harbor-district matters — including cases originating on Catalina — is the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse at 275 Magnolia Avenue in Long Beach. That is the building to plan around unless the notice in your hand says otherwise. The courthouse and department printed on the paperwork always controls; nothing on this page overrides it.
We are not going to pad this page with hours, department lists, and parking directions for a building that does not run the calendar. If you want the specifics of a Catalina arrest — who holds the defendant on the island, how transport to the mainland works, and why you almost certainly do not need to get on a boat — that is all on our Avalon bail bonds page, which covers the island end of the process in full.
What does not change: bail is posted at the facility holding the defendant, never at a courthouse counter, and Avalon arrests run on the same Los Angeles County bail schedule as every other city in the county.
Official court information: Superior Court of Los Angeles County — Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse
At A Glance
- Catalina Courthouse (Avalon, Catalina Island)
- Avalon, Catalina Island, CA 90704
- Los Angeles County Superior Court — South District — Los Angeles Superior Court (mainland calendars)
- Bail bonds posted 24/7, including nights, weekends, and court holidays
Hours Of Operation
Court hours and jail release timing are two different clocks. Catalina Courthouse runs on a weekday court calendar; the jail holding your family member runs 24 hours a day.
| Regular Catalina criminal calendar | None — cases are heard on the mainland |
|---|---|
| Usual destination court | Deukmejian Courthouse, Long Beach — Mon–Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
| Avalon Sheriff's Station | 215 Sumner Ave, Avalon — island arrests processed here first |
| Armstrong Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, every day |
Court hours and jail release hours are separate systems. Whatever the mainland courthouse's schedule is, a bond can be posted at any hour at the facility actually holding the defendant.
Before anything is signed, we call and confirm whether custody is still at the Avalon substation or has already moved to the mainland. That single call is what keeps families from crossing the channel to the wrong place.
We do not quote a transfer timeline for Catalina cases. It depends on the charge, the hour, and boat and aircraft availability, and anyone promising you a fixed number is guessing.
Our Reviews
Real feedback from families we've helped release loved ones across Los Angeles County — sourced live from Google.
Charges We Handle
Every charge type and financing option we write for defendants whose cases are calendared at Catalina Courthouse. Open any page for statutes, bail schedule figures, and payment terms.
1% Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1% bail bonds.
1275 Hold Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1275 hold bail bonds.
2% Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 2% bail bonds.
24-Hour Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 24-hour bail bonds.
Affordable Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for affordable bail bonds.
Assault & Battery Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for assault & battery bail bonds.
Burglary Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for burglary bail bonds.
Cosigner Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for cosigner bail bonds.
Domestic Violence Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for domestic violence bail bonds.
Drug Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for drug charge bail bonds.
DUI Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for dui bail bonds.
Elder Abuse Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for elder abuse bail bonds.
Failure To Appear Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for failure to appear bail bonds.
Felony Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for felony bail bonds.
Gun & Weapons Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for gun & weapons charge bail bonds.
Manslaughter Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for manslaughter bail bonds.
Misdemeanor Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for misdemeanor bail bonds.
Murder Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for murder charge bail bonds.
No-Collateral Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no-collateral bail bonds.
No Money Down Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no money down bail bonds.
Online Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for online bail bonds.
Probation Violation Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for probation violation bail bonds.
Robbery Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for robbery bail bonds.
Theft Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for theft bail bonds.
Traffic & Vehicle Code Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for traffic & vehicle code bail bonds.
Warrant Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for warrant bail bonds.
Departments & Case Types
Rather than list departments that do not sit on the island, here is where a Catalina matter actually goes.
Criminal Calendars — Long Beach
Criminal matters from Catalina-originated arrests are calendared on the mainland, with the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse in Long Beach as the usual harbor-district destination. The department number on the notice controls the courtroom and session time.
Citations Issued On The Island
Infractions and traffic citations written in Avalon carry their own appearance instructions. Read the citation: it names the court location and date, and that instruction governs over any general assumption about where island cases are heard.
In-Custody Appearances
A defendant who has not bailed out is produced in court from whichever facility holds them. Being brought to court begins no release process by itself — the bond does.
Not Handled Here
No bail is accepted at a courthouse counter, on the island or the mainland. Bonds go to the holding facility.
How To Post Bail At Catalina Courthouse
Bail review and reduction motions in California run under Penal Code §1270.1, and the starting figure comes from the Los Angeles Superior Court felony and misdemeanor bail schedule.
Bail on a Catalina arrest is set under the Los Angeles County bail schedule at booking, before any appearance is calendared on the mainland. That amount can be posted immediately, and it does not wait on a court date.
The one variable specific to the island is location. The release point can change while paperwork is in progress — custody may still be at the Avalon substation, or may already be moving to a mainland facility. We confirm the current location by phone before the bond is placed.
The indemnitor never has to travel to Catalina. Intake, verification, and signing are all done remotely, and we post at whichever facility holds the defendant, at any hour.
Once the case is on a mainland calendar, the bond stays live through every setting. Give us a full legal name and date of birth and we locate the booking and confirm the amount.
Every bond we write is issued by a California Department of Insurance licensed bail agent under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, at the statutory 10% premium.
If A Court Date Here Is Missed
A missed appearance at Catalina Courthouse (Avalon, Catalina Island) can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day. There is a statutory window to bring the defendant back before forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner — call us immediately. Failure to appear bail bonds →
Jails & Stations Feeding This Courthouse
Where a Catalina defendant is held, and where the case actually goes.
Avalon Sheriff's Station (Catalina Island)
215 Sumner Ave, Avalon, CA 90704
LASD substation serving Avalon and the rest of Catalina. Island arrests are processed here first; it handles short custody only — booking, transfers, and island bail detail are on the facility page.
View PageGovernor George Deukmejian Courthouse
275 Magnolia Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802
The usual harbor-district court for Catalina-originated cases — hours, departments, and the Long Beach custody path.
View PageLong Beach City Jail
400 W Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
Type I facility beside the Deukmejian Courthouse, and a common mainland holding point for harbor-area bookings.
View PageInmate Reception Center (IRC) / Twin Towers
450 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Where men enter county custody after a transfer. Processing commonly runs several hours.
View PageCentury Regional Detention Facility
11705 S Alameda St, Lynwood, CA 90262
The county's primary women's facility, where women are housed after transfer into county custody.
View PageLos Angeles County Courthouse Directory
Every Superior Court location in LA County
If the notice names a different building, find it here.
View PageCities Heard At This Courthouse
The island city and the mainland communities whose cases share the harbor-district calendars.
Bail FAQs
Questions specific to Catalina Courthouse (Avalon, Catalina Island) — the calendar, the bail process here, and how release timing actually works.
Who is writing this bond
A family that has posted bail in California since 1926
Cecil C. Armstrong opened our Glendale office in 1926. Four generations later, Bill Armstrong (CEO) and Nikki Armstrong (Co-CEO & Licensed Bail Agent) — the fourth generation of the family — still run the company, and our agents still answer the phone themselves. When you call about an arrest in Los Angeles or San Diego County, you reach a licensed Armstrong agent, not a national call center that hands your file to a stranger in another state.
- CA Bail License
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- Glendale · LA County
- (818) 241-2171
- San Diego County
- (619) 560-0106